Rethinking information ethics education in Ghana: Is it adequate?
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The International Information & Library Review
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This paperhighlightstheimportanceofinformationethicsandgivesanoverviewof
thevariousaspectsofthesubjecttaughtatvariousinstitutionsofhigherlearninginGhana.
The studynotesthatinformationethicsisnottaughtasaspecificorwholesubjectatanylevel
in thetertiaryinstitutionsandquestionsthedepthofeducationgiventostudentsinthelight
of someseriousinformationethicsviolationssuchasplagiarism,copyrightviolation,cyber
crime andsocialnetworkabuses.Dataforthestudywerecollectedmainlyfromthedifferent
university websites,universityhandbooks,courseoutlinesaswellasinterviewswithlibrarians
and afewfacultymembersoftherespectiveuniversities.Thestudyrecommendstheintroduc-
tion ofinformationethicsasauniversityrequiredcourseforallfreshmen,astand-alonecourse
in informationethicsattheDepartmentofInformationStudies,adequatesensitizationpro-
grammesonacademicintegrityandplagiarismpolicies,andtheenforcementoflawsand
polices inGhana.Thesemeasuresaremeanttosafeguardindividualrightstoownership,
privacy,confidentiality and security.
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Research Article