Using the new ACM code of ethics in decision making
Communications of the ACM
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In addition to understanding the technical aspects of computer science, students today are expected to understand the role ethics plays in the computing field, how to conduct themselves in an ethical manner and how to apply ethical decision-making techniques. One method for including ethics in a computer science curriculum is to require a course on computing ethics. At Widener, we are developing such a course in conjunction with our philosophy faculty. The resulting course will be co-taught by a philosopher and a computer scientist. While this is a significant step, we can further emphasize the importance of ethics in computing by incorporating ethics components into our existing courses.