Perspectives on developing and assessing professional values in computing

Abstract

This paper discusses how to ensure that students attain professional values important to the workplace by integrating them into computing curricula. It describes a survey of the attitudes of students, faculty and professionals in computing towards the teaching and assessment of such values. The results show that these groups share a set of professional values, though students are less convinced of their importance in the work environment. There is broad consensus on the specific behaviors and attitudes reflective of these values to be developed in the curriculum. The groups differed in their opinions of whether these attitudes and behaviors could be workably assessed.

Do differences exist between how engineering and non-engineering lecturers perceive the importance of teaching competences?

“…A survey described in [18] on the attitudes of students, faculty and professionals in computing to teaching content and assessment shows that these groups share a set of professional values, although students are less convinced of their importance in the work environment. A broad consensus exists to the effect that explicit teaching and assessment of professional values and behaviors may encourage convergence between the academic and employment goals and environments, as well as creating better career prospects for more graduates.…”

Computing Education: A Discussion Paper on Teaching and Assessing Ethics

“…Similarly, he points out that such would enhance Accordingly, the authors noted that "CC2001 specifies that graduates should "be guided by the social, professional, and ethical issues involved in the use of computer technology" [5]. They went further to investigate "how to ensure students attain professional values important to the workplace through its integration into the computing curricula" [5].…”

“…They went further to investigate "how to ensure students attain professional values important to the workplace through its integration into the computing curricula" [5]. Their extensive research "describes a survey of the attitudes of students, faculties and professionals in computing towards the teaching and assessment of such professional values" [5].…”

“…They went further to investigate "how to ensure students attain professional values important to the workplace through its integration into the computing curricula" [5]. Their extensive research "describes a survey of the attitudes of students, faculties and professionals in computing towards the teaching and assessment of such professional values" [5]. The authors sought to address the need for computing curricula to develop and measure professional values thereby ensuring that "students recognize, appreciate and attain professional values important to the workplace, society and the well-being of the world" [5].…”

“…Their extensive research "describes a survey of the attitudes of students, faculties and professionals in computing towards the teaching and assessment of such professional values" [5]. The authors sought to address the need for computing curricula to develop and measure professional values thereby ensuring that "students recognize, appreciate and attain professional values important to the workplace, society and the well-being of the world" [5]. According to them, "explicit teaching and assessment of professional values and behaviors may encourage convergence between the academic and employment goals and environments and create better work outcomes for more graduates" [5].…”