The Wheel Richard Gary Epstein Department of Computer Science VEst Chester Universi~ VEst Chester PA 19383 epstein @golden.wcupa, edu It does not make much sense to lecture students about ethics or about social implications of the systems they are creating, if those students view their careers solely in terms of making money. Perhaps more to the point, it does not make sense to tell professionals about ethics or about social implications of the systems they are creating if those professionals loathe the work they are doing, if they can't wait until 5:00 PM on Friday rolls around. The relationship of our students to their work, and their attitude toward their careers, are critical issues that we as educators need to discuss. I would like to propose a strategy for getting students to see the importance of ethics and professionalism. This approach involves getting students to see their careers in the broadest possible terms. In particular, I am proposing that we get students to see their careers as being important for their own spiritual growth and evolution. The major part of this essay follows the outline of a lecture that I gave to my undergraduate course on professionalism and
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The wheel
Epstein, Richard Gary
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, Volume 27 (2)
Association for Computing Machinery – Jun 1, 1997
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