Doing Ethics: A Universal Technique in an Accessibility Context

Abstract

Thinking ethically is difficult without a background in moral philosophy. Asking people to embrace ethics without offering practical explanation of the efficacy of so doing, is a thankless task. A technique that people can follow easily, that helps them value ethical behaviour is needed. Illustrations of such a procedure show how professional scenarios are used in the domain of web accessibility. Scenario design and extensions to the technique are considered.

A Post Publication Review of "Emerging Insights of Health Informatics Research: A Literature Analysis for Outlining New Themes"

“…Miah et al (2019) adopted a thematic analysis approach for analysing and classifying the existing literature to summarise new insights that may have future research value. It extends previous health informatics publications in this journal (Burmeister, Islam, Dayhew, & Crichton, 2015;Carlson, Farrelly, Frazer, & Borthwick, 2015;Poulsen, 2018;Simpson, Nevile, & Burmeister, 2003) and other IS journals . Chiefly, the study identified ten research themes regarding existing health informatics by succinctly encapsulating the emerging aspects of this multidisciplinary IS subset.…”

A Post Publication Review of "Engaging diverse student audiences in contemporary blended learning environments in Australian higher business education: Implications for Design and Practice"

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Qualifications and ethics education: the views of ICT professionals

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