Whistleblowing And Technology The Topics Of Remaining Ethics Lectures At Muhlenberg
Brian Martin, Ph.D., will present a lecture titled “Ethics and Whistleblowing” at Muhlenberg College on Tuesday, March 25, at 7 p.m., in the Seegers Union. Martin’s is one of two remaining lectures in Muhlenberg College’s “Ethics and the Professions” series, sponsored by the Center for Ethics.Wednesday, March 19, 2003 00:34 PM
Brian Martin, Ph.D., will present a lecture titled “Ethics and Whistleblowing” at Muhlenberg College on Tuesday, March 25, at 7 p.m., in the Seegers Union. Martin’s is one of two remaining lectures in Muhlenberg College’s “Ethics and the Professions” series, sponsored by the Center for Ethics.
Martin, an associate professor of science, technology, and society at the University of Wollongong in Australia, has also spent ten years as an applied mathematician. Previously, he served as president of Whistleblowers Australia (WBA), and is currently the international director of the WBA national committee. Martin will address the suppression of dissent, and its connection with nonviolent struggle within the field of science.
The final lecture, “Ethics and Information Technology,” will be given by Don Gotterbarn, Ph.D, Wednesday, April 2, at 7 p.m., in the Hoffman House.
Gotterbarn is director of the Software Engineering Ethics Research Institute at East Tennessee State University, where he teaches computer ethics, software engineering, and software project management. Gotterbarn also serves as a visiting professor at the Centre for Computing and Social Responsibility in England and lectures internationally on topics related to his field. Gotterbarn, who is chair of the ACM Committee on Professional Ethics, will discuss the impacts of software engineering and similar technologies upon society.