Information evaluation and infromation ethics

In this text you will become acquainted with the principles and methods of evaluating the information found. You will also find out why to evaluate this information and how to handle it. You will find this topic in the section called Information ethics. This summary may be used as a guideline on how to deal with information

 

 

Module objective:

• to clarify what ethics and information ethics are

• to become acquainted with some of the ethical codes

• to understand what ethical issues there are in information practice

• to be able to apply selected criteria of information sources quality evaluation

 

Keywords:

ethics, information ethics, ethical issue, ethical code, information quality, information evaluation

 

Study material

Homework

Find 3 examples of a breach of information ethics on internet. Send it to 14. 12. 2014.