Ethics in Data Mining Unit 5- Lesson c

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Purpose of Assignment Performance Objective The student understands and is able to recall information on data mining basics. Specific Objectives The student is able to discuss the importance of ethics in data mining. Copyright © Texas Education Agency, All right reserved. 3

Need to Know Terms O Ethics O Morals O Values O Ethical Behavior O The Greatest Good Principle O Rights O Duties O Fairness O Virtue O The Common Good O Compliance O Exhortation Copyright © Texas Education Agency, All right reserved. 4

Discovery Activity You are working after alone school to finish an important partner project. You realize you are missing data that had been sent to your partner. You know your partner’s computer login information, so you log in to get the information. In doing so you notice the information your partner has a folder titled “personal.” In that folder, you find a file that contains private information about him/her that should be reported to a counselor, because you feel it is in your partner’s best interest. You feel you should report it, but there is a strict school policy against using another student’s computer login information without consent from the student. If you report the information, then your partner will know you used their login. What do you do in this situation? Copyright © Texas Education Agency, All right reserved. 5

Agree / Disag ree O Everyone must be ethical in their personal lives. O Everyone must be ethical in their professional lives. O Business must have an ethics policy. O If an employee fails to uphold any standard in an ethics policy, he/she should be fired. O All potential employees should have to take an ethics exam before being hired. Copyright © Texas Education Agency, All right reserved. 6

What is Ethics? Copyright © Texas Education Agency, All right reserved. 7

Five Ways to Think Ethical ly Copyright © Texas Education Agency, All right reserved. 8

Am I Respons ible? Copyright © Texas Education Agency, All right reserved. 9

Discussion As we learned in Lesson 5.1, Data Mining is the process of analyzing data from different perspectives and summarizing it into useful information. Based on what you now know about ethics— what it is, ways to think ethically, and who is responsible—do you think there is a need for ethics in data mining? What do you think are some reasons for the importance of ethics in data mining? Copyright © Texas Education Agency, All right reserved. 10

Review and Evaluation Performance Objective Do you know and are you able to recall information on data mining basics? Specific Objectives O Are you able to define ethics? O Are you able to discuss different ways to think ethically? O Regarding personal responsibility when it comes to ethics, are you able to discuss different tests for responsibility? O Are you able to discuss the importance of ethics in data mining? Copyright © Texas Education Agency, All right reserved. 11

Extensions TOS (Terms of Service) Do an Internet search for “terms of service.” Make a list of all websites whose purpose is to help companies create Terms of Service. Record their pricing and their policies (if posted). TOS (Terms of Service) Do an Internet search to find companies who post their terms of service policies online. Read through some of these policies and record the parts of the service that are most important to you. Determine whether or not you would agree or disagree to these terms. If you didn’t agree to the terms of service, and this was the only provider of a product/service you wanted, what would you do? Copyright © Texas Education Agency, All right reserved. 12