Rethinking information ethics education in Ghana: Is it adequate?

dc.contributor.authorDadzie, P.S.
dc.date.accessioned2021-09-08T10:11:47Z
dc.date.available2021-09-08T10:11:47Z
dc.date.issued2013
dc.descriptionResearch Articleen_US
dc.description.abstractThis 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.en_US
dc.identifier.urihttp://ugspace.ug.edu.gh/handle/123456789/36687
dc.language.isoenen_US
dc.publisherThe International Information & Library Reviewen_US
dc.subjectEducationen_US
dc.subjectGhanaian universitiesen_US
dc.subjectInformation ethicsen_US
dc.titleRethinking information ethics education in Ghana: Is it adequate?en_US
dc.typeArticleen_US

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