Comments/views appreciated...
Date: Mon, 13 Feb 2006 14:25:57 +0000
Message-ID: <d.langford-ya02408000R1302061425570001_at_news.ukc.ac.uk>
Many years ago I was writing a book on appropriate computer use, and posted here in the hope I'd be able to gather some relevant views from 'real' professionals, rather than just relying on 'academic' CS people, like me...
That request was (very) successful, and many of the resultant comments were included in the book ('Practical Computer Ethics', McGrawHill, 1995).
I'm currently working on an updated book covering much the same ground, and, being older and wiser, it seemed a no-brainer to revisit comp.databases.theory with another request...
So I would be very interested indeed in your learning your current views on the relevance of 'professional issues' or 'ethics' to your professional practice. Do please take as much or as little space as you need, and bear in mind that (I hope!) tomorrow's professionals may well be reading what you say; negative as well as positive opinions are very welcome.
I promise total anonymity, of course. (However, if you prefer it, I'll glady acknowledge all responses that are published - just tell me).
Remember: *anything* on professional issues that you feel may be relevant to CS students...
And thanks!
- duncan
(Dr) Duncan Langford
Computing Laboratory, University of Kent, Canterbury, UK
One earlier response: "As a database administrator, as long as I ignore the 'content' of the data base I have no ethical problems."
Another: "It is my feeling that a major ethics question is: How does one balance the need for immediate solutions to problems versus the need to take a thorough, life cycle approach to the solution of the problem?" Received on Mon Feb 13 2006 - 15:25:57 CET