Year: 1982
Type: article
Abstract: The first seven are collected in a single volume available from ACM.**This procedure deals with ethics, in particular with the special ethical considerations in the computer field that arise from the unique characteristics of computers and their use.The earlier procedures dealt with technical subjects.This is the first to deal with a nontechnical subject, but it shares with the earlier procedures the basic educational aim of serf-assessment.The procedure is short and is neither exhaustive nor balanced in its coverage.It merely provides a path to some serf-assessment. What is Self-Assessment?Self-assessment is based on the idea that a question and answer procedure can be devised that will help a person appraise and develop his or her knowledge about a particular topic.In the case of ethics, the objective is understanding rather than knowledge.Thus, the objec-
Source: Communications of the ACM
Author: Donn B. Parker
Institution: SRI International
Language: English
Subfield: Information Systems and Management
Field: Decision Sciences
Domain: Social Sciences
Open Access status: bronze
OpenAlex ID: W2031497555