Computer Ethics in the Workplace
The workshop–aimed primarily at people in managerial positions but suitable for all employees–includes short lectures, structured small-group discussions and reflection, and case studies.
- Computer Ethics in the Workplace Workshop, Part I
- Computer Ethics in the Workplace Workshop, Part II
Schedule of Workshop
TBA
Price for two workshops: $99
Call (336) 316-2169 to reserve a seat for the workshops or print the registration form and mail the completed form to:
Professional Development and Training Center
5800 W. Friendly Avenue
Greensboro, NC 27410
Program Overview:
- Computing technologies and your workplace’s core values
- Tools for ethical responses and ethical decision making
- Accountability, privacy, and security online
- Policies: going beyond “common sense”, individual virtue, and the law
Computer Ethics in the Workplace Workshop
At work, many of us rely on information and computing technologies – including smartphones, web servers, laptop and desktop computers, and specialized software. Over time, companies and employers have developed policies for appropriate and inappropriate usages of those technologies by their employees. Does your workplace need to develop such policies? Does it want to review or rethink its existing policies from a perspective that includes (but goes beyond) “conforming to legal requirements”? If the answer to either question is “Yes”, then this highly interactive and engaging workshop is for you. It can help you develop proactive policies, tailored to your company, to encourage accountable, reflective, and responsible uses of those technologies.
Instructor
Vance Ricks
Vance has taught in the Philosophy department at Guilford College since 1998, after receiving his Ph.D in Philosophy at Stanford. He has also taught as a visiting professor at Colby-Sawyer College and at the University of Minnesota’s main campus. During college, and before attending graduate school, Vance worked as a technical writer for IBM’s Communications Products Division in the Research Triangle Park. In 2005, he was a founding member of a task force created to update Guilford’s intellectual property policies for the Internet era. Since 2000, Vance has regularly taught Computer Ethics, which is one of his favorite courses. He also teaches other topic in moral philosophy, and in logic.
