ISKB17 Information Ethics

Faculty of Arts
Autumn 2023
Extent and Intensity
1/1/0. 4 credit(s). Type of Completion: zk (examination).
Taught in person.
Teacher(s)
PhDr. Michal Lorenz, Ph.D. (lecturer)
Mgr. Marek Lang, Ph.D. (assistant)
Guaranteed by
PhDr. Michal Lorenz, Ph.D.
Department of Information and Library Studies – Faculty of Arts
Contact Person: Mgr. Alice Lukavská
Supplier department: Department of Information and Library Studies – Faculty of Arts
Timetable
Fri 12:00–13:40 D21
Course Enrolment Limitations
The course is also offered to the students of the fields other than those the course is directly associated with.
fields of study / plans the course is directly associated with
Course objectives
Course introduces students into fundamental problems of information field, ICT and media, general ethic rules and tenets, overview of development of information ethics focus and related new topics. Current information dilemmas are scrutinized with application of ethical decision methods.
Learning outcomes
At the end of this course, students should be able:
. to avoid academically dishonest behavior
. to judge value of ethical arguments
. to make ethically based decision
. to apply value sensitive design
Syllabus
  • 1. Ethics and Information Ethics
  • 2. Ethical dilemmas decision - COVER model
  • 3. Intellectual Property - Plagiarism
  • 4. Intellectual Property - Information sharing, P2P network
  • 5. Value Sensitive Design
  • 6. Information Privacy
  • 7. Ethics and Library Profession
  • 8. Ethical questions of Free and Open source software
  • 9. Censorship
  • 10. Responsibility for Information
  • 11. Information Overload and Spam
  • 12. Information research ethics
  • 13. Intercultural Information Ethics
Literature
  • HIMMA, Kenneth Einar – TAVANI, Herman T. The Handbook of Information and Computer Ethics. Hoboken : John Wiley & Sons, 2008. 706 s. ISBN 978-0-471-79959-7.
  • ESS, Charles. Digital Media Ethics. 1. ed. Cambridge : Polity, 2009. ISBN 978-0745641645.
  • LESSIG, Lawrence. Svobodná kultura. 2010. Dostupný z: http://www.svobodna-kultura.cz/Download/Svobodna_kultura_Lessig.pdf
  • STALLMAN, Richard. Proč by měl být software svobodný. Verze z 24. dubna 1992). (Přeloženo 18.9.2001). Dostupný z: http://www.gnu.org/philosophy/shouldbefree.html
  • MITCHELL, J. M. – YORDY, E. D. COVER It: A Comprehensible Framework for Guiding Students Through Ethical Dilemmas. Journal of Legal Studies Education. 2010, Vol. 27, No. 1, s. 35 – 60.
  • BREMAN, Sanford. Prejudice and Antipathies. A tract on the LC Subject Heads Concerning People. Jefferson : McFarland, 1993. 211 p. ISBN 0-89950-828-6.
  • WOLKOFF, Kathleen Nietzke. The Problem of Holocaust Denial Literature in Libraries. Library Trends. 1996, Vol. 45, No. 1, pp. 87 – 96.
  • IRIE - International Review of Information Ethics. Dostupný z: http://www.i-r-i-e.net/
  • The Blackwell guide to the philosophy of computing and information. Edited by Luciano Floridi. First published. Malden: Blackwell Publishing, 2004, xiv, 371. ISBN 0631229183. info
  • ČINČERA, Jan. Informační etika : sylabus k bakalářskému studiu informační vědy. Edited by Pavla Kánská. 1. vyd. Brno: Masarykova univerzita, 2002, 81 s. ISBN 8021029811. info
  • JÁNOŠ, Karel. Informační etika. Praha: Univerzita Karlova, 1993, 134 pp. info
Teaching methods
The course starts with two introductory lectures. For the following lectures, students prepare opinion papers that are discussed during class. From assigned literature the students elaborate mind and conceptual maps.
Educational methods:
- Lectures
- Discussions
Assessment methods
Students prepare an opinion papers on the given topic before each lecture. The subject is finished by an oral exam on knowledge and conceptual maps.
Language of instruction
Czech
Further Comments
Study Materials
The course is taught annually.
The course is also listed under the following terms Autumn 2021, Autumn 2022, Autumn 2024.
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