A snapshot of the subject matter of computing ethics

This paper describes a content analysis study that analyzed the subject matter of computing ethics. The purpose of the study was to begin the process of providing a coherent concept of the subject matter of computing ethics. The snapshot presented is based on article titles from four prominent journals with a computing ethics scope. This paper discusses subject matter themes that emerged from the article data. The most dominant subject matter themes were privacy, information and communication technologies, and design and development.