Rethinking information ethics education in Ghana: Is it adequate?
dc.contributor.author | Dadzie, P.S. | |
dc.date.accessioned | 2021-09-08T10:11:47Z | |
dc.date.available | 2021-09-08T10:11:47Z | |
dc.date.issued | 2013 | |
dc.description | Research Article | en_US |
dc.description.abstract | 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. | en_US |
dc.identifier.uri | http://ugspace.ug.edu.gh/handle/123456789/36687 | |
dc.language.iso | en | en_US |
dc.publisher | The International Information & Library Review | en_US |
dc.subject | Education | en_US |
dc.subject | Ghanaian universities | en_US |
dc.subject | Information ethics | en_US |
dc.title | Rethinking information ethics education in Ghana: Is it adequate? | en_US |
dc.type | Article | en_US |