DocumentCode
2576187
Title
Ethical issues in information and communication technologies: Case of Malaysian primary schools
Author
Masrom, Maslin ; Zainon, Othman ; Jamal, Nadia ; Abdullah, Muhammad Madi ; Mahmood, Nik Hasnaa Nik ; Wan, Hooi Lai
Author_Institution
Razak Sch. of Eng. & Adv. Technol., UTM Int. Campus, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
fYear
2012
fDate
21-22 May 2012
Firstpage
517
Lastpage
521
Abstract
This paper explores the ethical issues in information communication technology (ICT) in Malaysian primary schools. Among ethical issues that have been identified are cyber crime, cyber bullying, internet fraud, hacking and others. However, cyber bullying are the major ethical issues in Malaysian primary schools. In this study, quantitative methodology has been chosen by distributing questionnaire among the respondents. The results indicate that the respondents understand the ethical issues and the use of ICT. The authors encourage further researches to investigate thus developing modules for teaching ethical issues in ICT in primary schools.
Keywords
Internet; computer crime; ethical aspects; fraud; information technology; teaching; ICT use; Internet fraud; Malaysian primary schools; cyber bullying; cyber crime; ethical issue teaching; hacking; information and communication technology; Computers; Educational institutions; Ethics; Humans; Internet; Technological innovation; Ethical Issues; Information and Communication Technology; Malaysia; Pilot Study; Primary School;
fLanguage
English
Publisher
ieee
Conference_Titel
Innovation Management and Technology Research (ICIMTR), 2012 International Conference on
Conference_Location
Malacca
Print_ISBN
978-1-4673-0655-3
Type
conf
DOI
10.1109/ICIMTR.2012.6236450
Filename
6236450
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