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
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;
Conference_Titel :
Innovation Management and Technology Research (ICIMTR), 2012 International Conference on
Conference_Location :
Malacca
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4673-0655-3
DOI :
10.1109/ICIMTR.2012.6236450