Managing emergent ethical concerns for software engineering in society

Rashid, A; Moore, K; May-Chahal, C; Chitchyan, R

Abstract

This paper presents an initial framework for managing emergent ethical concerns during software engineering in society projects. We argue that such emergent considerations can neither be framed as absolute rules about how to act in relation to fixed and measurable conditions. Nor can they be addressed by simply framing them as non-functional requirements to be satisfied. Instead, a continuous process is needed that accepts the 'messiness' of social life and social research, seeks to understand complexity (rather than seek clarity), demands collective (not just individual) responsibility and focuses on dialogue over solutions. The framework has been derived based on retrospective analysis of ethical considerations in four software engineering in society projects in three different domains.

Citation

Rashid, A., Moore, K., May-Chahal, C., & Chitchyan, R. (2015, May). Managing emergent ethical concerns for software engineering in society. Presented at IEEE/ACM 37th IEEE International Conference on Software Engineering, Florence, Italy

• Presentation Conference Type: Other
• Conference Name: IEEE/ACM 37th IEEE International Conference on Software Engineering
• Conference Location: Florence, Italy
• Start Date: May 16, 2015
• End Date: May 24, 2015
• Online Publication Date: Aug 17, 2015
• Publication Date: Aug 17, 2015
• Deposit Date: Jan 11, 2019
• Book Title: 2015 IEEE/ACM 37th IEEE International Conference on Software Engineering
• DOI: https://doi.org/10.1109/ICSE.2015.187
• Publisher URL: https://doi.org/10.1109/ICSE.2015.187
• Additional Information: Event Type : Conference