SimEthics - Code
of Professional Ethics for Simulationists
Page Maintained by:
Dr. Tuncer Ören,
Professor Emeritus
AVP for Ethics of the SCS (Society for Modeling and Simulation International, San
Diego, CA, USA)
The sites marked with an * have large numbers of useful
links.
Background:
- Prof. Tuncer Ören was asked in 2001 by Dr. Bruce Fairchild, the President
of the SCS (2000-2002), to
develop a code of ethics for simulationists. He was appointed in 2002 by Prof.
Bernard P. Zeigler, the President of the SCS (2002-2004), as the AVP for Ethics
of the SCS.
- A Code of
Professional Ethics for Simulationists was developed by the founding members
of the Ethics Committee of the SCS:
Prof. Emeritus Tuncer I. Ören (Chair) - Ottawa
Center of the McLeod Institute of Simulation Sciences
Prof. Emeritus
Louis G. Birta - Ottawa Center of the McLeod Institute of Simulation
Sciences
Prof. Emeritus Maurice S. Elzas, Wageningen Univ., Wageningen, The
Netherlands
Dr. Iva Smit, E&E Consultants, Netterden, The
Netherlands
- The Code
and its Rationale were presented at the SCSC 2002 (The Summer
Computer Simulation Conference 2002, San Diego, CA) and were published in its
Proceedings.
- SimSummit was held during July 18-19, 2002 with the
representatives of major Modeling and Simulation institutions. Prof. Tuncer Ören
participated as the representative of the McLeod Institute of Simulation
Sciences ( MISS). One of the resolutions of SimSummit was that a Code of
Professional Ethics should be one of the four pillars -along with Science,
Technology and Applications- for Modeling and Simulation to be considered as a
profession.
The Code is adopted
by:
Please inform Prof. Tuncer Ören adoption of the Code by
your Organization for proper updating of this page.
Code:
Questions, Observations, and Clarifications:
Ethics Committee of
the SCS:
- Prof. Emeritus Tuncer I. Ören (Chair) - Ottawa Center of the McLeod
Institute of Simulation Sciences
- Prof. Emeritus Louis G. Birta - Ottawa Center of the McLeod Institute of
Simulation Sciences
- Prof. Emeritus Maurice S. Elzas, Wageningen Univ., Wageningen, The
Netherlands
- Dr. Bruce Fairchild, Immediate Past President of the SCS, Huntsville,
Alabama, USA
- Dr. Iva Smit, E&E Consultants, Netterden, The Netherlands
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Additional
information _____________________________
1. Ethics in
Modeling and Simulation: Publications
2. Ethics in
Modeling and Simulation: Symposia / Conferences
3. Issues in
Ethics
4. Resources
5. Codes of
Ethics and Conduct
6. Application
areas
1. Ethics in
Modeling and Simulation: Publications:
Articles
- Ören,
T.I., Elzas, M.S., Smit, I., and L.G. Birta (2002). A Code of
Professional Ethics for Simulationists. Proceedings of the Summer Computer
Simulation Conference, Dan Diego, CA, pp. 434-435.
- Ören, T.I.
(2002). Rationale for A Code of Professional Ethics for
Simulationists. Proceedings of the Summer Computer Simulation Conference,
Dan Diego, CA, pp.428-433.
- Elzas, M.S. (2000). Special Preface: Why Should We Consider Ethical
Issues To Be Relevant to Modeling and Simulation? Transactions of the SCS. 17:
4 (Dec. 2000) 164.
- Kettenis, D.L. (2000a). Guest Editor's
Introduction: Ethical Issues in Modeling and Simulation. Transactions of the
SCS. 17: 4 (Dec. 2000) 162.
- Kettenis, D.L. (2000b). Modeling and Simulation Impacts on Society and the Ethical
Dilemmas They Create. Transactions of the SCS. 17: 4 (Dec. 2000) 181-186.
- Ören, T.I. (2000). Responsibility, Ethics, and Simulation. Transactions of the
SCS. 17: 4 (Dec. 2000) 165-170.
- Ören, T.I. (2002 - Invited Plenary
Paper). Growing
Importance of Modelling and Simulation: Professional and Ethical
Implications. Proceedings of the Asian Simulation Conference / the 5th
International Conference on System Simulation and Scientific Computing, Cheng,
Zongji et al., eds., Nov. 3-6, 2002, Shanghai, China. International Academic
Publishers / Beijing World Publishing Corp. Vol.1, pp. 22-26. (presentation)
Book
- Wallace, A.W. (ed.) (1994). Ethics in Modeling. Pergamon Press; ISBN: 0080419305.
Journal - Special Issue
- Transactions of the Society
for Modeling and Simulation International, Vol. 17, Nb. 4, Dec. 2000. Special
Issue: Ethical Issues in Modeling and Simulation (Guest Editor: Dirk L.
Kettenis).
2. Ethics in Modeling and Simulation: Symposia /
Conferences:
3. Issues in
Ethics:
Basics
* Institute for Global Ethics
* Basics of
Ethics and Morals
- Ethical Choices
Dialogue on Applied Ethics
- Meta-ethics of Applied Ethics – Background
4.
Resources:
Glossary – Maintained by
- Lawrence M.
Hinman
Lists of Applied Ethics Resources – Maintained/Edited by:
* Ethics Updates, by Lawrence M. Hinman
* Association
for Practical and Professional Ethics
*
Dartmouth College
* Joseph
Juhasz
* UBC –University of
British Columbia, Centre for Applied Ethics
Journals / Newsletters
- Dartmouth College
- Ethics
and Information Technology (by Kluwer)
- Journal of Military Ethics
Books
- Amazon
5. Codes of
Ethics and Conduct:
Computing and
Ethics
- ACM
- IEEE
Generations of Corporate Codes of Conduct
- Errol P.
Mendes, Director, HRREC
Lists of Codes of Ethics – Maintained by:
* IFIP (Dr. J. Berleur and later by J.A.N. Lee)
* NIEE - National Institute for Engineering Ethics Online
* Online Ethics
Center
Recommendations for Developing Codes of Ethics
- IFIP Task Force Recommendation
- A Report of the IFIP Task Force Recommendation
6.
Application areas:
Business Ethics
- Bibliography
- BSR – Business for Social
Responsibility
Computer and Information Ethics
- Computer
Ethics
- Philosophical
Foundation
* UBC –University
of British Columbia, Centre for Applied Ethics
Engineering Ethics
* National Institute for Engineering Ethics Online (NIEE)
* Online Ethics Center for Engineering and Science
* Web
clearinghouse for engineering and computing ethics – ncsu
Ethics
in Defense
- 4th Canadian
Conference on Ethical Leadership, 7-11 November 2001
* Defense Industry Initiative on Business Ethics and Conduct
(DII)
- Journal of Military Ethics
* JSCOPE (Joint
Services Conference on Professional Ethics)
Legal Ethics
- LegalEthics.com
Science Ethics
- Bibliography (last update: 1997-07-18)
Simulation for
Ethics
- Ethics Generic Simulation Activitiy
Social Ethics
* European Union – Clearinghouse
Web Ethics
- Pledge for
Webmasters (IWA –International Webmasters Association)
- The
Ethics of Web Site Engineering
Last updated: 2003-11-06