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Cosma, Georgina; Joy, Mike; Sinclair, Jane; Andreou, Margarita; Zhang, Dongyong; Cook, Beverley; Boyatt, Russell – ACM Transactions on Computing Education, 2017
Perspectives of students on what constitutes source-code plagiarism may differ based on their educational background. Surveys have been conducted with home students undertaking computing and joint computing subject degrees at higher education institutions throughout the UK, China, and South Cyprus, and a total of 984 responses have been…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, College Students, Plagiarism, Student Attitudes
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Konstantakis, Nikos I.; Palaigeorgiou, George E.; Siozos, Panos D.; Tsoukalas, Ioannis A. – Behaviour & Information Technology, 2010
Today, software piracy is an issue of global importance. Computer science students are the future information and communication technologies professionals and it is important to study the way they approach this issue. In this article, we attempt to study attitudes, behaviours and the corresponding reasoning of computer science students in Greece…
Descriptors: Copyrights, Antisocial Behavior, Crime, Duplication
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Guler, Cetin; Altun, Arif – Turkish Online Journal of Educational Technology - TOJET, 2010
Learning objects (LOs) can be defined as resources that are reusable, digital with the aim of fulfilling learning objectives (or expectations). Educators, both at the individual and institutional levels, are cautioned about the fact that LOs are to be processed through a proper development process. Who should be involved in the LO development…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Models, Preservice Teacher Education, Education Courses
Lipka, Sara – Chronicle of Higher Education, 2009
Colleges have deployed various tactics over the years to deter illegal file sharing, usually of commercial music and movies, by their students. This month, the U.S. Department of Education will begin crafting regulations that specify strategies, a prospect that is making some campus officials wonder if plans they have already invested in will pass…
Descriptors: Music, Industry, Hearings, Copyrights
Jackson, Gregory A. – Chronicle of Higher Education, 2007
In this article, the author asserts that technology is not the answer to digital piracy at colleges and universities. Citing the three most common explanations given for copyright infringement--that students cannot always get what they want, cannot always use what they can get, or think the price of what they can get is unfair--he asserts that the…
Descriptors: Copyrights, Computer Software, Intellectual Property, Information Technology
DeLoughry, Thomas J. – Chronicle of Higher Education, 1987
Computer software producers view students' illegal copying of programs as lost revenue and feel powerless to stop the piracy. Some propose to change student attitudes about copying, others suggest reducing software prices, and still others are calling for prosecution. (MSE)
Descriptors: College Students, Computer Software, Copyrights, Ethics
Burke, Edmund B. – EDUCOM Review, 1993
Provides a basic introduction to copyright through a question-and-answer format. Topics covered include definition of copyright, copyright notices and registration, rights to owners, duration, software, civil and criminal penalties, the work-made-for-hire doctrine, fair use, transfer, international scope, licenses, and student materials. (EAM)
Descriptors: College Students, Computer Software, Copyrights, Fair Use (Copyrights)
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Rawlinson, David R.; Lupton, Robert A. – Journal of Education for Business, 2007
Students' attitudes and perceptions regarding the use of unlicensed software are important to educators and businesses. Students have a proven propensity to pirate software and other intellectual property. By understanding how attitudes and perceptions toward software piracy differ among university students in a cross-national context, educators…
Descriptors: Student Attitudes, Computer Software, Information Technology, Foreign Countries
Glowacki, Margaret L.; And Others – 1988
The purpose of this study was to determine the nature and extent of unauthorized copying of microcomputer software by university students. The sample consisted of 392 university students ranging in age from 18 to 35. A survey instrument administered to all students contained 20 Likert-type questions designed to gather data on students' behavior,…
Descriptors: College Students, Computer Software, Copyrights, Higher Education
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Green, Kenneth C.; Gilbert, Steven W. – Change, 1987
Many colleges have begun to respond to vendors' concerns about software use (and abuse). Many have written policies on computer access and unauthorized software duplication, and policies on illegal copying and unauthorized computer access. The EDUCOM Code seeks to promote self-regulation. (MLW)
Descriptors: Codification, College Faculty, College Students, Colleges
Haworth, Karla – Chronicle of Higher Education, 1997
Software piracy among college students is increasing, and the software publishing industry insists colleges are responsible for the activities of their computer nets' users. Colleges generally cooperate with publishers when their students are found infringing on copyrights. The Software Publishers Association is holding a University of Puget Sound…
Descriptors: College Role, College Students, Computer Software, Copyrights