Journal of Information, Communication and Ethics in Society: Volume 4 Issue 2

Ethical attributes in computing and computing education: An exploratory study

Melissa Dark, Nathan Harter, Gram Ludlow, Courtney Falk

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…

Addressing the information technology skills shortage in developing countries: Tapping the pool of disabled users

Vesper Owei, Abiodun O. Bada, Manny Aniebonam

Developing countries are endeavoring to advance into the 21st century information age. Their progress, however, is hamstrung by the dire lack of trained, skilled and knowledgeable…

Social and ethical dimensions of computer‐mediated education

Philip Brey

This paper addresses social and ethical issues in computer‐mediated education, with a focus on higher education. It will be argued if computer‐mediated education is to be…

Influences on and incentives for increasing software reliability

F. S. Grodzinsky, K. Miller, M. J. Wolf

We contend that software developers have an ethical responsibility to strive for reliable software. We base that obligation on long standing engineering traditions that place the…