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Embedding Ethics in Human Factors Design and Evaluation Methodologies

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Methodologies are required to enable the active translation of ethical issues pertaining to the human and social dimensions of new technologies, in a manner that considers the diversity of practices across research and innovation and commercial research projects. This paper presents a new methodology for embedding ethics assessment in human machine interaction (HMI)/human factors (HF) design and evaluation activities.

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    Joan Cahill

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Appendix A: Human Factors and Ethics Canvas (HFEC)

Appendix A: Human Factors and Ethics Canvas (HFEC)

1.1 Stage 0 (Project Information and Research Summary)

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Table 1. HFEC: Stage 0 (Project Information & Research Summary)
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1.2 Stage 1 (Formulating the Problem and Framing the Question)

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Table 2. HFEC: Stage 1 (Formulating the Problem & Framing the Question)
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1.3 Stage 2 (Understanding Technology and Fit to Problem/Stakeholder Needs & Expected Benefits)

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Table 3. HFEC: Stage 2 (Understanding Technology & Fit to Problem/Stakeholder Needs & Expected Benefits)
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1.4 Stage 3 (Deep Dive: Benefits, Outcomes and Impact)

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Table 4. HFEC: Stage 3 (Deep Dive: Benefits, Outcomes & Impact)
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1.5 Stage 4 (Deep Dive: Personae and Scenarios)

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Table 5. HFEC: Stage 4 (Deep Dive: Personae & Scenarios)
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1.6 Stage 5 (Deep Dive: Data Ethics)

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Table 6. HFEC: Stage 5 (Deep Dive: Data Ethics)
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1.7 Stage 6 (Implementation)

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Table 7. HFEC: Stage 6 (Implementation)
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1.8 Stage 7 (Human Factors and Ethics Summary)

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Table 8. HFEC: Stage 7 (Human Factors & Ethics Summary)
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Cahill, J. (2020). Embedding Ethics in Human Factors Design and Evaluation Methodologies. In: Duffy, V. (eds) Digital Human Modeling and Applications in Health, Safety, Ergonomics and Risk Management. Human Communication, Organization and Work. HCII 2020. Lecture Notes in Computer Science(), vol 12199. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-49907-5_15

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