Donald William Gotterbarn is a

computer ethics Computer ethics is a part of practical philosophy concerned with how computing professionals should make decisions regarding professional and social conduct. Margaret Anne Pierce, a professor in the Department of Mathematics and Computers at G ...

researcher. Gotterbarn received his

Ph.D. A Doctor of Philosophy (PhD, Ph.D., or DPhil; Latin: or ') is the most common degree at the highest academic level awarded following a course of study. PhDs are awarded for programs across the whole breadth of academic fields. Because it is ...

Philosophy Philosophy (from , ) is the systematized study of general and fundamental questions, such as those about existence, reason, knowledge, values, mind, and language. Such questions are often posed as problems to be studied or resolved. Some ...

in 1971 from the

University of Rochester The University of Rochester (U of R, UR, or U of Rochester) is a private research university in Rochester, New York. The university grants undergraduate and graduate degrees, including doctoral and professional degrees. The University of Roc ...

. He also earned his M. Div. from the

Colgate Rochester Divinity School Colgate Rochester Crozer Divinity School is a Baptist seminary in Rochester, New York It is affiliated with the American Baptist Churches USA. History 1820s-1960: Early history Four Baptist institutions merged over the course of the 19th and 20t ...

Professional career

Gotterbarn is an author of the

Software Engineering Software engineering is a systematic engineering approach to software development. A software engineer is a person who applies the principles of software engineering to design, develop, maintain, test, and evaluate computer software. The term '' ...

Code of Ethics Ethical codes are adopted by organizations to assist members in understanding the difference between right and wrong and in applying that understanding to their decisions. An ethical code generally implies documents at three levels: codes of bus ...

and Professional Practice which promotes ethics among software engineers. He is the chair of the

Association for Computing Machinery The Association for Computing Machinery (ACM) is a US-based international learned society for computing. It was founded in 1947 and is the world's largest scientific and educational computing society. The ACM is a non-profit professional member ...

Committee on

Professional Ethics Professional ethics encompass the personal and corporate standards of behavior expected of professionals. The word professionalism originally applied to vows of a religious order. By no later than the year 1675, the term had seen secular applic ...

. Gotterbarn is a Professor Emeritus at

East Tennessee State University East Tennessee State University (ETSU) is a public research university in Johnson City, Tennessee. Although it is part of the State University and Community College System of Tennessee, the university is governed by an institutional Board of Tr ...

in Johnson City, TN.

Awards

; ACM SIGCAS Making a Difference Award, 2002 : For research and work regarding computer and software engineering ethics. ; Outstanding Contribution to the ACM Award, 2005 : "for exceptional accomplishments and leadership as both an educator and practitioner, in establishing the ACM's Codes of Ethics and promoting the ethical behavior of computing professionals and organizations." ;

Weizenbaum Award The Weizenbaum Award was established in 2008 by thInternational Society for Ethics and Information Technology(INSEIT). It is given every two years by INSEIT's adjudication committee to an individual who has “made a significant contribution to the ...

, 2010 : "for his role in developing the moral consciousness of the profession."

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External links

Donald Gotterbarn's personal web site
{{DEFAULTSORT:Gotterbarn, Donald University of Rochester alumni Year of birth missing (living people) East Tennessee State University faculty Living people Colgate Rochester Crozer Divinity School alumni

Professional career

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