#1

Participationisrequiredinyourspecificcohortandoptional(extracredit)intheothercohorts.
ReadBlakePanos'ePaperfromaprevioussemester.Thenanswerthesamequestionhe
posedtohisePaperpeerteam:

Asagamedesigner,areyouethicallyresponsibletoconsiderthepotentialforaddictionin
thegameyoucreate?Shouldadesignerbuildtimelimitsofplayintotheirgamesinorderto
forcepeopletostopplayingforasetamountoftime?

BesuretoexpandthediscussionbeyondtheresponsesofhisePaperpeerteam.

Postingsdue9pmonSunday.

NOTE2:ThethreadedDISCUSSIONSshouldbejustthat:discussionsandnotmonologues.
Youshouldrespondtopreviouspostsbyincludingyourpeers'names.

Response:
Asagamedesigner,Iwouldnotbeethicallyresponsibleforapossibleaddictiontomy
videogames.Itiswouldbemycrafttocreateengagingandimmersivevideogamesfor
thepublictoconsume.Whethertheindividualbecomesaddictedtomycraft,the
individualaloneisresponsibleforrespondinginsuchamannertomyproduct.Ishould
nothavetorestrictmycraftthroughatimelimitonmyproductgiventhatanindividual
hasdevelopedanaddictiontoit.Itwouldbedetrimentaltomycreativeandcapitalistic
processandhindertheabilitytofurtherinnovate.

IfIwereontheboardofPsychologistsinchargeofdecidingwhetherornottheInternet
AddictionDisordertobeincludedintothenewDiagnosticandStatisticalManualof
MentalDisorder,Iwouldnotincludeitgiventhatitisachildorratherabyproductofa
muchbigger,andprobablyalreadydiagnosedproblem.

AnexternalforcetocontrolhowmuchtimeIspendontheinternetisunacceptable.
Althoughitisgivenwiththeintentiontoreducethelikelihoodofaddiction,itinhibitsmy
freedomtoexpressmyvoicethroughsuchaprominentmedium

Iconcurwithmoderationfortheyoungeraudience.Itisimportanttomoldtechnologyas
atoolandnotmerelyatoyandperhapsrestrictionofthemediummightbethebest
solutiontoachievesuchgoal.

InresponsetoMaritza:
Maritza,Iconcurthatitbecomesamatteroftheindividualandnotsocietyto
moderateandcontrolapersonaleffectlikeaddiction.However,Idonotagreethatinternet
addictionmeritsitsowncategory.AsIvanGoldbergsaid,it'sarootofmuchbiggerproblem
demonizingtheindividual.

#2
Afterreadingtheonlinenewspaperarticle"HoaxBattersTechFirm"
(http://www.sfgate.com/default/article/HoaxBattersTechFirmStockvaluedrops27
42069.php)discusswhoyouthinkisresponsiblefortheconsequencesofthehoax.
Whatshouldthepunishmentbe?Whatshouldbedonetopreventthisinthefuture?
Whatethicalconnectionscanbemadetothisstoryandrecenteventsrelatingtothe
Enroncorporation?Notethatthisarticleismorethantenyearsoldbuttheproblem
hasnotgoneaway.UsetheInternettolearnmoreaboutwhathappenedinthis
specificcaseand/orprovideyourpeerswithsimilarstoriesandlinks.Postingsdue
by9pm,Sundayofthisweek.

Answer:

Whoyouthinkisresponsiblefortheconsequencesofthehoax.
Ithinkbetweenthesourceofthefaketidbitofnews,themediumofthesourcefornot
regulating,themediafornotfactcheckingtheirsourcesandtheinvestorfor
believing,themostblameisfoundinthemedia.Themediahasaresponsibilityto
reportfactsandnews,notmerelyspeculation.
Whatshouldthepunishmentbe?
Forthemedia,immediatelossofofficialreputation.Asfarastheindividual/group
thatoriginatedthesource,banishmentfromthemediumonecan'treallyrestrict
freedomofspeech,itisthepricesocietypaysforthisright.

Whatshouldbedonetopreventthisinthefuture?
Factcheckingbymediasourcesbeforetryingtosellviewsandbeatothernews
sourcestothepunch.

Whatethicalconnectionscanbemadetothisstoryandrecenteventsrelating
totheEnroncorporation?
It'saviciouscyclethatneverendsanoutsideorinsidepartymanipulatingmedia
sourcestoinfluencetheactionsofthemarketatwill.InthecaseofEnron,executives
themselveswereattemptingtohidetheevidenceofasoontobesinkingboat.

InresponsetoBrianDeAnda:
BrianDeAnda,Iagreethatanofficialsystemofreputationformediasourcesmay
notbeneededsincereadersthemselvesshouldrealizethelossofreputationshould
themediumreportspeculationandnotfacts.

#3:
AfewyearsagoaCSUMBstudent'sparentsrequestedcopiesoftheirchild'semails(both
sentandreceived)afterthestudentcommittedsuicide.IfyouweretheChiefInformation
Officer(CIO)fortheuniversityhowwouldyourespondtotheirrequest?Statetheethical
issuesinvolvedandyourrationalefortheaction(s)youwouldtake.Asineveryethicalissue
relatingtoITwe'reexploringthissemester,considerthedifferencesbetweenhowwe
interactwithdigitalvs.analoginformation.Postingsdueby9pm,Sundayofthisweek.
Note:ChipLenno,CSUMB'sCIO,willcometoclassnextWednesdaytodiscussthe
University'sdecisiononhowtorespondtotherequest.

Response:
Latetotheparty.Asmanyhavesaidabove,theissueathandiswhetherthedeadhavea
righttoprivacy.Outofrespectforthedead,anyprivacyinformationpertainingtothe
deceasedshouldnotbereleased.However,itbecomestrickywhenthepartyaskingfora
releaseisthenextofkin.Therightthingwouldbetoreleasetheinformationtothem.The
binarythingwouldbenottothereleaseofinformationmightincriminateotherpartiesinthe
eyesofthefamily.

ReplytoPhilipBrelland:

IagreewithyouPhilip.Unlessthestudentspecificallyrequestedanythingrelatedtothe
suicidetonotbereleased,thepropertyofthedeceaseshouldgotothenextofkin.Ithinkit's
agoodapproachtogivethedeceasedthebenefitofthedoubtunlessexplicitlystated.

#4:
Undertheheadingof"whatwouldyoudoif..."imaginethefollowingscenariosandprovidea
responseforeach.Youwalkintoyour12yearoldchild'sroomandonhis/hercomputer
screenyousee:a)pornographyb)instructionsonhowtobuildabombc)aguidetosafer
sexd)onlinegambling
Postingsdueby9pm,Sundayofthisweek.

Response:

Ifthechildhastheirownroom,Iwouldknockfirstandforemosttorespecttheirprivacy.Ican
onlyhopethatmychildandIwouldhaveanhonestconversationthereafter.
1)Caughtwatchingpornography:Iwouldtrytoremainneutralandnotappeartooffendand
instead,askquestionswithouttheexpectationofgettingananswer.Gettingcaughtisan
embarrassingexperience,andIwantmychildtofeelcomfortabletalkingtomeaboutsuch
things.Iftheydonotwanttoengage,Iwouldleavethembe,andleavebytellingthemthat
it'sokaytobecuriousaboutthings.
2)IfIsawschematicsaboutabomb,Iwouldengagethemaskingwhatthepurposeofthe
bombis.Regardlessofwhattheintentis,Iwouldemphasizethefactthatbombshavethe
powertokillotherbeingsandIwouldmonitorbehaviorinthecomingdays.
3)Iwouldgivethetalkofthebirdsandthebees.Theconsequencesthatcomeifthey'renot
carefulofthechoicestheymake.

4)IwouldaskthesourceofthemoneyusedforgamblingandIwouldtrytohelpmychild
withanysortofjobhunting/moneymakingbusiness.Iwouldtrytoinstillthevalueofhard
workandthefeelingofgettingpaidaftersaidworkismilesbetterthangambling.

ReplytoBrianDeAnda:

Iagreewithyourdecisiontoknockfirstaboveall.Ifachildfeelsasiftheirprivacycannotbe
respectedbytheparent,Ifeellikeitcanleadtomajortrustissuesandhinderthe
parentchildrelationship.

#5:
1)YouuseanATMmachineoutsideyourlocalbankanditgivesyouanextra20bucks.The
receiptshowsitgaveyouonlytheamountyourequestedforwithdrawl.Whatdoyoudo?2)
Ahumantellermakesasimilarmistakeasdescribedabove.Youdon'tnoticetheextra$20
untilyou'reinyourcar.Again,whatdoyoudo?
Postingsdueby9pm,Sundayofthisweek.

Response:
1)YouuseanATMmachineoutsideyourlocalbankanditgivesyouanextra20bucks.The
receiptshowsitgaveyouonlytheamountyourequestedforwithdrawl.Whatdoyoudo?

Iwouldnotkeepit.Ifthebank'sopen,Iwouldgoinandgiveitbackandtelltheinstitution
abouttheerror,orIwouldwaituntilthebackisopen.
2)Ahumantellermakesasimilarmistakeasdescribedabove.Youdon'tnoticetheextra
$20untilyou'reinyourcar.Again,whatdoyoudo?

Again,giveitback.Ijustdon'tlikethefactthatIwasgivensomethingthatisn'tmine.IfI
foundthemoneyonthestreetwithnoidentificationtotheowner,sureIwouldkeepit.Inthis
case,IknowIcangiveitback.

ReplytoBrianDeAnda:
Regardingthe$20extrafromanATM,youarguethatitwouldnotnecessarilyhurtthebank
butIfeellikebytellingthem,itmakesthemawareofpotentialflawsontheirtechnology
whichinturnhelpsitbecomeabetterinstitution.


#6:
Thisisalongandtwopartthreadrequiringyoutorespondtotwoquestions.Muchhasbeen
presentedinthepressinthelastfewyearsaboutaseriesofsuicidesofyounggaypeople
acrossthecountrywhowerevictimsofbullying.Becauseitis2015,someoftheseincidents
includeonlinebullyingand,inthecaseofTylerClementi(aFreshmanatRutgersUniversity),
thepostingofsexualvideosofhimonlinewithouthisconsent.Formoreinformationonthe
Clementistorystarthere:
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2010/09/29/dharunrevimollyweicharged_n_743539.html

InresponsetothesesuicidesDanSavage,awellknownbloggerinthegaycommunity,
startedacampaigncalled"ItGetsBetter."TheoriginalItGetsBettervideohasreceived
hundredsofthousandsofhits,mostlybecauseofpostingsonFacebook,andhasledto
othersproducingtheirownvideosfortheproject.FormoreinformationontheItGetsBetter
projectstarthere:http://www.itgetsbetter.org/Interestingsidestory:toobigforyoutube...
http://www.sfgate.com/cgibin/article.cgi?f=/c/a/2010/10/08/MNVJ1FP6E1.DTL#ixzz11vbGH
Car

UpdateontheClementitrial:http://www.huffingtonpost.com/news/clementitrial

Question0ne:IfyouwereanadministratoratRutgers,howwouldyoudisciplinethestudents
involvedintheClementiincidentandwouldyouincludethecampusITprofessionalsinthe
investigation?

QuestionTwo:HoweffectivedoyoubelievetheItGetsBetterprojectcanbeinaddressing
theissueofbullyingyounglesbian,gay,bisexualandtransgenderedyouth?

Answer:

1)Iwouldexpelthepartyresponsible.Suchbehaviorshouldnotbetoleratedinany
community.IwouldhelpITinanywayIcantohelpthecaseinwhateverwaytheycan.

2)IthinkprojectssuchasItGetsBetteraregreattofurtherprogressthemovement.Many
saythatit'snotaneffectivesolutionbutIthinkbigprogresstakestime.Itisamatterof
keepingthefightaliveastimetranscendstomaintainasteadystreamofslowbuteffective
progress.

ReplytoBrianDeAnda:
Brian,IagreethattheItGetsBetterprojectisagoodwayofapproachingtheproblem.I
believethatwithanymajorsocialissue,thefightneverreallyendsanditisprojectssuchas
thisonethathelpprogressthemovementratherthanhaveitfizzleout.Forexample,thefilm
Milk
gaveourgenerationaninsightintoHarveyMilk,thefirstopenlygayelectedofficialand
inaway,addedHarvey'svoicetotoday'sLGBTmovement.

#7:
IntheCaseStudiestext*(availableonreserveintheLibraryandfromtheinstructor),
SpinellointroducesustotheethicaltheoriesofImmanuelKant.Indefininga"moral
compass"Kantbelieveswecannotexploitotherhumanbeingsandtreatthemexclusivelyas
ameanstoourendsorpurposes.Themoralcanbereducedtotheabsoluteprincipleof
respectforotherhumanbeingswhodeserverespectbecauseoftheirrationalityand
freedom,thehallmarkofpersonhoodforKant.Someofthesesameideascanbefoundin
theCSUMBvisionstatement:https://csumb.edu/about/visionstatement

Readthevisionstatementandthenconsiderthefollowing:Doesapublicinstitutionhavea
rightand/oraresponsibilitytoinstitutionalizeitsideaofmorality?Whatarethepotential
positiveandnegativeoutcomesofdoingthis?Finally,doesITplayaneutralrolehere?And
becausethingspostedonlinenevergoaway...youmayalsowanttoreadthispost:
http://archive.frontpagemag.com/readArticle.aspx?ARTID=7246

Response:
GivenKant'schampioningforwithholdingoneselftoauniversalstandard,Icanseewhya
universitywouldadaptsuchastanceonmoralityitencouragesthemembersofits
communitytoholdthemselvestoastandardmoralcoderatherthanarelativeone.
However,asmuchasIdisagreewiththeindividualimposingofmorality,Ithinkholdinga
communitytoauniversalstandardofbehaviorworkswellespeciallyintoday'srising
popularityinthemoralityofshame.Today'scollegecampusessufferfromhighsensitivityto
chargedstatementsthushinderingthecultivationofideasandknowledge.College
campuseshavetherightideainsuggestingauniversalmoralityforitscommunitytofollow.
AsfarastheroleofIT,itismerelyamedium.Usageofsuchatoolisachoicebythe
student.

Sourceoncollegesensitivityhere:
http://time.com/4115439/studentprotestsmicroaggressions/

ReplytoRivkaGarcia:

Iagreewithyourstanceoncollegesimposingmorality.Thepurposeofcollegeisto
challengeandquestionyourvaluesandbeliefsinahealthymanneritisabyproductof
enlightenmentandthepursuitofknowledge.Icanseehowitcanbeanissuewithtraditional
valuesimposedbyparentshowever,personalandacademicgrowthwillnotoccurifone
doesnotexaminetherootsofone'sbeginnings.

#7:
InaMarch19articlefromafewyearsago,theMontereyHeraldwroteaboutracistactivities
ontheCSUMBcampus.Abriefstatementreferstosurveillancecameras.Accordingtothe
CIO,thereareapproximately300camerasoncampusbuttheyarenot"surveillance"
camerasbutrather"safetyandsecurity"camerasusedexclusivelyforforensicpurposes.
We'vehadnumerousdiscussionsinclassaboutprivacyissuesandhaveoftenreferredto

England'suseofcamerasinpublicareas.WhatarethepositiveANDnegativeaspectsof
havingcamerasonourcampus?Whataretheethicalissues?
PostingsduebySunday,9pm

Answer:
Iagreewithalotofthepointsresonatinginthisdiscussion.Notonlydocameras
havetheabilitytogiveconstantmonitoringofhighpublicarea,theyalsocreateagood
senseofsecurityandcomfortforacommunity,especiallyonethatmightbefarawayfrom
thecomfortofafamiliarhomeforthefirsttimeintheirlives.IlikethisarticlebyNCState
Universitystatinga"reasonableexpectationofprivacy."Surveillanceshouldnotintrudein
placesthataredeemedprivatesuchasabathroomoradormandshouldonlybeusedin
placesthataredeemedpublicandhighintraffic.
NCArticleinquestion:
here

ResponsetoRivkaGarcia:

Rivka,youbringupagoodpointinthefactthatcamera'sarethereforsurveillanceand
makepeoplethinktwicebeforecommittingatrociousactsinpublicinaway,theyarethe
21stcenturyequivalentofapoliceofficerpatrollingtheareabut24/7/365.

Idon'tthinkthinkitplaceslawenforcementjobsatrisk.Evenifthesecamerasarewell
trainedtoreacttovariousscenarios,itwouldn'tbeatafastactinghumantorespondtothe
scene.Acameraandasecurityofficialaretwodifferentlayersofsecurity.

#10(no#9):
Whenthepersonalcomputerstartedtobecomepopularitwasoftenmarketedasa
productthatwouldreduceoursociety'sneedforpaperandthatwemightevenbecomea
"paperless"society.Recently,inasingleyearCSUMBusedover10millionsheetsofpaper
initscopiersandprinters.DoyouthinkCSUMBshouldbedoingmoretoreduceitsuseof

paper?Ispaperuseanethicalissueforyoupersonally?How"green"doyouthinkCSUMB
iswhenitcomestootherusesofcommunicationtechnology?Whatwouldyourecommend,
ifanything,CSUMBshoulddotobemoreenvironmentallyresponsibleinitsuseof
communicationtechnologies?

PostingsduebySunday,9pm

Response:
AlthoughthePrincetonReviewnamedCSUMBa'greencampus',theuniversityshouldstill
doitsbesttopushitselfintoapaperlessandselfsustainablesociety.Thewasteofpaper
andanymaterialasawholeisanethicalissuetotheextentthathumansasaspecieshave
aresponsibilitytotakecareaftertheplanettheylivein.Itshouldnotbejustamatterto
reducewastegiventhateverythingisatradeoff.Forexample,reducingthepapertrail
pushesthematerializationofelectronicsthatmaynotbeecologicallysoundasoncethought.
Itiscrucialtoidentifywastereducingandrecyclingmethodologiesandmaximizetheir
efficiency.
Source
ReplytoMaritzaAbzun:
Iagreewithyouthatsomesortofincentiveisrequiredtohelpthatdemographicmakethe
switchtoapaperlessmentality.Byhumannature,evenwiththeshowcaseofstatistics,it
wouldn'tbeastrongenoughpushtoconvincesomeoneandhavethemtryhardtobreakold
habits.

#11:
OverthelastfewyearstheUniversityadministrationandfacultyhavebeenstudyingthe
UniversityLearningRequirementsandhowtheyservestudents.Oneprimaryconcernisthat
theULRsdonotalignwithotherCSUcampuseswhichcreatessomeproblemsfortransfer
studentsandmaydiscouragenewstudentsfromapplyingtoCSUMB.Asaresultofthe
investigations,anumberofproposalswerepresentedandaftersignificantfeedbackand

revisions,onefinalproposalcalledtheOtterModeliscurrentlybeingimplemented.Likeallof
theproposals,theOtterModeleliminatestheTechnologyproficiencyULR,formerlysatisfied
byCST101/TechToolsandafewothertechrelatedcoursesofferedbyotherdepartments.
Previously,wediscussedtheVisionStatement.Thisweek,considerthepositiveand
negativeeffects,includingtheethicalimplications,ofeliminatingtechnologyproficiencyfrom
theULR/GeneralEducationrequirements.

PostingsduebySunday,9pm

Response:

Likemanyinthisdiscussionthread,Iconcurthatcompletelyremovingthetechnological
creditisnotasmartmove.Aschoolcannotassumethatallofthestudentknowhowtoutilize
asuiteofproductivitysoftwaresuchasemail,wordprocessorsandpresentationmakers.
However,keepingitthewayitiscanbeawasteoftimeforthosethatarealreadyproficient.I
thinkthetechnologicalcreditcanbesatisfiedthroughtheotherGE'sgiventhatmanyof
theseclassesrequiresomesortoffamiliaritywiththesoftwaresuitetopassassignments.
SteveGreen,aprofessoratacommunitycollege,hashelpedhisschoolboardimplement
somethingsimilarwithgood
success
.
SourceStevegreenlaw.org

ReplytoCesarGalvan:

IagreewithyouCesaronthepointthatschoolsshouldnotexpectanyonetoallofasudden
beproficientwithpopularproductivitysoftwaresuchasMicrosoft'sofficesuite.Ialsoagree
withtheterriblestructuretobeginwith.AlotofotherGEclassesrequiresomesortof
technologyusagetocompleteassignments.Successfullypassingtheclassesthatutilize
technologyshouldfulfillthetechnologyrequirement.


#13:
AlotofdiscussionhastakenplaceintheblogospheresinceSteveJobs'deathcomparing
hisimportance,ortheimportanceofthe"inventions"heinspired,toothergreatAmerican
innovatorssuchasGraceHopper,ThomasEdison,andHenryFord.Ofthefour,statewhere
yourankJobsandwhy....
PostingsduebySunday,9pm

Response:

IwouldrankSteveJobslast.IacknowledgeandrespectwhatJobsdidbybringingthework
ofWozandAppletotherestofsociety.Jobswasaclearleaderhowever,therestofthese
individualscompletelyrevolutionizedtheirindustries.GraceHopperleadthewayin
groundbreakingcomputerscienceresearchThomasEdisonledthe20thcenturywitha
plethoraofinventionsandHenryFordcompletelychangedthewayindustriesweran.
Here'sanarticleonhowFord'sassemblylinedisruptedtheautoindustry.

Link

ReplytoBrianDeAnda:

Idon'tagreewiththis.IwouldrankStevelast.IapplaudhimforhisabilitytosellAppleand
thefuturetosocietyhowever,Ithinktherestoftheindividualsinthatlistcompletely
revolutionizedtheirrespectiveindustrieswiththeirlifelongwork.

#14:
http://www.npr.org/blogs/alltechconsidered/2014/10/15/356393531/whykidssextdescribes
nudephotosassocialcurrencyamongteens


ListentothisveryinterestingstoryonFreshAiraboutsexting.Doyouthinkminorscaught
sextingshouldbechargedwithafelony?Ifnot,shoulditbeacrime?Whatshouldthegovt.
bedoingaboutthisissue?Whoelseisresponsible?

Postingsdueby9pm,Sunday

Response:

Idon'tthinkthereshouldbelegalrepercussionstoteensforsextingmainlyduetothefact
thatenforcingthebreakageofsuchlawswouldbedifficulttoenforce.Theresponsibilitylies
solelyontheindividual.Accordingtothedifferent
stages
ofmorality,teensbegintothink
abstractlyaboutrightandwrongatthisagewhilebecomingmoreawareofthelargersociety
aroundthem.Shouldateenagerengulfinsextingacts,theyaretheonessolelyresponsible
fortheconsequencesofsuchactions.

ReplytoDavidGarcia:

IagreewithDavid'spointregardingeducationprogramsforparentsregardingchildsafety
andtheinternet.Internetcrimesagainstchildrenareonthe
rise
andtotheextentthatthe
Internetisanewcommodity,generationsofthepastmaynotbeawareofhowtheInternet
canexposeintimatedetailsaboutanindividualtothepublic.Educationisthenumberone
keytoprevention.

#14:
Note:Thisthreadisnotintendedtobeadiscussionbutratherapersonalreflectionofyour
scrapbooks.Bythistimeyoushouldhavecompletedaminimumof13scrapbookentries.Ofyour
entirescrapbookportfolio,whichsingleentrydoyoubelievehasthemostrelevancetothiscourse

(lookingatcurrentInformationTechnologiesfromanethicalperspective).Stateyourrationalefor
yourchoice.

DueSunday,9pm.

Response:Tome,the
scrapbook
thathadthemostrelevancetothisethicscoursewasaboutthe
oustingofZenefits'CEOParkerConradamidrevelationsofthecompanyunabletofollowrulesand
regulations.Atthecoreofmanyofthediscussionsinthisclasswastheconceptofrulesbendingor
breakingthemtojustifytheends.Governmentsbendingrulestoforcecompaniesintodumpingdata
oropeningsystemsforinvestigationoragenciesforegoingtherightsofindividualstomoveforward.

Zenefits'representsthemanycasesthisyearthathaveforcedthepublictosayenoughisenough.
Nooneisprivilegedenoughtobypassrulesfortheirowngain,nomatterwhatthehowimmensethe
gainorinnovationmaybe.