| Date | Week # | Topics / Activities | Leader |
| Jan 5 | 1 |
Course Introduction: Background in General Ethical Theory, Processes of Moral Reasoning Defining "Ethics," "Morals," "Moral Ecology," "Legal," "Code," and more... ppt IRB Informed Consent Form: pdf Interview recruitment script: pdf Personal introductions, academic integrity survey: doc | pdf Case study: Mapping Muslim neighborhoods: pdf | NPR audio |
Prof. Wright |
| Jan 12 | 2 |
Background in General Ethical Theory, Processes of Moral Reasoning cont. ... Lake, R.W. 1993. Planning and applied geography: Positivism, ethics, and geographic information systems. Progress in Human Geography, 17(3): 401-13. Proctor, J., 1998. Ethics in geography: Giving moral form to the geographical imagination Quinn, M. 2009. Chapter 2: Introduction to ethics, Ethics for the Information Age (3rd Edition), New York: Addison-Wesley. (reproduced by permission) Discussion of Readings... Crampton, J., 1995. The ethics of GIS Discussion leader: Jim Duncan Onsrud, H., 1995. Identifying unethical conduct in the use of GIS Discussion leader: Tiffany Townsend Onsrud, H., 2008. Implementing geographic information technologies ethically Discussion leader: Marisa Sowles Discussion Guidelines |
Students |
| Jan 19 | 3 |
Defining a Profession and its Ethical Codes Student-led discussion of readings on Blackboard: Quinn, M. 2009. Chapter 8: Professional ethics, Ethics for the Information Age (3rd Edition), New York: Addison-Wesley. (reproduced by permission) Discussion leaders: Tyler Barns and Dan Feuer Davis, M. 2003. What can we learn by looking for the first code of professional ethics?, Theoretical Medicine and Bioethics, 24(5): 433-454. Discussion leaders: John Klock and Heather Reiff GISCI Code of Ethics and Rules of Conduct ASPRS Code of Ethics Other codes (ACM, IEEE, AAG, AAA) Identify practitioner interviewees |
Students via Blackboard |
| Jan 26 | 4 |
Understanding the GIScience & Technology field and its professions Discussion of GIScience "field" and "profession" ppt GIS & T BoK handout Group activity on defining geospatial professions U.S. Department of Labor link Case study: MAPPS vs. U.S. Government pdf |
Prof. Wright & Students |
| Feb 2 | 5 |
Interviews and Case Studies Continued discussion of MAPPS case study How to do individual interviews and assessments Kuniavsky, M. 2003. Chapter 6, Universal tools: Recruiting and interviewing, Observing the User Experience: A Practitioner's Guide to User Research, San Francisco: Morgan Kaufmann Publishers, 117-127. (reproduced by permission) Interview protocol (questions): doc Private discussion board Developing original case studies related to GISCI Rules Original case study template: doc |
Prof. Wright & Students |
| Feb 9 | 6 |
Data Quality and Access Case Studies Student-led discussion of readings: Keefer, M.W. 2005. Making good use of online case study materials, Science and Engineering Ethics, 11: 413-429. Discussion leaders: Margaret Spahn and Tina Garland Huff, C.W., and Brown, R. 2004. Integrating ethics into a computing curriculum: A case study of the Therac-25, in Akera, A. and Aspray, W. (Eds.), Using History to Teach Computer Science and Related Disciplines, Washington DC: Computing Research Association, 255-277. Discussion leaders: Jen Bean and Robert Monasky Discussion of more case studies as time allows: submarine crash (ppt), public data, caribou, bridge locations |
Prof. Wright & Students |
| Feb 16 | 7 |
Privacy and Legal Issues in GIS & T Background Reading Assignments... Quinn, M. 2009. Chapter 5: Privacy, Ethics for the Information Age (3rd Edition), New York: Addison-Wesley. (reproduced by permission) Discussion of ... An Interview with Ann Cavoukian Discussion leader: Chris Brown Locational privacy, ownership and liability Discussion of more case studies: mobile phone tracking research, satellite contract, tsunami response |
Students |
| Feb 23 | 8 |
Class Discussion and Project Work Catch up on discussions spillover from prior week, interviews conducted thus far, progress on original case studies |
Prof. Wright & Students |
| Mar 2 | 9 |
Finish up your project work: interviews, case studies |
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| Mar 9 | 10 |
Presentations of Term Projects |
Students |
Last update: September 6, 2009
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