Dear All,
As announced recently we had to rescehdule the following conference due to a
clash with an international conference on a similar topic. Please also note
expanded submission types (now accepting short papers).
Teaching SLEASE at University 2004
First UK Conference on Teaching Social, Legal and Ethical Aspects of
Software Engineering (SLEASE)
19-20 July 2004,
Black Horse House <http://www.rdg.ac.uk/ConfOff/Year/black.htm>
The University of Reading <http://www.rdg.ac.uk/>
Background
The BCS <http://www.bcs.org.uk> requires all accredited University
degrees of Computer Science and related subjects to contain suitable
teaching of "professional aspects": i.e. the social, legal and ethical
dimension of working in the high tech industry. The importance of such
teaching has been brought to the fore by the massive expansion of
computer usage in the last two decades. No longer are computers a
rarity. They are in almost every workplace and home. The expansion of
internet access in recent years has brought new social and legal
challenges for governments and society to deal with.
The teaching of social, legal and ethical issues is not one that fits
easily into the teaching practices of most department of computer
science, nor is the experience of teaching programming, problem solving
and project management particularly useful in approaching this topic.
SLEASE needs an approach that uses the techniques of the arts and
humanities to address subjects where the technical details matter but
where the issue is not /how/ to solve the problem, but to /identify/ the
problem and consider if it even /should/ be solved.
Students graduating with a degree in Computer Science should be aware of
the law effecting their probable career in software engineering or other
technical fields. They should be part of the ongoing social debate about
the limits of technology and the ethical application of ever more
powerful computing and related sciences.
This conference will feature presentations by lecturers experienced in
giving students the tools they need to become active participants in
these debates. Submission of papers on suitable topics is sought, but
not necessary for participation in the conference. Whether you've been
teaching SLEASE for years, just started or think you might be about to
start, you can gain something from this conference.
Format of Conference:
There are two forms of submission available:
* Fully-refereed full-length papers (min 3000, max 7000 words).
* Light-refereeing short-length papers (min 1500, max 4000 words).
A conference proceedings containing all the full-length papers, with an
ISBN, will be produced. Copies of all short length papers will also be
available at the conference. One of the authors of each accepted paper
will be expected to present at the conference. The conference will run
from mid-morning on Monday until the afternoon of the Tuesday.
Registration <registration.html> will be available with or without
accommodation on the Monday night. (Accommodation will also be available
for Sunday and Tuesday nights.)
Call for Papers
Scope of Conference
All subjects concerned with teaching students about the social impact,
legal aspects, ethical considerations and professional issues of
computing and communications technology are within the scope of the
conference, as are related educational issues.
Thus, papers are sought on all aspects of Teaching SLEASE including, but
not limited to:
Syllabus of SLEASE and the place of SLEASE within the CS/IT
* curriculum. Enhancement of motivation and perception of relevance.
* Assessment of student understanding.
* Details of particular topics for teaching, such as case studies.
* Teaching and learning methods, and the challenges in teaching a
"social science" style topic to science/engineering students.
* Literature surveys of material for lecturers or students.
Technical Details of Submissions
Authors are requested to submit papers as an attachment to an email. The
paper must be in MS Word (Template <Slease.dot>) or LaTeX (Class file
and Template <slease_latex.tgz>). Full length papers must be a minimum
of 3000 words and a maximum of 7000 words. Short papers must be between
1500 and 4000 words.
The covering email should contain the paper title, and the name,
affiliation, address, phone number, fax number and email address of all
authors. For multi-author papers one author should be designated the
corresponding author. An abstract of no more than 300 words should be
included which summarises the objectives and content of the paper. The
covering email should also indicate which category of paper is being
submitted.
Papers should be submitted to [log in to unmask] <mailto:[log in to unmask]>.
Please note, for full-length papers, submissions should be the complete
paper which will be refereed in its initial form. Feedback from referees
will be advisory, although revision according to their comments is
highly recommended. The final submitted papers will be included in the
Conference Proceedings, a formal publication of the University of
Reading, with an ISBN and suitable for inclusion on full publication lists.
Originality
Authors should only submit original and previously unpublished papers.
Submission of a paper is interpreted as a statement that no part of the
paper has been published or is under review by another formal publisher.
* Registration <registration.html> Available: Now.
* Submission Deadline: Monday 19th April 2004
* Notification of Acceptance: Monday 24th May 2004
* Timetable Announcement: Monday 7th June 2004
* Final Version of Papers: Monday 28th June 2004
* Conference: Monday 19th and Tuesday 20th July 2004
Organising and Programme Committee:
Conference Chairs
* Dr A. A. Adams (University of Reading)
* Dr R. J. McCrindle (University of Reading)
Programme Committee
* Dr A. A. Adams
University of Reading, IT Law
* Dr P. Duquenoy
Middlesex University, Internet Ethics Member of the British
Computer Society Ethics Panel
* Dr W. H. Edmondson
University of Birmingham, Social Aspects of IT
* Dr R. J. McCrindle
University of Reading, Social Impact of IT
* Prof. J. Barrie Thompson
University of Sunderland, Software Engineering Professionalism and
Ethics
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