Computer Ethics: Perspectives of Contemporary Teachers

Abstract

The basic purpose of this research was to take an insight about the ethical utilization of computer and internet from teachers’ perspective.The required data was collected through a self-developed questionnaire. Different teaching and research based activities carried out by teachersby the use ofcomputer and internet were transformed in questionnaire format. And it was required to respond whether the given activityis either practically“Right”, or “Wrong”or“Neither Right Nor Wrong” according to their personal experiences. Total 498 teachers – fromtwo public and two private sectors universities – participated in the study. The survey showed that teachers’awarenessregardingthe ethical utilization of computer and internet were different in terms of designation, subjects, area (i.e., residential location), computer training experiences and prior knowledge of computer ethics. But no significant differences were found between the responses of teachers gender-wise. Average responses of sampled teachers clarified that all teachers from different groups were literally recognize and able to differentiate between the ethical an unethical use of computer and internet. But in some cases they require more knowledge or training to understand computer and internet ethics.