Computer Ethics in the Computer Science Curriculum

Terrell Ward Bynum

• Technology and Human Values
• What is Computer Ethics?
• Three “Levels” of Computer Ethics
• Computer Ethics and the Curriculum
• Courses and Textbooks in “Para” Computer Ethics
• Courses and Textbooks in “Theoretical” Computer Ethics
• The Case-Study-in-Every-Course Approach
• The Software Engineering “Capstone” Approach
• Desired Outcomes of Computer Ethics Instruction
• Recommendations
• Selected Bibliography

Desired Outcomes of Computer Ethics Instruction

No matter which teaching approach one uses, the educational goals of computer ethics instruction are the same:

1. To sensitize students to computer ethics issues
2. To provide tools and methods (either “para” or “theoretical”) for analyzing cases
3. To provide practice in applying the tools and methods to actual or realistic cases
4. To develop in the student “good judgment” and “helpful intuitions” for spur-of-the-moment decision making as computer professionals and computer users.

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