Programme

Time

Activity

Presenter/s

08:30

Online Registration

09:00

Introduction

Chair of the IOP Ethics Committee

Dr C Tebele

09:15

Welcome Address

Executive Dean: College of Economic and Management Sciences

Prof M T Mogale

09:30

KEYNOTE ADDRESS

Digital ethics: More of the same?

Prof D Geldenhuys

10:30

TEA/COFFEE

11:00

Presentation 1:

You spoke; we listened: First impressions on academic integrity.

(Academic Integrity within the data era (findings from the listening post).

Prof A Davis

Prof M May

Dr L Tonelli

12:00

Presentation 2:

Ethics in the digital era/Industry 4.0

Prof R Oosthuizen

Prof H Mayer

13:00

LUNCH

13:30

Presentation 3:

Celebrating Unisa 150 years – Promoting Ethical Research

The journey of digitalised research – An international perspective:

• The journey from digitisation to digitalisation in research generally.

• Global trends in the digitalisation in research – the now and what lies ahead in future. 

Research ethics in the digital era – An international perspective:

• Upholding and promoting ethical research – Unisa versus the international community.

Promoting ethical research while embracing digital platforms: The story of CEMS:

• Unisa- journey to promoting ethical research while embracing digital platforms in the 150 years

Voice of IOP department: Themes

• Embracing and promoting ethical research

• Establishment of the Ethics committee

• Chairs of the committee

• Conference themes

• Where are we now and what lies ahead?

Dr G Mugurusi



Prof I Fillis


Dr V Sambo




Dr A Van Niekerk
Dr C Tebele

14:30

Presentation 4:

Neuro-ethics: are we being robbed of our humanity?

Mrs J Venter

15:30

Closing remarks

Chair of Department: Industrial and Organisational Psychology

Dr B P Maphala