BKM_EODA Ethics and data protection in business environment

Faculty of Economics and Administration
Spring 2025
Extent and Intensity
0/0/0. 6 credit(s). Type of Completion: z (credit).
In-person direct teaching
Teacher(s)
RNDr. Michal Černý, Ph.D. (lecturer)
Guaranteed by
RNDr. Michal Černý, Ph.D.
Division of Applied Mathematics and Computer Science – Faculty of Economics and Administration
Contact Person: Lenka Hráčková
Supplier department: Department of Information and Library Studies – Faculty of Arts
Prerequisites
FORMA(K)
Interest in the topic, willingness to discuss and think about modern topics of work with data in the context of ethics.
Course Enrolment Limitations
The course is also offered to the students of the fields other than those the course is directly associated with.
fields of study / plans the course is directly associated with
Course objectives
Learning outcomes of the course unit The aim of the subject is to know students with the ethical dimension of work with data from their origin, through utilization, to archiving and eventual shredding. Encourage students with basic ethical approaches that can critically reflect and see this process in their practice. The reasons will be for solving specific topics and problems, which will show broader patterns and structural issues of working with data. Students will be acquainted with primary literature, who can process data in computerized societies and learn to work with it.
Learning outcomes
Upon completion of this course, students will be able to:
  • Handle data ethically in your practice
  • Critically think about the basic problems related to modern data-processing technologies
  • Critically discuss and defend your position
  • Offer custom ethical solutions to selected issues
  • To propose ethically correct data processing mechanisms
  • At the level of theoretical ethical perspective, implement them
  • Support the development of ethical processes in working with (and using) data in their own practice
    • Syllabus
    • Ethics as the science of   correct behavior - from Kantian What to   How?
    • Data and information as economic and social goods
    • Data Ethics - Different ethical ways imply different solutions
    • Ethics of work with information and ethical paradoxes (conflicts of principles and interests), the relationship between law and ethics
    • Ethical issues and data acquisition issues
    • Ethical issues and data collection issues
    • Is life quantifiable?
    • Privacy
    • Ethical issues and questions in data processing and use
    • Ethical issues related to AI and data learning capabilities (Amazon, Google,…)
    • Ethical issues of autonomous systems and automatic decision making
    • Evidence-based “anything” - when and how to follow the data?
    • Ethical issues and archiving issues
    • GDPR, its bases and impacts on practice
    • Data Trading
    • Codes of Ethics and Standards
    • Social Aspects of Ethical Data Handling
    • Current trends problems, questions, trends
    Literature
      required literature
    • ČERNÝ, Michal. Fenomenologicko-pragmatistická interpretace hyperkonektivistického světa: k problémům filosofie informace. 1. vyd. Brno: Masarykova univerzita, 2020. 154 s. ISBN 978-80-210-9454-3.
    • HIMMA, Kenneth Einar; TAVANI, Herman T. (ed.). The handbook of information and computer ethics. Hoboken, NJ: Wiley, 2008.
    • FLORIDI, Luciano. Čtvrtá revoluce : jak infosféra mění tvář lidské reality. Translated by Čestmír Pelikán. První české vydání. Praha: Univerzita Karlova, nakladatelství Karolinum, 2019, 273 stran. ISBN 9788024638034. info
    • Úvod do etiky. Edited by Arno Anzenbacher, Translated by Karel Šprunk. 1. vyd. Praha: Zvon, 1994, 292 s. ISBN 80-7113-111-3. info
      recommended literature
    • ALVAROVÁ, Alexandra. Průmysl lži : propaganda, konspirace a dezinformační válka. 1. vydání. Praha: Stanislav Juhaňák - Triton, 2017. 247 stran. ISBN 9788075534927.
    • FLORIDI, Luciano. The ethics of information. First published. Oxford: Oxford University Press, 2013, xix, 357. ISBN 9780199641321. info
    • The Cambridge handbook of information and computer ethics. Edited by Luciano Floridi. First published. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 2010, xv, 327. ISBN 9780521888981. info
    Teaching methods
    The course is designed as a three-block with a significant share of the home study. During the course, students take part in discussion seminars reflecting specific problems or topics for which they are preparing in lessons (they submit their preparations in advance). At the end of each meeting, they will draw up a resume to evaluate each other. Emphasis on the course is given to independent creative work, which is based on excellent knowledge of literature. An integral part of the course is an interactive syllabus in IS, which guides students through selected topics, includes small tasks, suggestions and resource materials for study.
    Assessment methods
    The course is completed by credit. Prerequisites for credit - a score of more than 15 points on the test (max. 25 points) and 15 points on the essay (max. 25 points). Active participation in the tutorial is scored 10 points per session. Oral discussion of the essay content of the lecture is worth up to 25 points. Students must earn a total of at least 65 points to receive credit.
    Language of instruction
    Czech
    Further comments (probably available only in Czech)
    The course is taught annually.
    The course is taught: in blocks.
    Note related to how often the course is taught: 12 hodin.
    Information on the extent and intensity of the course: tutorial 12 hodin.
    The course is also listed under the following terms Spring 2022, Spring 2023, Spring 2024.
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