Name: Rodney Petersen & William KupersaninInstitution: University of Maryland at College Park
E-mail Address: rp92@umail.umd.edu & KUPER@is-next.umd.edu
Format: Panel discussion
Suggested Audience: Anyone with responsibility for policy development and intake, investigation, or resolution of complaints of computer misuse.
Presentation Outcome:
1. Recognize examples of computer use by students, faculty, administrators and staff that may violate laws or campus policies.
2. Understand the various dimensions of user privacy and the ethical implications of decisions made in connection with the investigation and resolution of complaints.
3. Identify campus departments who can serve as partners in the effort to prevent and minimize incidents of misuse.
Presentation Content:
Incidents of computer misuse by students, faculty, administrators and staff present difficult and complex issues. Complaints of computer misuse sometimes place Information Technology professionals in unfamiliar and uncomfortable roles. User Services staff may feel unqualified to make the judgments that are required for delicate situations. This program is designed to be an informal, wide-ranging, conversational overview of user privacy and key legal, ethical and policy issues. Audience participation will be encouraged. The presenters will react to a series of vignettes and will pause at various points in the discussion to solicit relevant questions and comments from the audience.