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Trends and user behavior drive innovation. Society and culture change on many levels from mega trends that impact whole populations to small consumer fads. Both individuals and companies are influenced by driving forces like technology, legislation, and demographics. To create new solutions, organizations should study trends and insights in a structured way to understand changing consumer needs and desires. This allows connecting ideas in new ways to develop products and services that address time-poor consumers seeking quick wellness solutions.
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An Introduction to Data Ethics
MODULE AUTHOR:1
Shannon Vallor, Ph.D.
William J. Rewak, S.J. Professor of Philosophy, Santa Clara University
TABLE OF CONTENTS
Introduction 2-7
PART ONE:
What ethically significant harms and benefits can data present? 7-13
Case Study 1
PART TWO:
Common ethical challenges for data practitioners and users
Case Study 2
Case Study 3 25-28
PART THREE:
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Case Study 4
PART FOUR:
What general ethical frameworks might guide data practice?
PART FIVE:
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Case Study 5 57-58
Case Study 6 58-59
APPENDIX A: Relevant Professional Ethics Codes & Guidelines (Links) 60
APPENDIX B: Bibliography/Further Reading 61-63
1 Thanks to Anna Lauren Hoffman and Irina Raicu for their very helpful comments on an early draft of this module.
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21-25
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MODULE AUTHOR:
Shannon Vallor, Ph.D.
William J. Rewak, S.J. Professor of Philosophy, Santa Clara University
1. What do we mean when we talk about ethics?
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a life that is not only acceptable, but even excellent and worthy of admiration? How do we
identify a good life, one worth choosing from among all the different ways of living that lay open
to us? This is the question that the study of ethics attempts to answer.
Today, the study of ethics can be found in many different places. As an academic field of study,
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level (what is the best theory of the good life?) or on a practical, applied level as will be our
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Social media originated in the 1970s with bulletin board systems and evolved through platforms like SixDegrees in the 1990s. It is now a paradigm-shifting medium affecting all aspects of society through its over 1.8 billion users worldwide. Social media transforms generations by integrating technologies and shifting human interactions to online networks, establishing new social norms. It has organized information on a global scale through platforms like Google. The rise of networked culture online through social media and its impact on business, education, and communities has led to new opportunities in creative industries and "digital cities."IDS403 society and technology final project part two_daria smith giraud
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