Ethics Declaration
Due at start of class May 31st
This assignment asks you to read
and respond to the ACM Code of Ethics.
The Code of Ethics can be found here. In
particular, you should submit a response to the code, structured as
follows:
| Imperative Number: |
Response: |
An Imperative Number has the form
#.# where the #s correspond to section
and subsection number in the Code.
Responses can take one of the
following forms:
- Agree: you agree without reservation to
the imperative as written
- Agree subject to interpretation: your
agreement to the imperative
is based upon an interpretation of the meaning of one or more words or
phrases.
You should indicate the words and how you interpret them.
- Partially agree: you agree with part of
the clause and disagree
with the remainder. You should indicate which parts you agree with. For
the
parts with which you disagree indicate which parts and why.
- Disagree: you disagree with the clause.
Indicate your reasons.
You should have 24 answers in
your response, one for each numbered imperative.
Submit an electronic version to the Swiki. Also, prepare a hard copy.
At the bottom of it, please sign in ink. Treat
your submittal as an actual commitment you are making to obey those
imperatives
with which you agree.
Note: your written comments will
be evaluated on the basis both of their contents and of how well they
are
written.