Ethics and Presented at EDUCAUSE Annual Conferences

Whether they're downloading music, videos, and software or updating their profiles on social networking sites, students are bombarded by a host of ethical issues online. Clarkson has embarked on an education program that reaches out to every freshman to approach ethical behavior online from the perspective of the Clarkson values statement.

Illinois State University has embarked on a multifaceted comparative study called the Digital Citizen Project, which investigates what works and what doesn't regarding P2P, media, and copyright. The latest baseline data will be shared and discussed, with its implications for industry and higher education. An update on technical monitoring solutions and legal service alternatives will also be featured.

Although Google tells us that "computer ethics" appears on 130,000 Web pages, many of our legislators, professors, and judges would argue that it's nowhere to be found. The question of right and wrong in cyberspace confronts us daily in an age of file sharing, spam, pushbutton plagiarism, and tell-all blogs. This session explores some of the Internet's most challenging ethical issues with a panel of experts.