Ethics and Human Values in the Software Design

Abstract

Technology is changing the world, society, and people. For many, there is no conceivable living without it. Its evolution has had exponential growth, that is why many of the futuristic scenarios are no longer so and we are facing an inevitable human transformation; such as, the impact of these new technologies on human life. It is necessary to reflect what the design considerations have been or if there was an analysis that incorporated human and ethical values in its evaluation was carried out. This takes us a little further back to the training of the engineer, who was taught to evaluate technically and economically a technological project, but a methodology to evaluate the scope and impacts that this technological project has were not included in his training. Thus, it is vital to teach how to reflect carefully on the consequences and effects it causes to nature and society. The aim of this research is to offer a purposeful assessment of the incorporation of ethics and human values linked to the training of an engineer in the technological area.