Great Ethical Disasters in Internet Research?
Thank you all for the interesting responses so far! If I can think out loud a little bit in response to the 'methods' vs. 'ethics': What if we had not mentioned ethics, and had titled the post 'Great Disasters in Internet Research?' Could we think of a single great disaster that lacks an ethical component? I don't think so. (If we could, wouldn't this imply a natural disaster?) I favor the Rimm study as an example because I think of it as an unambiguous case of research that has been widely critiqued as unethical. Here is a great overview of the debate, with links to about twenty critiques: http://elab.vanderbilt.edu/research/topics/cyberporn/index.htm Thanks to Tom Novak for putting this excellent page together. To endorse Chris's points: I am just a simple practitioner, yet when I see the tendency to equate "research ethics" with a narrower "subject ethics," I don't understand why "ethics" should live within such a small box. It could be that people shy away from identifying something as unethical because calling a researcher unethical is so pejorative, but in the context of this thread I'm not sure why identifying them with a disaster is any better. Even though David and Quentin disagree about HomeNet, we could partially reconcile them by saying that if HomeNet was a disaster, the disaster might best be located in the media coverage of the research. (It would be harder to say the same thing about the Rimm study.) I'd bet if we identify other examples (e.g., David's dot.com valuations) this idea of "flawed" coverage will be a theme. It is still raining here, so are there any other nominations? Christian **** Christian Sandvig christian.sandvig@oii.ox.ac.uk http://www.niftyc.org/
@LIS e.Learning in a cultural Diversity scenario between Europe & Latin America Nome.............:paolo manzelli E-Mail. ..........:LRE@UNIFI.IT Telefone........:+39/055/332549 ------------------------------------ TO WHOM IT MAY INTEREST ------------------------------------ Mensagem ..:"Meeting the Knowledge Management Challenges in a Global Networked Knowldge Economy" searc for partners pilot project @lis sKILL sHORTAGE. Dear ,partners and potential partners of the SKILL SHORTAGE @LIS PILOT PROJECT of NET-LEARNING ENTERPRISE BETWEEN EUROPE & LATIN AMERICA , (SEARCH FOR PARTNERS INFORMATION ) I would like to inform you that the Italian Ministry of INNOVATION & TECHNOLOGY gives to the LRE od the University of Florence a preliminary sign of interest publicizing the project in the Italian Governmental Newsletter . See below: : ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- MINISTERO DELLA INNOVAZIONE E LE TECNOLOGIE Innovazione e Tecnologie Newsletter 47 del 5 Luglio 2002 Università e ricerca "Skill Shortage" Nellambito del programma @LIS - e.Learning, il LRE dell'Università di Firenze intende avviare la messa a punto di un modello di formazione permanente interattiva tra Europa e America Latina sul tema delle carenze professionali (Skill Shortage) e della condivisione di conoscenze (Sharing Knowledge) per lo sviluppo delle "Società della Economia della Conoscenza" (Knowledge Driven Society). Il LRE EGO-CreaNET della Universita' di Firenze, con ciò vuole favorire lo sviluppo di un sistema di formazione permanente "senza distanza", denominato "NET-Learning". Quest'ultimo è così detto, proprio in quanto basato sulla realizzazione di "Comunità Virtuali" interattive di autori (Corporate e.DUCATION), capaci di attuare una condivisione di intenti e competenze nella gestione di conoscenze su temi specifici VEDI in: http://www.edscuola.it/archivio/lre/alis/index.htm ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Now I would like to be sure that all of you get my previous note about DEVELOPMENTAL SKILL SHORTAGE PROJECT PROPOSALS : Dear Partners, thanking you very much for sending to the LRE-EGO-CreaNET of the Florence University -Italy ; your letter of intent are now enclosed in the WEB : http://www.edscuola.com/archivio/lre/alis/index.htm and it is open the forum :http://www.edulab.it/egocrea/index.asp password : PMEGOCREA Forum in : http://www.edulab.it/egocrea/forum_pwd/index.asp http://www.edulab.it/egocrea/forum_pwd/archiviati/lista_topic_arch.asp Nowadays LRE-EGO-CreaNET consider very important to establish a strategy for improving all together the net-learning topics and contents priorities for changing the Knowledge Management of the obsolete Industrial Society, by means the utilization of a strategy of networking e.learning able to forecast the best way of e.learning exchange methodology in a scenario of different cultural & economic environment. This kind of foresight will gives to us a more deeper strategic idea to produce e.learning objects for different regional or local level of training in a common developmental aims for the future Knowledge Based Society. Because principles only become relevant if they are converted into actions , the successive step of the SKILL PROJECT will be developing an action plan for SKILL BUILDING that will be emphasized on the renovation Knowledge management taking in consideration the following goals: A) Quantitative versus Qualitative co-operation for instance in the field of food's traceability for health security of people. B) Overcoming the contemporary slower economic growth and the probable higher intellectual unemployment through the internationalization of SME's ITC innovation and through the eco-economic integration for the sustainability of the international development. The LRE-EGO-CreaNET of the University of Florence think very important to open a debate on similar issues forecasting an effective plan for actions . Until now the LRE-EGO-CreaNET of the Florence University , requests to the potential partner to send to me ( Project Coordinator LRE@UNIFI.IT ) a Letter of Intent , to define their partnership role and contribution in the pilot project for analyzing skill shortage in Knowledge Management for SMEs internationalization of market . In syntheses the SKILL SHORTAGE pilot project after the territorial analysis would like to develop a system of SKILL BUILDING in innovative Knowledge Management , by means net-learning approach, based on the common development of a virtual electronic editor (VIAL- see the proposal in : http://www.edscuola.it/archivio/lre/alis/index.htm ) like the BLU.eS previously described in http://www.see.it/blues/. Therefore the LRE-EGO-CreaNet request also to you such Letter of Intent in Head Paper with electronic signature that you can send to me as soon as possible. After we start with the partners to open a debate and starting from the next september we will develop together the Memorandum of Understanding od the Consortium "VIAL" and starting from the 15/Sept to the 15 Oct. the partnership Consortium "VIAL" will develop the BID ( Working and Business Plan for replying to the call @LIS. I hope to receive your precious letter of intent. Very Cordially Paolo Manzelli P.S. In Italy now we start in a period of holidays we look to develop the action and working plan for the @LIS BID after the proposed debate on similar issues , starting from the 1. th SEPT 2002. In any case we wait for your kind opinion and suggestions because we do non stop to work for improving the SKILL SHORTAGE PILOT PROJECT. Very Cordially Paolo Manzelli - Scientific Co-ordinator LRE@UNIFI.IT -- PS . We would appeciate your contributions in the FORUM : http://www.edulab.it/egocrea/index.asp password : PMEGOCREA Many thanks. -- Director of LRE // EGO-CreaNET PAOLO MANZELLI <LRE@unifi.it> http://www.chim1.unifi.it/group/education/index.html Education Research Laboratory / EGO-CreaNET Via Maragliano 77 -50144 - Firenze - Italia Tel//Fax.:+39/055/332549 ; handy GSM ;+39//335/6760004
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