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| | Recommended Citation: Harris, A L. IS Ethical Attitudes Among College Students: A Comparative Study. In The Proceedings of the Information Systems Education Conference 2000, v 17 (Philadelphia): §801.
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IS Ethical Attitudes Among College Students: A Comparative Study
Refereed
| | Albert L. Harris [a1] [a2]
Dept. of Information Technology & Operations Management
Appalachian State University [u1] [u2]
Boone, North Carolina, USA [c1] [c2]
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The latest rash of virus and worm attacks has increased public awareness concerning unethical and criminal actions that result from the use of computers. To increase ethical behavior when using computers, educators have to raise the level of ethical awareness of professionals and future IS professionals. This paper reports on a study to compare the attitudes regarding IS ethics among college students. The results are based on the responses of 712 students toward ethical situations of 20 individual situations in 16 scenarios. They show that there is a difference in attitudes as students mature through the educational process in 12 of the 20 individual situations and between genders in 8 of the 20 individual situations.
Keywords: IS ethics, privacy issues, ethical conduct
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