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Discussion on the Social Responsibility of Scientists and Engineers Revisited (과학기술자의 사회적 책임에 관한 논의의 재검토)

  • Song, Sung-Soo
    • Journal of Engineering Education Research
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    • v.11 no.2
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    • pp.5-14
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    • 2008
  • This paper investigates conditions, issues, and themes in the social responsibility of scientists and engineers by the examination of various materials in science and technology studies(STS). Firstly, the institutionalization of science and technology in society works as a objective conditions for the responsibility of scientists and engineers. Secondly, discussion on scientists and engineers as professionals should be complemented by focusing on the public character of science and technology. Thirdly, various social relevant groups should be comprehensively considered in the ethical conflicts of scientists and engineers. Finally, this paper suggests some themes in science and engineering ethics to strengthen the social responsibility of scientists and engineers.

Postmodern Ecology and Environmental Justice as Symbiosis and Difference (포스트모던 생태학과 공생과 차이로서의 환경정의)

  • 최병두
    • Journal of the Korean Geographical Society
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    • v.36 no.3
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    • pp.292-312
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    • 2001
  • The ecological crisis today can be seen as a result of modernity which has been developed on the Cartesian dualism of subject/object, and of human being/nature, and thereby has huts objectified and subjugated nature through science and technology New environmental ethics hence should be developed urgently against modernity and to overcome the present ecological crisis. This paper aims to consider some implications for ecology and environmental ethics in the post-structurists'arguments struggling against modernity to formulate new frameworks of discourse and politics, and to examine a possibility to theorize environmental justice on the basis of postmodem ecology. For this purpose, this paper first looks on ecological arguments and implications for environmental ethics in post-structuralism, then tries to gain prominent ecological insights, focusing on ethology and 'rhizomatic naturalism'in the philosophy of Deleuze, and finally interprets both bioregionalism as a theory of 'difference' from postmodern point of view and Deleuze's ecology in terms of symbiosis and difference, in order to conceptualize environmental justice.

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Institutional Review Board and Research Ethics (기관생명윤리위원회(IRB)와 연구윤리)

  • Kim, Jongbin;Kim, Jongsoo
    • Journal of the korean academy of Pediatric Dentistry
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    • v.41 no.2
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    • pp.187-192
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    • 2014
  • Research ethics is the basic attitude for researchers. Thanks to our predecessors we are able to conduct systematic studies. The current trend of results and the amount of study-oriented assessments make the side effect that researchers conduct SCI (Science Citation Index) studies. Since the Declaration of Helsinki, the importance of the right, safety and welfare for human participants have improved. In the present study, I looked into other countries' standpoints concerning the subject of the responsibilities for research ethics and compared them with Korean's standpoint. Recently, the Ministry of Health and Welfare revised the laws for bioethics and safety. In the point of bioethics, I checked out the function, exemption and process of the Institutional Review Board for the future researcher. It is suggested to use the research note to verify a study procedure and protect oneself from research misconducts.

Study on Establishment of Internet ethics expressed through Language convert in computer games (컴퓨터 게임에서의 언어 표현변화를 통한 인터넷 윤리 확립에 관한 연구)

  • Park, Koo Rack
    • Journal of the Korea Society of Computer and Information
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    • v.17 no.11
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    • pp.47-52
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    • 2012
  • Today the Internet is being used in all areas. However, part of everyday life, the lack of ethics on the Internet, the Internet lies in state. Especially the youth, should exploit the anonymity. As a result, has caused many problems. Fps online game from young people enjoy the use of profanity and slang, and increasing the damage of cyber violence has also increased. The damage type of cyber violence, abusive and slang, and the age, the lower the investigation was to increase the damage. Lot of publicity and public service advertising is in progress in order to prevent problems, but its expected effects is lacking. In addition, using abusive and slang words, This is a fundamental and provide a service to handle deleted or blinds, but if you can not see the solution. In this paper suggests the language convert that can be applied to Fps online games. Language the conversion process, if applicable to the game, the abusive and slang language, helps to purify. Proposed language the conversion process is expected to reduce cyber violence used abusive and slang.

Extension of Engineering Ethics: Searching for Nanoethics (공학윤리의 확장: 나노윤리의 모색)

  • Choi, Kyung-Hee;Song, Sung-Soo;Rhee, Hyang-Yon
    • Journal of Engineering Education Research
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    • v.14 no.4
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    • pp.39-47
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    • 2011
  • This paper deals with nanoethics as a sort of extension of engineering ethics utilizing various books, articles, and reports concerning historical, social, and ethical aspects of nanotechnology. After a brief examination on the place and development process of nanotechnology, ethical issues on nanotechnology are analysed including safety problem, impact on environment, violating privacy, social inequity, military use, and human enhancement. The basic principles on nanoethics are proposed such as promotion of public understanding, construction of participatory governance, contribution to sustainable development, commitment to precautionary principle, and compliance with research integrity. Lastly, integrated method in nanoethics education is illustrated putting lecture model, investigation model and discussion model together. This paper can provide the contents available for nanoethics education, and make a basis for the sound development of nanotechnology.

Ethical Premises for Maintenance of Outdoor Sculpture (야외 조형물의 보존에 있어 최근 보존윤리이론에 대한 비판적 주석)

  • Kim, Ken
    • 한국문화재보존과학회:학술대회논문집
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    • 2004.10a
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    • pp.25-32
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    • 2004
  • All the works including sculpture created by modern artists contain a message that represents both the ideas and spirit of an era. We are entrusted with the responsibility of transmitting to future generations modern art in as nearly as perfect condition as possible. Thus despite the challenges we face in preserving modern art, we are obliged to conserve it. Especially, outdoor sculpture can be considered as not only works of art themselves, but also a public art. The work of contemporary sculptors often refers to the complexity of social relationships between the art and the public space, so that the public space tends to include the actual public in the art. The conservator at this point needs to preserve tile concept of the public art which is incorporated in the public participation in the sculpture, in addition to the materials of the sculpture itself. Once the sculpture is damaged, it will need restoration. Restoration may be essential to prevent further deterioration, or it may be necessary in order to make an object usable again. It is difficult to generalize about restoration because, as with preventive treatment, the acceptable degree of intervention varies from one discipline to another The degree of treatment including restoration may depend on such variables as available resources, the future use of the object, and the needs of the particular discipline to which it belongs. When conservators start to treat artworks or during the treatment, they will face many moments where they have to make a choice. Codes of ethics are necessary in order to provide a basis for making choices. Even though ethics have always been subject to change depending on an era or culture, the ethics subject will be much easier to reached an agreement on than one involving aesthetic value. The aesthetic value will be one of the most prominent factors for defining the damage: even minor loss of parts or discolouration can be considered as fatal damage for artworks. Sometimes, an alteration of the appearancecould be intended by the artist himself so that the artist's intention could be important factor for judging the damage of artworks. But, modern hermeneutic theories show that the artist's intention cannot be the only factor for consideration, so that the interpretation and application of artist's intent should be an interdisciplinary task regarding distinctive social and cultural backgrounds.

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An Exploration of the Teaching/Learning Methods of Bioethics Appropriate for Ethical Theories and Socio-scientific Issues in Biological Sciences (윤리학 이론과 생명과학 관련 사회과학적 논쟁거리에 적절한 생명윤리 교수-학습 방법의 탐색)

  • Shim, Mee-Young;Cho, Hee-Hyung
    • Journal of The Korean Association For Science Education
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    • v.29 no.5
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    • pp.513-530
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    • 2009
  • Many kinds of teaching methods have been used to instruct ethical issues that arise in the field of science and technology. However, few teaching methods of bioethics have been validated by ethical theories, or justified based on practical utility in bioethics teaching. The aim of this article is to suggest teaching methods of bioethics that are appropriate for ethical theories and socio-scientific issues related to biological sciences in secondary schools. In the article, the teaching methods are classified into three types of ethical theories and into three types of socio-scientific issues in biological sciences. The characteristics of nine teaching/learning methods are then described in terms of appropriate bioethical issues or contexts, and ethical theories or principles.

A Study on the Quality Determinants in Management Consulting (경영컨설팅 서비스 품질 구성요인에 관한 연구)

  • 김광훈;황규승
    • Korean Management Science Review
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    • v.18 no.1
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    • pp.15-28
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    • 2001
  • This paper investigates the service quality determinants in management consulting. Quality dimensions in SERVQUAL research, as well as several dimensions specific to the consulting service, have been reviewed. A survey has been conducted by carefully developed questionnaires for the hypothesized eight quality dimensions. The results of the statistical analyses support the eight quality dimensions in the consulting service : reliability, assurance, responsiveness, empathy, ethics, participation, communication, and reputation. The results demonstrate that reliability, assurance, participation, and reputation are especially influential in determining customer satisfaction. The research results provide useful insights for a customer in assessing alternative service providers and foreseeing the outcome from the chosen consultants.

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A Development of Concept Map as an Advance Organizer Based on Analysis of the Overlapped and Connected Contents between Home Economics Textbooks and those of Other Subject Matters in the Middle School - Focused on 'Resource Management and Environment' - (타 교과와의 중복성 분석에 기초한 중학교 가정교과의 선행조직자로서의 개념도 개발 - '자원의 관리와 환경'영역을 중심으로 -)

  • Cho, Su-Kyung;Chae, Jung-Hyun
    • Journal of Korean Home Economics Education Association
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    • v.19 no.2
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    • pp.131-152
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    • 2007
  • The purpose in this study was to develope the concept maps of sub-units included in 'resource management and environment' area of Home Economics(HE) as an advance organizer after analyzing the overlapped and connected contents between HE textbooks and those of other subject matters(Ethics, Social Studies, Sciences, and Physical Education) taught in the middle schools. The results of this study were as follows. First, the unit of 'resource facilitation and environment' of HE is dealt in Ethics. Specifically the overlapped content in this unit between HE and Ethics is the content of the savings of resources, recycling, and environment conservation. The unit of 'work and time of youth' is dealt in Ethics and Science. The overlapped content of this unit is that of the concept of 'work'. While Ethics focuses on the general concept of work, Science focuses on the scientific concept of work. Home Economics doesn't focus on the concept of work but on how to manage the work. In the unit of the 'adolescents and their consumption', there are many overlapped contents among three subject matters, HE, Ethics and Social Studies. Second, the 7 concept maps were developed by following the steps: (1) confirming the learning objectives presented in the 'resource management and environment' area of HE; (2) identifying the overlapped and connected contents between HE and other subject matters(Eethics, Social Studies, Sciences, and Physical Education); (3) organizing the overlapped and connected contents between HE textbooks and those of other subject matters.

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