The Inter-Disciplinary Ethics Applied Centre at the University of Leeds, presents a day of interactive seminars covering a range of ethical issues for IT and business.
This one day seminar will focus on three case studies to explore ethics in business and how to avoid conflicts of interest across digital platforms. Held at Round Foundry Media Centre the programme for the event is as follows:
10.00am – Introductions
10.30am – Tea, coffee & refreshments
10.45am – Morality in Virtual Worlds: Sony / Manchester Cathedral Case Study
Using the high profile news story following the Sony campaign using the interior of Manchester Cathedral as a backdrop for a computer game, which some felt encouraged violence. This workshop will explore how much control owners have over images of their property and whether or not moral boundaries become blurred in a virtual world.
12.00 – Lunch
12.45pm – The Ethics of Competitive Tenders: Flexi / Seguroware Case Study
A software development case study exploring conflicts of interest during the tendering process and issues of co-operation and competition for contracts.
2.00pm – Tea, coffee & refreshments
2.15pm – Don’t be Evil: Google in China Case Study
Looking at the history of Google’s involvement in the Chinese market, examining how businesses could navigate the differences in values and customs.
3.45pm – Summary and Feedback
4.00pm – Close
To book your place at this event email: michael.canning@leeds.gov.uk
This event is supported by Holbeck Urban Village. Limited free spaces available for students and recent graduates.
Podcasts
If you couldn’t make this event here’s a chance to listen to podcasts from some of the sessions:
B.E. 11.8 – Biz & Society
What are the relationships between business and society? Does business owe something to the society it is part of? Where does the term ‘responsibility’ come into the equation? Are good ethics good business? How do values and principles in organisations work? What are our responsibilities and obligations in our everyday work and do these differ for companies whose work is based in virtual space?
11.8.10 Mission statements
What are they used for? Are they relevant? Do they enable companies to develop trust in other companies? Is a stated value of ‘honesty’ in a mission statement something that is expected as standard? What do mission statements mean in terms of attracting investment? Do they make a difference to the obligations your business holds? Are we moving towards a time of heightened ethical expectations? What might such a situation mean for identity and differentiation?
