1. Ethical, Legal, Cultural and Environmental Concerns
Keywords
Stakeholder, Ethics, Legal, Cultural, Environmental, Privacy
Ethics
Ethical, Legal, Cultural and Environmental Concerns

2. Task
Objectives
BEGINNER: Define the term key stakeholder.
ADVANCED:
Understand how key stakeholders are affected by technology.
EXPERT:
Recognise and discuss issues related to Environmental, Cultural, Morals & Ethics. Q1
Have you ever done anything illegal that might break a law relating to Computer Science? Q2
Have you ever done anything that made you feel may have been morally or socially unacceptable linked to Computer Science?
Starter activity Q3
Do you use technology in an environmentally responsible way?

3. Stakeholder Objectives
BEGINNER: Define the term key stakeholder.
ADVANCED:
Understand how key stakeholders are affected by technology.
EXPERT:
Recognise and discuss issues related to Environmental, Cultural, Morals & Ethics.
A person who may be involved either directly, or indirectly with an issue/problem. Most issues and problems will have many stakeholders, some may be obvious, some may be less obvious. For high-banded responses (marks) you should be able to identify more than just the ‘obvious’.
Computer Science has developed new software/robotics that means that Nuclear Power is now 100% safe to use! There are now plans to convert all of the UK’s energy supply to Nuclear Power.
Starter activity
Create a mind map to identify stakeholders and how they could be effected.

4. Ethics/Morals Can you define ethics and morals?
Objectives
BEGINNER: Define the term key stakeholder.
ADVANCED:
Understand how key stakeholders are affected by technology.
EXPERT:
Recognise and discuss issues related to Environmental, Cultural, Morals & Ethics.
Morals and Ethics are slightly different but work along the same ideas. It is something that may feel wrong, or be unacceptable – but doesn’t actually break a law.
Can you define ethics and morals?
MORAL
ETHICAL
Starter activity
Behaving in ways considered by most people to be correct and honest.
In accordance with principles of conduct that are considered correct, especially those of a given profession.
You will often find that professional bodies have “Code of Ethics” which members must follow.

5. Ethics/Morals MORAL ETHICAL MORAL/ ETHICAL MORAL/ ETHICAL
Objectives
BEGINNER: Define the term key stakeholder.
ADVANCED:
Understand how key stakeholders are affected by technology.
EXPERT:
Recognise and discuss issues related to Environmental, Cultural, Morals & Ethics.
Discuss whether each of these questions would be Ethical or Moral issues, or neither!
A company decides to install a range of computer software and hardware that would make most of its workforce unemployed
MORAL
Digging for shale gas (Fracking) to release more energy supplies
ETHICAL
The advancement of Artificial Intelligence
MORAL/ ETHICAL
Starter activity
The use of live animals for testing
MORAL/ ETHICAL

6. Legal
Objectives
BEGINNER: Define the term key stakeholder.
ADVANCED:
Understand how key stakeholders are affected by technology.
EXPERT:
Recognise and discuss issues related to Environmental, Cultural, Morals & Ethics.
Computer Science may be used to break a range of legislation.
You must learn about 5 different legislations in Computer Science:
The Data Protection Act 1998
Computer Misuse Act 1990
Copyright Designs and Patents Act 1988
Creative Commons Licensing
Freedom of Information Act 2000
Starter activity

7. Cultural Cultural issues may cover things like: Objectives
BEGINNER: Define the term key stakeholder.
ADVANCED:
Understand how key stakeholders are affected by technology.
EXPERT:
Recognise and discuss issues related to Environmental, Cultural, Morals & Ethics.
Cultural issues may cover things like:
-Languages/Character Sets
What are character sets and how do they affect communication?
-Colours/Dates/Numbers
Are certain colours used differently across different countries?
-Use of social media
Does every country allow access to social media in the same way?
-Globalisation of Computers
Do privacy and computer legislations apply in every country?
Starter activity

8. Environmental
Objectives
BEGINNER: Define the term key stakeholder.
ADVANCED:
Understand how key stakeholders are affected by technology.
EXPERT:
Recognise and discuss issues related to Environmental, Cultural, Morals & Ethics.
The impacts of Computer Science on the Environment are both positive and negative. Computers have helped in manufacturing, engineering, surgery, medicine etc. However, generally technology requires electricity to function. Often judgements need to be made as to whether this is a good balance.
Also, what happens to old computers/robots etc?
Starter activity