scholarly journals Ethics: To Do or Not To Do?

2018 ◽  
Author(s):  
Cheryl Trepanier ◽  
Ali Shiri ◽  
Toni Samek
Keyword(s):  
Professional Practice ◽  
Data Science ◽  
Code Of Ethics ◽  
Ethical Framework ◽  
Pratique Professionnelle ◽  
Information Professional ◽  
Other Information ◽  
Data Scientist ◽  
Code Of Professional Conduct ◽  
Science Association

This paper compares the 2012 International Federation of Library Associations and Institutions’ Code of Ethics for Librarians and Other Information Workers and the 2013 Data Science Association’s Data Science Code of Professional Conduct and discusses the disjuncture and related considerations that might strengthen practical understandings of the implications of ethics in library and information professional practice. This paper cautions against conflating a data scientist’s ethical framework with those of the traditional librarian and supports the development of a more robust framework for library and information ethics and a more comprehensive and inclusive framework for thinking about and conceptualizing data ethics.Ce document compare le Code de déontologie des bibliothécaires et des autres professionnels de l'information de 2012 de la Fédération internationale des associations de bibliothécaires et d'autres institutions, et le Code de déontologie des données scientifiques 2013 de la Data Science Association, et discute de la disjonction et des considérations connexes, l'éthique dans la pratique professionnelle des bibliothèques et de l'information. Cet article déconseille de confondre le cadre éthique d'un data scientist avec celui d’un bibliothécaire traditionnel et soutient le développement d'un cadre plus solide pour l'éthique des bibliothèques et de l'information et un cadre plus complet et inclusif pour penser et conceptualiser l'éthique des données.

An examination of IFLA and Data Science Association ethical codes

IFLA Journal ◽  
2019 ◽  
Vol 45 (4) ◽  
pp. 289-301
Author(s):  
Cheryl Trepanier ◽  
Ali Shiri ◽  
Toni Samek
Keyword(s):  
Professional Practice ◽  
Data Science ◽  
Code Of Ethics ◽  
Ethical Framework ◽  
Professional Conduct ◽  
Data Ethics ◽  
Information Professional ◽  
Other Information ◽  
Code Of Professional Conduct ◽  
Science Association

This paper compares the 2012 International Federation of Library Associations and Institutions’ Code of Ethics for Librarians and Other Information Workers and the 2013 Data Science Association’s Data Science Code of Professional Conduct and discusses the disjuncture and related considerations that might strengthen practical understandings of the implications of ethics in library and information professional practice. This paper cautions against conflating a data scientist’s ethical framework with those of the traditional librarian and supports the development of a more robust framework for library and information ethics and a more comprehensive and inclusive framework for thinking about and conceptualizing data ethics.

scholarly journals Strengthening the practice and profession of statistics and data science using ethical guidelines

2019 ◽  
Author(s):  
Rochelle E. Tractenberg
Keyword(s):  
Professional Identity ◽  
Professional Practice ◽  
Practice Guidelines ◽  
Data Science ◽  
Professional Associations ◽  
American Statistical Association ◽  
Ethical Practice ◽  
Ethical Guidelines ◽  
Professional Career ◽  
Data Scientist

This article builds on the concept of disciplinary and professional stewardship, to discuss the ethical practice guidelines from two professional associations and a method that you can learn to use in order to implement those guidelines throughout a professional career. The steward is an individual who practices in a field in a manner that invites and warrants the trust of the public, other practitioners, and employers to uphold and maintain the integrity of that field. It is important to your sense of professional identity - and also your profession - to cultivate a sense of stewardship; and one of the foundational aspects of stewardly behavior is to understand professional practice guidelines and the types of behaviors that are expected by practitioners in a given field. Therefore, this article presents two sets of guidelines that can support professionalism, ethical practice, and the development of a coherent professional identity for the statistician and data scientist. The American Statistical Association (ASA) and the Association of Computing Machinery (ACM) are large professional organizations with international membership. An overall objective of each of these organizations is to promote excellence in and by their members and all those who practice in their respective – sometimes shared/joint – domains. It can be helpful to consider the field of ‘statistics and data science’ to be a hybrid of, or co-dependent on, these two fields, which is one reason why the two organizations are presented together. Another reason is that both organizations take ethical practice very seriously, and both engaged in lengthy projects to carefully revise their respective ethical guidelines for professional practice in 2018. Not only does engagement with the guidelines support you initiating, and beginning to demonstrate, your commitment to this particular professional identity, but also exploring the ethical guidelines for professional practice (through ASA or ACM) is a first step towards documenting your commitment to stewardly work as a data scientist. Ethical reasoning, the third focus of this article, helps deepen the understanding of the guidelines and can be useful to generate evidence of stewardly development.

scholarly journals Data Wrangling using Python

2019 ◽  
Vol 8 (2S11) ◽  
pp. 3491-3495
Keyword(s):  
Data Analytics ◽  
Data Science ◽  
Research Work ◽  
Research Area ◽  
Mapping Data ◽  
Data Format ◽  
Data Analyst ◽  
Data Engineering ◽  
Data Scientist ◽  
Term Data

The term Data Engineering did not get much popularity as the terminologies like Data Science or Data Analytics, mainly because the importance of this technique or concept is normally observed or experienced only during working with data or handling data or playing with data as a Data Scientist or Data Analyst. Though neither of these two, but as an academician and the urge to learn, while working with Python, this topic ‘Data engineering’ and one of its major sub topic or concept ‘Data Wrangling’ has drawn attention and this paper is a small step to explain the experience of handling data which uses Wrangling concept, using Python. So Data Wrangling, earlier referred to as Data Munging (when done by hand or manually), is the method of transforming and mapping data from one available data format into another format with the idea of making it more appropriate and important for a variety of relatedm purposes such as analytics. Data wrangling is the modern name used for data pre-processing rather Munging. The Python Library used for the research work shown here is called Pandas. Though the major Research Area is ‘Application of Data Analytics on Academic Data using Python’, this paper focuses on a small preliminary topic of the mentioned research work named Data wrangling using Python (Pandas Library).

The Code of Ethics for Professional Accountants: Modern tendencies and principles

2021 ◽  
Vol 22 ◽  
pp. 128-141
Author(s):  
Elena N. MAKARENKO
Keyword(s):  
Code Of Ethics ◽  
Professional Activity ◽  
Professional Status ◽  
Social Image ◽  
Relationship Of ◽  
The Impact ◽  
Code Of Professional Conduct ◽  
The Relationship ◽  
Evident Relationship

Subject. Choosing the code of ethics for professional accountants' thinking and moral activity appears to become a key to a higher professional status. It is necessary to ensure the commercial comfort as much as possible for professional accountants to demonstrate their knowledge and observe professional principles. Objectives. I carry out a systemic study into advantages that help accountants respect professional principles of ethics. Methods. The study relies upon the modeling of economic cases, analyzes and synthesizes the information with reference to accounting and management. Results. The article discusses the relationship of the thinking and ethical activity of professional accountants as part of their professional activity that makes them observe the code of professional conduct. I add unusual cases of economic threats companies face to the evident relationship of the ethical principles and typical threats that influence the performance of professional accountants. With all the threats and causes combined, professional accountants sometimes have to depart from professional principles of ethics. Having this in mind, I substantiate the possibility of deriving the highest and lowest effects from the moral activity of accountants, which reflects the quality of their thinking activity. To elevate the professional status and reinforce the code of ethics for professional accountants, I prove that the accountant's professional knowledge influences the business image of a respective entity. The article shows that the motivation is important to raise the professional accountants' responsibility as part of their thinking and moral activities. Conclusions and Relevance. Studying the impact of the relationship between the moral and thinking activity of professional accountants on their performance can be useful to set certain relations between accountants and their employers. If the professional accountant takes his/her best efforts to develop the business and social image of the company, observing the professional code of ethics, while the employer manages to motivate the accountants, they will build the effective business management and mitigate economic risks.

scholarly journals Planetary Health Ethics: Beyond First Principles

Challenges ◽  
2019 ◽  
Vol 10 (1) ◽  
pp. 14 ◽  
Author(s):  
Alexander Foster ◽  
Jennifer Cole ◽  
Andrew Farlow ◽  
Ivica Petrikova
Keyword(s):  
Code Of Ethics ◽  
Global Environmental Change ◽  
Ethical Framework ◽  
Future Health ◽  
Transdisciplinary Approach ◽  
Planetary Health ◽  
Global Environmental ◽  
Health Community ◽  
Starting Point ◽  
Operating Space

Planetary health is a transdisciplinary approach that aims to advance the understanding of the links between human-driven changes to the planet and their consequences, and to develop appropriate solutions to the challenges identified. This emerging movement has not yet agreed upon a code of ethics to underpin the rapidly expanding body of research being carried out in its name. However, a code of ethics might support the principles for planetary health set out in the Canmore Declaration of 2018. Phrases such as “Public Health 2.0”, “Human Health in an Era of Global Environmental Change”, or “A safe and just operating space for humanity” are often used in planetary health discussions, but are not always clearly defined and so far, the field lacks a strong guiding ethical framework. In this paper, we propose a starting point towards a code of ethics for planetary health that builds on the Canmore Declaration. We chose to propose 12 ethical principles in recognition of the need for a 12-Step Programme for the planet. The human race must identify and reject damaging behaviours. Evidence of the harm we are causing the planet is no longer enough and refraining from certain current practices is essential for Earth’s future health. We must motivate advocacy and calls for action. We believe a shared ethical code can act as a tool to enable and encourage that process. This paper is presented to the planetary health community as a starting point, not as a finished agenda. We welcome comments, critiques, additions and the opportunity to rework our approach accordingly.

Ensuring Students Engage with Ethical and Professional Practice Concepts

2009 ◽  
pp. 327-350
Author(s):  
J. Barrie Thompson
Keyword(s):  
Professional Practice ◽  
Teaching And Learning ◽  
Ethical Issues ◽  
Code Of Ethics ◽  
Contextual Information ◽  
Learning Approaches ◽  
International Model ◽  
Software Engineers ◽  
The Uk ◽  
The University

The teaching and learning of aspects related to ethics and professional practice present significant challenges to both staff and students as these topics are much more abstract than say software design and testing. The core of this chapter is an in-depth examination of how ethics and professional practice can be addressed in a very practical manner. To set the scene and provide contextual information the chapter commences with information on an international model of professionalism, a code of ethics for Software Engineers, and different teaching and learning approaches that can be employed when addressing ethical issues. The major part of the chapter is then devoted to detailing a particular teaching and leaning approach, which has been developed at the University of Sunderland in the UK. Finally conclusions, views on the present situation and future developments, and details of outstanding challenges are presented.

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