1. ©2001 Southern Illinois University, Edwardsville All rights reserved. CS 321 Human-Computer Interaction Today Professional Ethics Case of the Killer Robot, pp. 13 – 40 Tuesday Project Milestone #2 Due More Case of the Killer Robot, pp. 41 – 72

2. ©2001 Southern Illinois University, Edwardsville All rights reserved. WUD Extra Credit: 10 points toward final exam Attend WUD on November 14 th Do all five activities and write a description of each one and an opinion of how effective you thought it was Volunteer a three hour time slot to help with one of the activities (event runs from 9:30 – 4:30) Run a Usability Test Video tape a usability test with MS Word using the tasks that were used in a previous research study Count the number of errors for each task Write an evaluation of how the user did on each task, why he/she had problems, and suggest a re-design

3. ©2001 Southern Illinois University, Edwardsville All rights reserved. Are you an ethical person? Ethics: The study of moral standards and how they affect conduct What are moral standards? A system of principles governing the appropriate conduct of an individual What are professional ethics?

4. ©2001 Southern Illinois University, Edwardsville All rights reserved. Why Study Professional Ethics? Avoid prejudice decisions What is prejudice? Avoid dogmatic decisions What is dogmatic? Avoid authority decisions What is authority? Ethics asks us to live “mindfully” What is living “mindfully”? The decisions you make have consequences on your life and the lives of others

5. ©2001 Southern Illinois University, Edwardsville All rights reserved. Moral Behavior Have you made any ethical decisions as a student? What ethical decisions might you make as a computer science professional?

6. ©2001 Southern Illinois University, Edwardsville All rights reserved. What determines how you act? Religious Beliefs Immediate Personal Needs Peer Pressure Culture / Law Immediate Job Pressures ResponsibilitiesActions Long Term Goals

7. ©2001 Southern Illinois University, Edwardsville All rights reserved. Ground Rules for Ethics Discussion Welcome contrary points of view Even if you are only acting as “devil’s advocate” Every instructor would teach this differently My own world views and biases affect this You’ll be responsible for material as it is taught here Gracious and respectful differences of view point between ourselves will make for a better discussion No personal attacks!

8. ©2001 Southern Illinois University, Edwardsville All rights reserved. Case of the Killer Robot Article: Silicon Valley Programmer Indicted for Manslaughter FACT: Bart Mathews was killed while operating Robbie CX30 FACT: Randy Samuels wrote the code that caused the robot arm to move in an erratic manner FACT: Randy Samuels misinterpreted a hand-written formula

9. ©2001 Southern Illinois University, Edwardsville All rights reserved. Case of the Killer Robot Article: Silicon Valley Programmer Indicted for Manslaughter Did Randy Samuels commit malpractice or negligence? Malpractice: An act or continuing conduct of a professional which does not meet the standard of professional competence and results in provable damages to his/her client or patient. Negligence: The doing of something which a reasonably prudent person would not do, or the failure to do something which a reasonably prudent person would do under like circumstances. “ A careless programmer should be held accountable for his or her errors just as someone who accidentally shoots someone else with a fire arm.” Should there be mandatory certification or licensure for computer professionals?