Ethics and Philosophy

Ethical AI frameworks, initiatives, and resources

A preliminary literature review finds a growing number of ethical AI frameworks for the design and governance of AI systems being developed and a recent focus on the operationalization of AI ethical principles (guidelines) across societal sectors and industries. You may also be interested in Ethical assessment of teaching ethical hacking. Introduction AI ethical principles […]

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Critical thinking theory, teaching, and practice

This discussion covers key aspects of critical thinking theory, teaching, and practice with an emphasis on applying critical thinking skills within organizational/industrial and problem-solving contexts. You may also be interested in Scientific method in research. Part 1: Critical thinking theory 1.1. Key concepts and definitions of critical thinking A definition analysis by Kompf and Bond

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Critical thinking theory, teaching, and practice

Ethical assessment of teaching ethical hacking

My uOttawa PhD thesis, titled Technoethics and sensemaking: Risk assessment and knowledge management of ethical hacking in a sociotechnical society, completed in 2020 at uOttawa engineering (the PhD in DTI uOttawa Program), contributed a set of pragmatic policy statements – recommendations to mitigate the risks of teaching hacking skills to higher education students in computer science and computer engineering disciplines. Three key themes

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Social hacking skills

This is a discussion of the social hacking skills of ethical hackers – the “soft skills” or “ethics skills” needed to accompany the technical hacking skills when teaching higher education students ethical hacking of computer systems. The discussion is based on work I completed in a uOttawa PhD thesis (2020) on the topic of ethical

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The ethics of teaching ethical hacking

This is a discussion of the ethics of teaching ethical hacking. It is based on my DTI uOttawa PhD thesis (2020) which explored ethical hacking teaching practices in Canadian higher education. You may also be interested in OSINT analyst competency areas. The ethics of ethical hacking The ethics of ethical hackers Social hacking skills The ethical

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The ethics of teaching ethical hacking

The ethical teaching of ethical hacking

My uOttawa PhD thesis exploring ethical hacking teaching practices in Canadian higher education, completed in 2020 at uOttawa engineering (the PhD in DTI uOttawa Program), contributed a set of implementable policy recommendations to inform effective ethical hacking teaching practices in computer science, computer engineering, and software engineering undergraduate programs – spanning instruction (approach), curricula content (what professional ethical hacking

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The ethics of ethical hackers

The ethics of ethical hackers are discussed here in the context of professionalism/ professional practice in society. The ethics and values of professional ethical hackers as discussed here are based on research conducted in a uOttawa PhD in DTI thesis (2020). In-depth, semi-structured interviews were conducted with 14 interview participants (in addition to one participant

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The ethics of ethical hacking

The ethics of ethical hacking are discussed here under two themes – the value of ethical hacking (for an organization) and the ethics of professional ethical hacking (for an organization). Both themes are elaborated based on the descriptive ethics of key stakeholder groups within a Canadian university. This discussion is based on a uOttawa MA in

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Canadian identity as an academic idea

Canada is a society where all people are equal and where they share some fundamental values based upon freedom. The search for this Canadian identity, as much as my philosophical views, had led me to insist on the charter. —Pierre Elliott Trudeau Canadian identity For any worthwhile study of society must be philosophical in character

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Scientific method in research

Do you want to know how to apply the scientific method in research? This discussion of the scientific method in research covers the philosophical foundations and historical roots of the scientific method, key scientific method steps and definitions, and the defining characteristics of the scientific method. I obtained my PhD degree in Digital Transformation and Innovation in

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