Ethical Dilemmas in Information Technology (How-to)

This is the How-to knol for EDIT: a scenario collection. Each chapter in EDIT describes a scenario that evokes a question of ethics that might confront an IT professional.

This knol describes how to contribute a scenario to the collection.

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Ethical Dilemmas in Information Technology:

A Scenario Collection

E D I T

You are invited to contribute to this collection.

~ Proceed to Scenario Collection ~

Ethical Dilemmas in Information Technology: A Scenario Collection (EDIT) is a collaborative contribution, reusable learning object in professional ethics for computing and information technology. Each chapter describes a scenario that evokes a question of ethics that might confront an IT professional. It will be of interest to higher education students as well as computing and IT professionals.

This knol explains how to contribute a scenario to the collection.

How to Contribute a Scenario

Read the Editorial Policy below.
Read the Frequently Asked Questions section below.
Create a knol containing the text of your scenario.
Copy the URL of your scenario knol.
Open the scenario collection knol & click on the Add a knol to this collection link. You must be logged in to your Google Knol account to see this.
Paste in the URL of your scenario knol into the search box and follow the instructions.
If you experience any technical difficulties, leave a comment at the bottom of this knol.

Editorial Policy

Contributions are invited that:

describe a relevant scenario (see below)
are sufficiently distinct from those already in EDIT
are well written in English of a acceptable standard

A relevant scenario is one that deals with ethical questions that might be encountered by a computing or IT professional during the course of his professional life. These include, but are not limited to:

ethical questions that are raised due to the use of computer and information technology
conceptual muddles, policy vacuums & other legal issues with an ethical dimension

Frequently Asked Questions

What is meant by the term scenario?
A scenario is a specific story about specific individuals and events - as opposed to a description of generic issues or principles. Scenarios may be fictional or non-fictional. Where appropriate, non-fictional scenarios should give references or links to any related news stories.

Who can contribute a scenario to EDIT?
Anyone with a Google account can contribute a scenario. If you wish to contribute a scenario but prefer not to create a Google Knol account, please leave a comment at the bottom of this knol.

Can I put more than one scenario in a single knol?
You may contribute as many scenarios as you like, but each must be in a separate knol. Each knol is a single EDIT chapter and describes a single scenario.

Who owns the copyright of my chapter?
Nothing is changed by contributing your scenario. Google Knol allows individual authors to select from a range creative commons of licenses.

Am I allowed to place advertisements on my chapter?
I will remove any obviously "spammy" chapters, but it is perfectly acceptable to place Google Adsense in your sidebar.

Can I remove my chapter?
Google Knol allows you to do this at any time.

Bibliography

Adams, A.A & McCrindle, R.J. 2008, Pandora's Box: Social and Professional Issues of the Information Age, John Wiley & Sons.
Baase, S. 2009, A Gift of Fire: Social, Legal and Ethical Issues for Computing and the Internet, Third Edition, Pearson Education International.
Bynum, T.W. & Rogerson, S. (eds) 2006, Computer Ethics and Professional Responsibility, Blackwell Publishing.
Creaney, N. 2009, Professional Ethics: More than a Mere Expert, [Online], Available at: http://knol.google.com/k/-/-/1hzaxtdr9c09g/33, [Accessed 15 July 2009].
Creaney, N. 2009, Professional Ethics: Telling Right from Wrong, [Online], Available at: http://knol.google.com/k/-/-/1hzaxtdr9c09g/28, [Accessed 15 July 2009].
Creaney, N., 2009, Information Technology and the Law, [Online], Available at: http://knol.google.com/k/n-/-/1hzaxtdr9c09g/45, [Accessed 15 July 2009].
Forrester, T. & Morrison, P. 1993, Computer Ethics: Cautionary Tales and Ethical Dilemmas in Computing, Second Edition, MIT Press.
Hollaar, L.A. 2002, Legal Protection of Digital Information, BNA Books.
Johnson, D.G. 2009, Computer Ethics, Fourth Edition, Pearson Education International.
Quinn, M.J. 2009, Ethics for the Information Age, Third Edition, Pearson Education International.
Singer, P. 1993, Practical Ethics, Edition: 2, revised, Published by Cambridge University Press.