Sport Informatics and Analytics/Introductions/Ethical Issues/Introduction

Introduction

This course offers opportunities to reflect on some of the ethical issues raised by the use of informatics and analytics in sport.

One of the three aims that guide this course is "To contribute to discussions about the epistemological foundations of sport informatics and analytics and the flourishing of ethical practice in the observation, recording and analysis of performance in play, games and sport".

This is a time of rapid expansion of informatics and analytics as fields of study and as practical activities. We hope that discussions about the quantification of performance will lead to reflections about the ethical framework within which we will work as our digital world is transformed by technological innovation.

In this topic you will have the opportunity to consider:

• Philosophical issues
• Socio-cultural issues
• Pedagogy
• Privacy and anonymity