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Teaching and learning ethics in computer science: walking the walk

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ACM SIGCSE Bulletin, Volume 37, Issue 1

Pages 342 - 346

https://doi.org/10.1145/1047124.1047463

Published: 23 February 2005 Publication History

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The author shares techniques used in a successful "Ethics and Professionalism" class at California State University, San Bernardino. Ethical issues played a part in designing the class. The author describes active learning and holistic grading. Ethics demanded a novel way to post grades on the web without exposing personal data. This was evaluated by students. The author points out some improvements he has made, or will make.

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Schröder MGroße-Bölting GMühling A(2022)Deriving Competency-Based Evaluation Criteria for Ethics Assignments in Computer ScienceProceedings of the 22nd Koli Calling International Conference on Computing Education Research10.1145/3564721.3564744(1-6)Online publication date: 17-Nov-2022
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Zaidman M(2010)Students in computer ethics-speak upJournal of Computing Sciences in Colleges10.5555/1858583.185862326:2(251-255)Online publication date: 1-Dec-2010
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Teaching and learning ethics in computer science: walking the walk
1. Security and privacy
2. Social and professional topics
  1. Computing / technology policy
    1. Computer crime
  2. Professional topics
    1. Computing education
      1. Computing education programs
        Computer science education
        Information science education

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ACM SIGCSE Bulletin Volume 37, Issue 1

2005

562 pages

ISSN:0097-8418

DOI:10.1145/1047124

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SIGCSE '05: Proceedings of the 36th SIGCSE technical symposium on Computer science education
February 2005
610 pages
ISBN:1581139977
DOI:10.1145/1047344
Conference Chairs:
Wanda Dann
Ithaca College
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Tom Naps
University of Wisconsin - Oshkosh
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Program Chairs:
Paul Tymann
Rochester Institute of Technology
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Doug Baldwin
SUNY Geneseo

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Schröder MGroße-Bölting GMühling A(2022)Deriving Competency-Based Evaluation Criteria for Ethics Assignments in Computer ScienceProceedings of the 22nd Koli Calling International Conference on Computing Education Research10.1145/3564721.3564744(1-6)Online publication date: 17-Nov-2022
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