The Evaluation of a Computer Ethics Program

Graeme Byrne, Lorraine Staehr
InSITE 2004  •  Volume 4  •  2004
The importance of teaching computer ethics is shown by its inclusion as core content in both information systems and computer science model curricula. This paper outlines a method for evaluating undergraduate computer ethics programs using the Defining Issues Test of moral judgment. A “before-and-after with a control group” research design was used. The experimental group exhibited a significantly larger increase in moral judgment development than the control group. This indicates that computer ethics teaching is having a useful effect on students’ ethical development.
computer ethics, Defining Issues Test, ethics education, moral development, professional ethics
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