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Embracing the social relevance: computing, ethics and the community

Published: 07 March 2007 Publication History

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We propose the integration of service-learning into the early undergraduate computer science curriculum by way of a course on computing, ethics and society. We believe that such a course will fill a common gap in computer science and can be used to draw smart, motivated students to the discipline by embracing its social relevance. Additionally, we outline a particular service-learning project that can be undertaken by students in the course--initiating a community computer recycling program. We describe the successful implementation of such a recycling program and describe some logistical issues that may arise in organizing such a program in a service-learning course. We believe that a student-implemented community outreach project such as this can alter the public's perception of computer science and will assist in reversing the trend of declining undergraduate enrollment.

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cover image ACM SIGCSE Bulletin
ACM SIGCSE Bulletin  Volume 39, Issue 1
March 2007
581 pages
ISSN:0097-8418
DOI:10.1145/1227504
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    SIGCSE '07: Proceedings of the 38th SIGCSE technical symposium on Computer science education
    March 2007
    634 pages
    ISBN:1595933611
    DOI:10.1145/1227310
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Published: 07 March 2007
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  1. computing and society
  2. curriculum development
  3. ethics
  4. service-learning

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