COMP7004 Class 04.1

We looked at the structure of a logical argument and discussed the relationship between premises, arguments, and conclusions. We looked at common logical fallacies.

COMP7004 Class 03.3

We looked at other sources of morality.  We discusses deontology and asked whats would [   ] do?

We discussed moral absolutism and relativism.

We previewed some of the issues will discuss later in the module.

COMP7004 Class 03.2

We looked at the Trolley Problem

We listened to the start of  BCC Documentary on Ethics
http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/p02sd7qk
and discussed the relevance trolley problem in a world where we may be distanced from the consequences of our actions by machines at act as intermediaries.

We discussed the challenges of programming self-driving cars to make ethical decisions.

Students went to moralmachine.mit.edu and took part in the experiments. We discussed some of the issues that arose.

SOFT6018 Week 03

We looked at IF statements.

We began our look at Processing and students used code to draw a house.

COMP7004 Class 03.1

We looked at Intuitionism and Consequentialism as sources of moral and ethical values.

COMP9039 Law Unit 03 Contract Law

I posted the Unit 03 video to on Blackboard along with two fictional contract cases for studebts to consider. We will discuss those cases and deal with questions in the live session.

COMP7004 Class 02.3

We considered whether the rule of law contributed to the success of humans and whether there might even be some (social) evolution at work.

We discussed supernaturalism as a source of moral and ethical values.

COMP7004 Class 02.2

We discussed how cyberethics concerns have changed over time as cybertechnology has developed. We noted that science fiction is often a good barometer the concerns of the time.

We discussed whether of not cyberethics is distinct from general ethics, and whether general ethics could sufficiently address cyberthics issues.  We mostly accepted the argument that cybertechnology gave rise to unique concerns and so was worthy of separate consideration.

COMP7004 Class 02.1

We had no room assigned to this class so I cancelled it.

COMP9039 Law Unit 02 Sources of Law

Exercises

If you have experience or knowledge of the legal system of another county I’d be grateful if you could prepare a short report for the rest of us. I am interested to know in what ways it may be similar to Ireland (e.g. is there a Constitution?) and in what ways it may be different. That report  can take any form (YouTube video, audio, written report, or just tell us in the live session).

I’d like everyone to do the following.

1. Find the Spanish Civil War Act. 

When was it passed?

Check the Commencement, Amendments, SIs made under the Act to find out when it was repealed?

2. Find Carlill v Carbolic Smoke Ball Company and download the judgement in the appeal.

(Try to) Read it. Notice how much emphasis is placed on how this case is similar or different to previous cases.

Which Acts of Parliament are mentioned in this case?

Save it for later.

3. Find and download the Irish Data Protection Act

Save it for later

4. Find and download the UK Data Protection Act

Save it for later

5. Find and download the Data Protection Directive

Save it for later

6. Find and download the General Data Protection Regulation

Save it for later

7. Find and download Khurshid Mustafa and Tarzibachi v. Sweden

Read it. Can you think of any implications of this case for the Internet?

COMP7004 Class 01.1

There were no classes at CIT this Monday so this was our first class.

I introduced myself and the module. We discussed some of the issues we will be addressing. We had a good discussion about national ID cards.

The has been no room assigned for our class later today. So we won't meet again until next week.

COMP9039 Unit 01

We will have our first live session on Thursday (14 Sep) starting at 1810.

On Thursday I plan to

Introduce myself

Discuss the syllabus

Discuss the material covered in the video

Answer any questions

If you could have all that done by Thursday lunchtime that would be great. Although I have put the questions up on Blackboard it might be simpler if you submit your responses to me by e-mail or add them as comments here: http://colinmcit.blogspot.ie/2017/09/comp9039-law-unit-01.html. The spam filter is turned on so comments won’t be public right away.

Please take the time to complete these exercises because they allow both you and me to confirm that you have a good grasp of the material. If, for example, I get poor answers on a particular area I can correct any misunderstandings or deficiencies.

If you already have questions and you can e-mail them to me in advance I may have a more through answer for you, but of course you are free to ask questions on the night too.

Some of you may have extensive experience of using Adobe connect already.  Please have some patience with those of us who are new to it.

COMP9039 Law Unit 01 Sources of Ethics & Morality

Unit 01: Sources of Ethics & Morality

Listen to the BBC Documentary "Would you kill the big guy?" Part 1 & Part 2

Please go to http://moralmachine.mit.edu and take part in the experiment.

I have generated some exercises for you that you can complete in Blackboard.  In case you can’t log in just yet, here are some exercises you can complete without Blackboard. But ideally you will submit your answers to Blackboard.

1. Find an example online of an supernaturalist argument against the use of a particular kind of technology. (You need not confine yourself to information technology)

Provide the link and a brief summary of the argument.


2. Find an example of a moral dilemma in popular culture (ideally TV/Film). What kind of logic does the character(s) use to deal with the dilemma?


3. Would you push the fat man? Why/Why Not?


4. What results did you get from http://moralmachine.mit.edu ?

Good Luck

Good luck with your results, and if you are leaving CIT good luck with your plans for the future.

If I can be of help with anything please feel free to send me an e-mail.

LEGS8007 Class 13.2

We had a Q& A session. There weren't many questions.  Mostly it was questions about questions.

LEGS8007 Class 13.1

We had a revision Q&A session

We will have another on Wednesday

COMP8035 Class 12.2

Nobody turned up

COMP6032 Week 12 Lab B

Nobody turned up.  Despite chronically poor attendance for this module, I expected some students in need of last minute help.

COMP6032 Class 12.2

Monday 01 May was a holiday

One student came to say hello. But he was keen to leave and do something else.

LEGS8007 Classes 12.2 & 12.3

Monday 01 May was a holiday

Part 28 & 29

We looked at Patents. It was a bit rushed but we covered the key points and issues.  The classroom projector let us down but playing presentations from Apple's iCloud actually works.  My voice failed about 80 mins in.

I spoke a bit about the essays and the exam.

We will have a revision sessions on Monday and Wednesday of next week. However students will be expected to bring specific questions. Don't just up with nothing an expect me to do a party piece. Questions e-mailed in advance will get especially thorough answers.