Abstract 1012

Paper Title:	INTRODUCING SHADES OF GRAY INTO OTHERWISE BLACK AND WHITE WORLD: STUDY OF ETHICS IN INFORMATION ASSURANCE
Author:	Mario Garcia, Texas A&M Univesity-Corpus Christi, mario.garcia@tamucc.edu
Suggested track:	Ethics: creative ways to teach and assess teaching
Presentation type:	Full paper
Preferred Category:	Scholarly Teaching
Abstract:	Information assurance focus is on one of the three major tenants: confidentiality, integrity, and availability. Undertakings in each have indeed improved the overall security of current information systems. This research seeks to promote Information Assurance ethical awareness. A brief discussion on ethics and moral development along with related works of Plato, Aristotle, Kant and Mill will follow a report on the current conditions and challenges to our profession. Ethical case studies were developed by examining a limited collection of infamous actions implemented in the name of information assurance. By understanding the past, the goal is to produce a literary tool kit that can lead to ethically sound decisions in the development of future security systems.

Abstract 1006

Paper Title:	The Ethics of Professional Practice
Author:	Elizabeth Petry, AIA, University of Hartford, petry@hartford.edu
Suggested track:	Ethics: creative ways to teach and assess teaching
Presentation type:	Full paper
Preferred Category:	Other
Abstract:	Professional practice meets architectural education initially in the academic world and eventually in the world of architectural practice. The ethics of practice crosses both worlds. The Department of the Architecture in collaboration with architectural offices is introducing students to the realities of practice and the opportunities and challenges of making the transitions from the academy to practice during their academic years. The transition between education and practice has traditionally had its challenges but it is even more complicated in today’s climate of accreditation, internship, and architectural registration examinations. With the common goal of most architectural students being licensure, it is essential to assist students in navigating this sometimes complicated path. In Building Community: A New Future for Architecture Education and Practice, Boyer and Mitgang concluded, "that architectural education is really about fostering the learning habits needed for the discovery, integration, application, and sharing knowledge over a lifetime." The sharing of knowledge from practicing architects to today’s students is essential. The unique opportunity for students to visit and have candid access to successful practitioners has become invaluable to our architectural students formal education. Key to this success is communication and collaboration. Architects in practice and architectural students find great benefits in the success of the collaboration between education and practice.