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Research and ethics in Communication and Information Science - Class 1

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This document outlines an ethics course on research and information science. It discusses key philosophical perspectives on science and information, research methodology and ethics, and information rights. The course covers topics like data collection, privacy, surveillance, and responsible research practices. Students will participate in weekly discussions, present their research, and write a paper on an information ethics topic. The goal is to develop critical thinking on the epistemological, methodological and ethical aspects of research.

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Research and ethics in Communication and Information Science PRESENTATION CLASS 1 Prof. Dr. Mois辿s Rockembach
Summary It explores matters about the scientific knowledge construction, methodological approach and ethical dilemmas on the development of scientific research and information ethic as object of study. Related topics include the information access, the Surveillance Society, the form of collection and the use of personal data in digital environment and the Informations rights.
Objectives Identifying ethical problems and dilemmas of the scientific research and information, suggesting solutions and alternatives Observing epistemological perspectives and possibilities of inter and trans disciplinary relations, grounded on the Information Science, the Communication and the Digital Technologies Developing the critical sense about the research, on its epistemological aspects as well as in the methodological and ethical, considering the interests and investigation theme
Programmatic Content I. Philosophy of the Science / Philosophy of Information Authors: Popper, Lakatos, Kuhn, Feyerabend (F.C.); Floridi, Capurro (F.I.) II. Research in Information and Communication: epistemology and methodology Authors: Morin, Castells III. Research in Information and Communication: from data collection to scientific communication Authors: Gil, Bruyne et al., Quivy, Campenhoudt
Programmatic Content IV. Ethical Committees in Research: procedures and evaluations V. Ethics in Information: an introduction VI. Integrity in research: plagiarism, self plagiarism, manufacturing or transformation of data, results fragmentation
Programmatic Content VII. Info communicational ethical dilemmas I: privacy, secrecy, Informations rights, use of personal data, from Data science to Data Journalism VIII. Info communicational ethical dilemmas II: Surveillance Society, freedom of access to the network, data leaking, ciberactivism IX. International Lecture Ethics in Information and Communication
Methodology Weekly meetings, classes with expository and dialogic methodologies; use of digital collaborative environment (blog); presentation and debate of the students research theme in classroom, focusing on the epistemological, methodological and ethical aspects; Methodological support: reading and discussion of papers and books; movies, documentaries and lectures about the approached themes
Research and ethics in Communication and Information Science - Class 1
Evaluation I. Participation on the Research and Ethics in Information collaborative blog (30%) Procedures: research, synthesizing (powerpoint), presentation and discussion in classroom, corrections if necessary, upload to the blog (slideshare/prezi). Group activity. To be handed during the semester II. Composition of a paper of aproximatedly 12-15 pages (70%) Procedures: to choose a topic in information an communication ethics, related or not to the research project, use of subjects bibliography and auxiliary bibliography, to estabilish a problem, paper objective(s), methodology, results and discussion. Individual work.
Research and Ethics in information science Guiding Principles: Ethics Morality Ethics Deontology
From Philosophy to Philosophy of information Todays ethics and its applications - It is important to highlight the Ethics broad sense as a legitimate segment of Philosophy and its possible applications to various activity fields, including the info-communicational activity, as well as the scientific and research activity.
Info communicational Phenomenon Simplified Model of the Info Communicational Study Field. SILVA, 2006, p.105
Info communicational Phenomenon Information / Communication Different perspectives about the same phenomena The term communication is, undoubtedly, most appropriate to characaterize the exchange process between individuals, that is, in a broad sense, the inter individuals and collective relations, as well as the methods used there. The term information is more related to the messages content, to its nature, elaboration and diffusion and not to the exchange process mentioned above. (SILVA et al., 1998, p.24)
Epistemological quadriunvirate F.C. Popper (Falseability) Lakatos (Research Program) Kuhn (Paradigm) Feyerabend (Epistemological Anarchism)
moises.rockembach@ufrgs.br Federal University of Rio Grande do Sul

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Research and ethics in Communication and Information Science - Class 1

  • 1. Research and ethics in Communication and Information Science PRESENTATION CLASS 1 Prof. Dr. Mois辿s Rockembach
  • 2. Summary It explores matters about the scientific knowledge construction, methodological approach and ethical dilemmas on the development of scientific research and information ethic as object of study. Related topics include the information access, the Surveillance Society, the form of collection and the use of personal data in digital environment and the Informations rights.
  • 3. Objectives Identifying ethical problems and dilemmas of the scientific research and information, suggesting solutions and alternatives Observing epistemological perspectives and possibilities of inter and trans disciplinary relations, grounded on the Information Science, the Communication and the Digital Technologies Developing the critical sense about the research, on its epistemological aspects as well as in the methodological and ethical, considering the interests and investigation theme
  • 4. Programmatic Content I. Philosophy of the Science / Philosophy of Information Authors: Popper, Lakatos, Kuhn, Feyerabend (F.C.); Floridi, Capurro (F.I.) II. Research in Information and Communication: epistemology and methodology Authors: Morin, Castells III. Research in Information and Communication: from data collection to scientific communication Authors: Gil, Bruyne et al., Quivy, Campenhoudt
  • 5. Programmatic Content IV. Ethical Committees in Research: procedures and evaluations V. Ethics in Information: an introduction VI. Integrity in research: plagiarism, self plagiarism, manufacturing or transformation of data, results fragmentation
  • 6. Programmatic Content VII. Info communicational ethical dilemmas I: privacy, secrecy, Informations rights, use of personal data, from Data science to Data Journalism VIII. Info communicational ethical dilemmas II: Surveillance Society, freedom of access to the network, data leaking, ciberactivism IX. International Lecture Ethics in Information and Communication
  • 7. Methodology Weekly meetings, classes with expository and dialogic methodologies; use of digital collaborative environment (blog); presentation and debate of the students research theme in classroom, focusing on the epistemological, methodological and ethical aspects; Methodological support: reading and discussion of papers and books; movies, documentaries and lectures about the approached themes
  • 9. Evaluation I. Participation on the Research and Ethics in Information collaborative blog (30%) Procedures: research, synthesizing (powerpoint), presentation and discussion in classroom, corrections if necessary, upload to the blog (slideshare/prezi). Group activity. To be handed during the semester II. Composition of a paper of aproximatedly 12-15 pages (70%) Procedures: to choose a topic in information an communication ethics, related or not to the research project, use of subjects bibliography and auxiliary bibliography, to estabilish a problem, paper objective(s), methodology, results and discussion. Individual work.
  • 10. Research and Ethics in information science Guiding Principles: Ethics Morality Ethics Deontology
  • 11. From Philosophy to Philosophy of information Todays ethics and its applications - It is important to highlight the Ethics broad sense as a legitimate segment of Philosophy and its possible applications to various activity fields, including the info-communicational activity, as well as the scientific and research activity.
  • 12. Info communicational Phenomenon Simplified Model of the Info Communicational Study Field. SILVA, 2006, p.105
  • 13. Info communicational Phenomenon Information / Communication Different perspectives about the same phenomena The term communication is, undoubtedly, most appropriate to characaterize the exchange process between individuals, that is, in a broad sense, the inter individuals and collective relations, as well as the methods used there. The term information is more related to the messages content, to its nature, elaboration and diffusion and not to the exchange process mentioned above. (SILVA et al., 1998, p.24)