Title :
Social issues in software engineering
Author_Institution :
Tasmania Univ., Launceston, Tas., Australia
Abstract :
A discussion group met during the conference to foster discussion of some social issues in software engineering (SE). Three initial questions were posed to stimulate and focus the deliberations. First, to what extent should ethics be taught in SE courses, and at what level. Second, are issues such as privacy and confidentiality adequately covered in current SE courses? Thirdly, is ethical self-assessment by students an effective learning method?
Keywords :
computer science education; data privacy; educational courses; professional aspects; social aspects of automation; software engineering; teaching; data confidentiality; data privacy; educational courses; ethical self-assessment; ethics teaching; social issues; software engineering; software engineering education; student learning method; Australia; Computer languages; Computer science; Educational institutions; Ethics; Food technology; Information technology; Mathematics; Privacy; Software engineering;
Conference_Titel :
Software Engineering: Education and Practice, 1996. Proceedings. International Conference
Conference_Location :
Dunedin
Print_ISBN :
0-8186-7379-6
DOI :
10.1109/SEEP.1996.534038
