Teaching Computer Ethics with Workshops and the Web

通过研讨会和网络教授计算机伦理

• 批准号: 9952841
• 负责人: Keith Miller
• 金额: $ 40.99万
• 依托单位: University of Illinois at Springfield
• 依托单位国家: 美国
• 项目类别: Standard Grant
• 财政年份: 2000
• 资助国家: 美国
• 起止时间: 2000-03-01 至 2004-05-31
• 项目状态: 已结题
• 来源: https://www.nsf.gov/awardsearch/showAward?AWD_ID=9952841&HistoricalAwards=false
• 关键词: Teaching; Computer; Ethics; Workshops; Web

Computer Science (31)People who make technical decisions must be educated to make good ethical decisions. Many computer science departments do not explicitly teach computer ethics, professional ethics, or computers and society issues. Not enough CS faculty are willing and able to teach such courses. Another glaring problem in computer science education is the discipline's poor record for attracting and retaining women students and faculty. This project educates and supports computer science faculty who want to teach computer ethics and who are concerned about the gender imbalance in the field of computer science..Web-based materials for teaching computer ethics to undergraduate computer science majors are being developed. The materials are being closely integrated with the upcoming third edition of Computer Ethics by Deborah Johnson. The materials are designed for classes that are online or face to face, semester or quarter, and at any undergraduate level. The materials emphasize computer ethics theory and analytical skills, professional ethics, and gender issues. These materials do not duplicate existing materials, but, with permission, link to existing materials. This project is working collaboratively with DUE 9980768, which is developing case studies based upon the ImpactCS Project guidelines for learning objectives.Each summer for three years, a week long summer workshop is being conducted to enable participants to use the Web materials and WebCT to prepare their computer ethics class. Faculty participants are learning ethical theory and practice skills in ethics teaching, online education, and evaluation and assessment techniques. During the academic year, faculty have access to the investigators. Faculty participants are using materials provided by the investigators and materials they develop themselves. The investigators and faculty participants are collaborating in evaluation of materials as they are used with students. Formative and summative evaluations are being conducted by an evaluation expert to assess the ease of use of web-based materials developed on a common platform, the integration of materials with the textbook, the level of confidence of faculty to teach the new material, and the student learning as measured by tests, projects and ethical attitude surveys. Dissemination is being accomplished through the faculty workshops, the web site, and commercial publication of the materials in conjunction with the textbook.

计算机科学(31)做技术决策的人必须接受教育，使其做出符合道德规范的决策。许多计算机科学系没有明确讲授计算机伦理、职业伦理或计算机与社会问题。没有足够多的CS教师愿意并有能力教授这样的课程。计算机科学教育的另一个突出问题是，该学科在吸引和留住女学生和女教职员工方面记录不佳。该项目旨在教育和支持希望教授计算机伦理学并关注计算机科学领域性别不平衡的计算机科学教师。目前正在开发面向计算机专业本科生讲授计算机伦理学的网络教材。这些材料正与黛博拉·约翰逊即将出版的第三版计算机伦理紧密结合在一起。这些材料是为在线或面对面、学期或季度以及任何本科生水平的课程设计的。这些材料强调计算机伦理理论和分析技能、职业伦理和性别问题。这些材料不复制现有材料，但在允许的情况下，链接到现有材料。该项目正在与DUE 9980768合作，后者正在根据ImpactCS项目关于学习目标的指导方针开发案例研究。为期三年的每个夏天都会举办为期一周的暑期讲习班，使参与者能够使用网络材料和网络技术来准备他们的计算机伦理学课程。教师学员正在学习伦理学教学、在线教育以及评估和评估技术方面的伦理学理论和实践技能。在学年期间，教职员工可以与调查人员接触。教员参与者正在使用研究人员提供的材料和他们自己开发的材料。研究人员和教职员工正在合作评估学生使用的材料。一名评估专家正在进行形成性和总结性评估，以评估在共同平台上开发的网络材料的易用性、材料与教科书的整合程度、教员教授新材料的信心水平以及通过测试、项目和道德态度调查衡量的学生学习情况。正在通过教员研讨会、网站和教材的商业出版与教科书一起完成传播。