EDITORS’ INTRODUCTION

The National Conference on Computing and Values (NCCV) was held on the campus of Southern Connecticut State University in August 1991. The Conference included six “tracks”: Teaching Computing and Human Values, Computer Privacy and Confidentiality, Computer Security and Crime, Ownership of Software and Intellectual Property, Equity and Access to Computing Resources, and Policy Issues in the Campus Computing Environment. Each track included a major address, three to five commentaries, some small “working groups,” and a packet of relevant readings (the “Track Pack”).

This monograph contains the proceeding of the “Teaching Computing and Human Values” track of NCCV. It includes three background readings, the “track address” with four commentaries, the conference bibliography, and a report on the activities and findings of the small working groups on teaching computer ethics.

The background readings are: “What Is Computer Ethics?” by James H. Moor, “Integrating Computer Ethics into the Computer Science Curriculum” by Keith Miller, and “A ‘Capstone’ Course in Computer Ethics” by Donald Gotterbarn.

The track address is “Computer Ethics in the Computer Science Curriculum” by Terrell Ward Bynum; and the commentaries include: “Non-Apologetic Computer Science Education” by C. Dianne Martin and Hilary J. Holz, “Realities of Teaching Social and Ethical Issues in Computing” by Doris Keefe Lidtke, “The Use and Abuse of Computer Ethics” by Donald Gotterbarn, and “Courting Culture in Computer Science” by Batya Friedman.

Keith Miller was the “Track Coordinator” for this track, and the Appendix of this monograph is his report on the activities and findings of the small working groups of the track.

The National Conference on Computing and Values was a major undertaking that required significant help from many people. The Editors would like to express sincere thanks to the National Science Foundation and the Metaphilosophy Foundation for support that made the project possible. And we wish to thank the following people for their invaluable help and support: (in alphabetic order) Denice Botto, William Bowersox, Aline W. Bynum, Robert Corda, Donald Duman, Richard Fabish, James Fullmer, Ken W. Gatzke, Steven J. Gold, Edward Hoffman, Rodney Lane, Sheila Magnotti, Armen Marsoobian, John Mattia, P. Krishna Mohan, Beryl Normand, Robert O’Brien, Daniel Ort, Anthony Pinciaro, Amy Rubin, Brian Russer, Elizabeth L.B. Sabatino, Charlene Senical, J. Philip Smith, Ray Sparks, Larry Tortice, Suzanne Tucker.

Back to the top

Go to: What is Computer Ethics? – James H. Moor

Home > Teaching Resources > Teaching Computer Ethics > Editors’ Introduction

The Research Center on Computing & Society
at Southern Connecticut State University
501 Crescent Street • New Haven, CT 06515
Director: (203) 392-6790 • e-mail: webmaster@computerethics.org

© 2000 – 2007 – Research Center on Computing & Society