Ethical obligations of computing center personnel

Abstract

Ethical issues often arise between computing center personnel and other university members concerning the appropriate use of computer resources, the safeguarding of information, the ownership of software, the giving of credit for computer-related work, and many other areas. These issues take the form of ethical obligations, which are the just and fair dealings that people have with other people, dealings that one feels bound to do, or to refrain from doing, because of the law, their own morality, or some other ethical reason.