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Announcement and Call for Papers Teaching SLEASE at University 2004 Social, Legal and Ethical Aspects of Software Engineering (SLEASE) is a required segment of British Computer Society accreditation for Computer Science and IT degree courses. The pace of change in computer technology, its impact on society and law are topics which are of interest to many computer scientists and their students. However, teaching these topics requires a different approach to most of computer science. This two day conference, to be held at The University of Reading on 15th and 16th April 2004 aims to bring together those teaching the subject for presentations and discussion about the topics. The Conference has the full support of the BCS Ethics Panel, one of whom is on the Programme Committee. Call for Papers Papers will be fully refereed and a conference proceedings with an ISBN, published by the University of Reading, will be produced. One of the authors of each accepted paper will be expected to present at the conference. Scope of the 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 or LaTeX (a template for both will be available in the autumn). Papers should be a maximum of 7000 words. The cover page 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. Papers should be submitted to [log in to unmask] Please note: submissions should be the full 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. Timetable Registration Available: November 2003 Submission Deadline: 15th December 2003 Notification of Acceptance: 6th February 2004 Timetable Announcement: 12th March 2004 Final Version of Papers: 12th March 2004 Conference: 15th and 16th April 2004 Organisers: Conference Chairs: Dr R. J. McCrindle (University of Reading) Dr A. A. Adams (University of Reading) Programme Committee: Dr R. J. McCrindle University of Reading, Social Impact of IT 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 Further Details: Enquiries should be mailed to [log in to unmask] Web Page: http://www.rdg.ac.uk/SLEASE