Social & Ethical Issues

Reliability
Reliability refers to the operation of hardware, the design of software, the accuracy of data or the correspondence of data with the real world. Data may be unreliable if it is entered incorrectly or if it becomes outdated.
-> For example, a medical record that becomes dissociated from the patient it refers to becomes unreliable

Integrity
Integrity refers to correspondence of data with itself, at its creation. Data lacks integrity when it has been changed accidentally or tampered with.
-> For example, a hacker might change driver license data resulting in arrests of innocent people

Application to Specific Scenarios

Education and Training
- Use of IT in teaching and Learning: Educational software, online research and forums, virtual learning, environments (VLE), e-books, Web 2.0 educational networks, use of mobile devices, game-based learning, fully immersive environments, filtering and monitoring of studens' internet use, 1-to-1, m-learning
- Hardware and network technologies in the classroom: Laptop computers, handheld devices, interactive whiteboards
- Teachers these days need to use technology to teach

Science Vs. Projects, Critical Thinking

Science Projects Vs. Projects
-> 4 Steps
1) Question is identified
2) Hypothesis is formulated
3) Relevant data is sought and gathered
4) Hypothesis is tested and evaluated
5) Reliable conclusion is drawn

Critical Thinking: Correct thinking in the pursuit of relevant and reliable knowledge about the world

Critical Thinkers
- Asks appropriate questions
- Gather relevant information
- Efficiently and creatively sort through information
- Reason from said info
- Come to reliable and trustworthy conclusion
-> Scientists and critical thinkers want us to do this