Student Attitudes on Software Piracy and Related Issues of Computer Ethics

Software piracy is older than the PC and has been the subject of several studies, which have found it to be a widespread phenomenon in general, and among university students in particular. An earlier study by Cohen and Cornwell from a decade ago is replicated, adding questions about downloading music from the Internet. The survey includes responses from 224 students in entry-level courses at two schools, a nondenominational suburban university and a Catholic urban college with similar student profiles. The study found that there has been few if any changes in student opinions regarding the unauthorized duplication of copy- righted materials. Students generally felt that copying commercial software and downloading music from the Internet was acceptable and found that there was no significant correlation between student attitudes and their school’s religious affiliation or lack thereof. Additionally, the study found that a small but significant percentage of respondents considered the other questionable behaviors as ethically acceptable. Finally, the reasons for these attitudes are discussed as well as what colleges can do to correct the situation.     

现代科学发展学科交叉模式探析——一种学科交叉模式的分析框架

现代科学的聚合化有着多种不同的表现形式,不同的聚合方式体现出现代科学发展过程中各学科间交叉模式的多元性,成为交叉学科性质上差异的根源。从学科交叉的构成要素出发,以学科为逻辑前提与理论始点,通过建立一种学科交叉模式的分析框架,试图揭示出学科交叉模式特征与规律。