Ethical issues in information technology: Does education make a difference?

International Journal of Information and Communication Technology Education

Volumn 4, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 67-83

  Litzky, Barrie E ^a   Oz, Effy ^b  

^a PENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b PENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Business ethics education; Ethical decision making; IT ethics education; Taxonomies of learning

Indexed keywords

EID: 47649102768     PISSN: 15501876     EISSN: 15501337     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4018/jicte.2008040106     Document Type: Article

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