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Ethical attributes in computing and computing education: An exploratory study

Melissa Dark (Purdue University, 401 N. Grant Street, West Layfayette, IN 47907‐2021, USA)
Nathan Harter (Purdue University, 422 E. Central Avenue, Suite ∼2, Greensburg, IN 479240, USA)
Gram Ludlow (Purdue University, 656 Oval Drive, West Lafayette, IN 47907‐2086, USA)
Courtney Falk (Purdue University, 656 Oval Drive, West Lafayette, IN 47907‐2086, USA)

Journal of Information, Communication and Ethics in Society

ISSN: 1477-996X

Article publication date: 1 May 2006

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Abstract

There is an ongoing concern about workplace ethics. Many voices say that our educational system ought to do something about it, but they do not agree about how to do this. By the time students reach post‐secondary education, they will have already developed a general moral sense. The concern is whether their moral sense is sufficient for ethical situations in the workplace. If not, post‐secondary education is expected to close the gap. In order to do this, educators need information about what is missing. Educators can set clear, work‐related objectives and use classroom activities to reach those objectives based on an identification of these gaps.

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Dark, M., Harter, N., Ludlow, G. and Falk, C. (2006), "Ethical attributes in computing and computing education: An exploratory study", Journal of Information, Communication and Ethics in Society, Vol. 4 No. 2, pp. 67-75. https://doi.org/10.1108/14779960680000282

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Emerald Group Publishing Limited

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