HCI professionalism : ethical concerns in usability engineering

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Title: HCI professionalism : ethical concerns in usability engineering
Author(s): Burmeister, Oliver K.
Abstract: It has been argued that it is in the best interests of IT professionals, to adopt and enforce professional codes in the work place. Yet applying the Australian Computer Society's Code of Ethics in actual every day situations has been left to individuals. This paper aims to help usability engineers interpret the code. This is achieved by utilising five case studies both directly in terms of the ethical issues involved and in the light of the code. The paper also examines the short-comings of the code in the domain of usability engineering. The paper concludes with suggestions of how the code might be enhanced to better aid the HCI professional in their work.
Publication type: Conference paper
Research centre: Swinburne University of Technology. School of Information Technology
Source: 2nd Australian Institute of Computer Ethics Conference (AiCE 2000), 11-12 November 2000, Canberra, ACT, Australia, ACM International Conference Proceeding Series; Vol. 7, pp. 1-13
Publication year: 2000
Publisher: AiCE
ISBN: 0 9578543 0 7
Publisher URL: http://delivery.acm.org/10.1145/570000/563718/
Peer reviewed