Research Ethics: Standard of Conduct within a given group Moral distinction of right & wrong, not necessarily illegal As moral norms can vary by culture, typically held to “Western” societal standards Manipulation of research data & analysis can have disastrous results A.Dzura observation – interesting that hypothetical example referenced a female researcher violating the ethical standards; would need to conduct a… Read more »
Based on feedback to date, here is my refined perspective for consideration: Research Questions with an attempt to narrow the focus of my research: “how do contemporary corporations define and approach the topic of digital ethics?” “what are the strengths and gaps of the current approach?” Methodology: As there does not, to my understanding, exist a quantitative way to define… Read more »
https://youtu.be/uZZEV5EORuA With the increasing digitization of society, there has been a proliferation of undesirable behavior in digital exchanges. This research explores the topic of digital ethics and how to assist users to develop ethical digital citizenship. The fundamental problem the authors identify is how to ensure technology and societal digital capabilities are balanced and develop at the same pace. The… Read more »
Given that my research topic is a very nascent field, I believe that qualitative research methodology will be most beneficial to my research proposal regarding Digital Ethics. Ethical questions, in general, are challenging to answer as ethics can be situational and contextual. Ethics are not easily codified and measured. As Digital Ethics is not yet defined in public policy nor… Read more »
With the feedback on my proposed topic and the cursory research I have done, there really is one primary question: How should an organization that interacts with the American public define “digital ethics”? Ideally, I would like to learn: what is the current definition and gaps in the digital ethics field how advanced is public and private sector organizations awareness… Read more »
Research Design – “a comprehensive plan for data collection in an empirical research project” Three required processes in Research Design: (1) the data collection process (Chapter 5) (2) the instrument development process (3) the sampling process Two primary data collection methods: Positive Method Interpretive Method Theory testing Theory building Deductive approach (theory then data) Inductive approach (data then theory) Largely… Read more »
While working on Unilever’s supply chain digital transformation roadmap, I became passionate about digital ethics. With the increasing speed of digitization, an exponential number of questions are emerging. How do we balance personal privacy? How do we ensure unconscious bias is eliminated from algorithm creation? With technological innovation well ahead of public policy, to what standards should the private sector… Read more »