1. 1 Research Thinking and Writing Toolbox DVA403 Gordana Dodig Crnkovic School of Innovation, Design and Engineering, Mälardalen University, Sweden http://www.idt.mdh.se/personal/gdc/ http://www.idt.mdh.se/kurser/computing

2. “No scientific work should be done without recognizing its ethical implications” Maturana andVarela: Autopoiesis and Cognition: the Realization of the Living From this lecture you are expected to get a general idea about Computer Ethics from my presentation and by reading two articles by leading computer ethicists Deborah Johnson and Jim Moor. 2 Research Thinking and Writing Toolbox INSTRUCTION 1 Introduction: Ethical Background

3. To help you understand articles, there is a video material by Professor Keith Miller, University of Illinois Springfield, a well known computer scientist and ethicist. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hWGKDHdMFa8 It was made for another course, so you do not have any quizz here, but the video is very good support in understanding Johnson and Moor and it gives you good help in understanding the role of ethics in computing. 3 Research Thinking and Writing Toolbox Introduction: Ethical Background