Non-Apologetic Computer Ethics Education:
A Strategy for Integrating Social Impact and Ethics into the Computer Science Curriculum

C. Dianne Martin and Hilary J. Holz

• 1. Introduction
• 1.1 New CS Curriculum Standards
• 1.2 Teaching the Ethics Component
• 2. Creating a Social and Ethical Context
• 2.1 The Freshman Computers and Society Course
• 2.1.1 Format
• 2.1.2 Teaching Analysis Skills
• 2.1.3 Teaching Social Impact Awareness
• 2.2 Social Impact Modules
• 2.3 Senior Software Engineering Project
• 3. Discussion
• 3.1 Beyond the Computer Science Curriculum
• 4. References
• 5. Sample Primary Source List of Readings

2. Creating a Social and Ethical Context

In the strategy we present for providing a significant social and ethical context for computer science education we incorporate all three of the approaches previously mentioned across the four year curriculum. It includes a freshman Computers and Society course with a strong emphasis on ethics, a series of case studies to be presented in all subsequent technical courses, and a final social and ethical analysis to be included as part of the senior software engineering project.

Go to: 2.1 The Freshman Computers and Society Course

Home > Teaching Resources > Teaching Computer Ethics > Non-Apologetic Computer Ethics Education

Back to the Main Site

HOME | IN THE NEWS | RESEARCH RESOURCES
TEACHING RESOURCES | STUDENT RESOURCES | LINKS

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 – 2004 – Research Center on Computing & Society