Students and Sensors: Data, education, privacy, and research

Students and Sensors: Data, education, privacy, and research
Students and Sensors: Data, education, privacy, and research
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Students and Sensors: Data, education, privacy, and research
Table of Contents
Introduction.......................................................................................................................................2
Utilitarianism theory.........................................................................................................................2
Deontology theory............................................................................................................................3
Virtue theory.....................................................................................................................................3
Contract theory.................................................................................................................................4
Conclusion and recommendations....................................................................................................5
References.........................................................................................................................................6
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Students and Sensors: Data, education, privacy, and research
Introduction
“Students and Sensors: Data, education, privacy, and research” is the case which is selected for
the task. This case discuss about the universities who gather and analyse the data of the students
in different ways. In the Arizona University, it can be examined that researchers collect the data
of the students by swiping the given ID cards at different locations. The researchers emphasized
on the study which tells the daily routine of the students and their link with the other students are
also analysed. The case also talks about CATCARD of the students which are swiped to know
the exact location and also the information of the students.
Through this it can be simple to consider the detail of the location and time which track the
routine actions of students. It can be examined that collecting the data can be the issue as the
privacy of the student has been impacted by taking into consideration the students ID CARDS.
The students who are engaged in the collection process of data have the information that their
accurate details are collected for the research purpose. It has also been observed that that there
are large numbers of students who don’t have knowledge about the data which is gathered
(Raicu, 2018). In this paper the discussion will be on the IT ethics concepts or the theories. The
concepts and theories will be related to Utilitarianism, contract, deontology and virtue. These
theories will be discussed in relation to the case study.
 Utilitarianism theory
This theory emphasizes on the concept of ethics. It can be stated that in this the overall
capability of the individual is predicted in relation to the consequences. If utilitarian is
considered then it can be examined that the choice can lead to the benefit to the people who are
ethically correct. Utilitarianism theory can be divided into two, the first is rule and the other is
act. The act utilitarianism emphasizes on the person who behave in a proper manner so that they
can attain benefits and also it reduces the feeling of the individual without taking into
consideration the social constraints which also include the basic laws. The rule of utilitarianism
includes the law and also fairness that focuses on the law. Value justice is also concerned with
the benefits of the rule (Skyrms, 2014).
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