SPA Conference session: How To Stop Being Amoral and Unethical (And Like Yourself Again) | |||
| One-line description: | Software development is an amoral, unethical occupation. How do we stop being so ? | ||
| Session format: | Workshop (150m) or Working Gro [read about the different session types] | ||
| Abstract: | The objective of this session is to examine how Software Development has become amoral/unethical and then to ask the participants to propose practical things we could do to fix our behaviours. The format is: - short presentation setting out why I think SW is amoral/unethical and a brief introduction about what other professions have done about it - discussion of presentation contents with audience - particularly about personal experience and the circumstances that produce the amoral/unethical behaviour - structured brainstorming about possible solutions, followed by division into groups (or individuals) to examine/dsicuss/research these - groups brought back together with lightning talks or open-space to cross-contaminate ideas - whole audience discussion with short-listing of practical things we can do | ||
| Audience background: | Mixed levels of everything. In fact, the wider the ranges, the better. | ||
| Benefits of participating: | A chance to think about the moral/ethical responsibilities of our occupation A chance to think about our personal behaviours in light of our responsibilities to society | ||
| Materials provided: | Presentation | ||
| Process: | Presentation followed by group work (possibly including internet research) | ||
| Detailed timetable: | Depends on format but roughly 15-20m presentation and rest of time managed roughly 50% group work, 25% draw back, 25% concluding discussion and short-listing of ideas | ||
| Outputs: | Poster at conference and blog posting afterwards | ||
| History: | Never done this one. Done lots of others at SPA and elsewhere. | ||
| Presenters | |||
| 1. John S. Nolan Stigmergist |
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