Information Ethics

Information Ethics

9989F25

89DMDTC305

Andrew A. Adams

Dr Andrew A. Adams

2026年度前期

2026年度

①First semester

木曜5限

Thursday, 5th period.

経営学部　国際デザイン経営学科

Department of International Design Management, School of Management

2.00単位

講義

Lecture

英語　English

① [対面]対面授業/ [On-site] On-site class

Understanding the social, legal and ethical implications of information and communications technology and formulate potential solutions to negative outcomes.

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​You can check this from “Correspondence table between grading items and subjects” by following the link(for departments).
https://www.tus.ac.jp/fd/ict_tusrubric/​​​

ディベート・ディスカッション　Debate/Discussion／プレゼンテーション　Presentation／-

Active information gathering by monitoring online or offline sources of current affairs information.
Reflection on learning.

The students are expected to read texts prior to classes and prepare for class discussion in each session.
Lectures: 22.5 hours (90mins x 15)
Lecture Preparation: 30 hours (2 hours per teaching session)
Presentation Preparation: 15 hours
Portfolio Preparation: 15 hours
Reflection Preparation: 7.5 hours

- Presentation: 40%
- Portfolio: 40%
- Participation in Class Discussion: 10%
- Reflection: 10%

Presentation
Students will make a 5-10 minutes verbal presentation supported by computer slides, on either one of the pre-defined class discussion topics or on a relevant topic they suggest. Depending on class size this will be done in-class or as a pre-recorded video presentation.
Written feedback on both presentation ability and contents will be provided within a few days of the presentation.

Portfolio
Students will prepare a portfolio of five relevant recent issues in Information Ethics that emerge during the semester (drawn from general news, IT news or Business news sources) consisting of a link to a source and a 100-200 word summary of the social, legal or ethical issue written by the student.
Written feedback on the portfolio will be provided within three weeks of submission.

Participation in Class Discussion
Each lecture will end with a discussion on a pre-defined topic set by the lecturer between the lecturer and students. Students will be evaluated on the number and quality of contributions to the discussion.

Reflection
Students will write a 100-200 word reflection on the main things they have learned during the course. Written feedback on the reflection will be provided within two weeks of submission.

・S：到達目標を十分に達成し、極めて優秀な成果を収めている
・A：到達目標を十分に達成している
・B：到達目標を達成している
・C：到達目標を最低限達成している
・D：到達目標を達成していない
・-：学修成果の評価を判断する要件を欠格している

・S：Achieved outcomes, excellent result
・A：Achieved outcomes, good result
・B：Achieved outcomes
・C：Minimally achieved outcomes
・D：Did not achieve outcomes
・-：Failed to meet even the minimal requirements for evaluation

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- Adams, A. A. and McCrindle, R. J., 2008. Pandora's box: social and professional issues of the information age. John Wiley & Sons.

教科書および一部の参考書は、MyKiTS (教科書販売サイト) から検索・購入可能です。
​https://gomykits.kinokuniya.co.jp/tokyorika/​​​

It is possible to search for and purchase textbooks and certain reference materials at MyKiTS (online textbook store).
​​https://gomykits.kinokuniya.co.jp/tokyorika/

• Code 2.0. Lessig. Basic Books. 2006. https://lessig.org/product/codev2
• The Future of the Internet (and How to Stop It). Zittrain. Penguin. 2009. https://futureoftheinternet.org/download
• The Human Use of Human Beings. Wiener. Da Capo. 1954.
• Promises to Keep: Technology, Law and the Future of Entertainment. Fisher. Stanford University Press. 2004. Chapter 6: An Alternative Compensation System. https://freedownload.is/pdf/promises-to-keep-technology-law-and-the-future-of-entertainment-3211062.html
• New Perspective on (Anti)Social Media. Berghei. Computer 53 (3), pp. 77–82. 2020. https://ieeexplore.ieee.org/ielx7/2/9034209/09034226.pdf
• Anti-social media: executive Twitter “engagement” and attitudes about media credibility. Porter, Anderson and Nhotsavang. Journal of Communication Management,
19(3), pp. 270–287. 2015. https://ir.stthomas.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=1035&context=ocbmktgpub
• Coronavirus: What if this had happened in 2005?. Cellan-Jones, BBC News, 28th
March, 2020. https://www.bbc.com/news/technology-52052502
• Remote Working’s Longer Hours Are New Normal for Many. Meaking, Bloomberg,
2nd February, 2021. https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2021-02-02/remote-working-s-longer-hours-are-new-
normal-for-many-chart
• What Sci-Fi Can Teach Computer Science About Ethics. Barber, Wired Magazine,
26th August, 2019. https://www.wired.com/story/how-we-learn-computer-science-ethics/

Session 1: Introduction
Session 2: Ethical Theory for Information Ethics
Session 3: Copyfights (Fights about Copyright)
Session 4: Information Wants to be Free, People Want to be Paid
Session 5: Digital Entertainment
Session 6: Artificial Intelligence
Session 7: Freedom of Expression
Session 8: (Anti-)Social Media
Session 9: Digital Health
Session 10: Information, Sex and Technology
Session 11: Online Crime
Session 12: Working in the Wired World
Session 13: Privacy and Data Protection
Session 14: Science Fiction and Information Ethics: From 1984 to Ghost in the Shell
Session 15: Conclusions

Students are required to attend all classes in person.

Dr Adams is the Deputy Director of the Centre for Business Information Ethics and a lecturer in the Graduate School of Business Administration, at Meiji University (both since 2010). He also teaches courses at the University of Tokyo. Before that, he taught for ten years at the School of Systems Engineering at the University of Reading in the UK. He has been teaching information ethics courses to engineering and business students for over 20 years.
He has a PhD in Computer Science and a Masters degree in Law. He has received research grants, and published research papers, about a range of information ethics topics including privacy/data protection, copyright, digital education, digital health, social media and many others.

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Questions will be accepted in the classroom after class.

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