A study of ethics and information technology usage among UUM international students / Abdul Manaf Bohari and Nurul Hafizan Mazani

Bohari, Abdul Manaf and Mazani, Nurul Hafizan (2011) A study of ethics and information technology usage among UUM international students / Abdul Manaf Bohari and Nurul Hafizan Mazani. Voice of Academia (VOA), 6 (1). pp. 57-71. ISSN 2682-7840

Official URL: https://voa.uitm.edu.my/

Abstract

Basically, ethics is a universal entity on guiding beliefs, standards, or ideas
that pervades an individual, a group or community of people who are accountable
for their actions and behaviors. In the emerging of world of ICT, one is
required to behave ethically rights. Ethics of IT users varies according to
religions, cultures, and societies; and based on literature review, it depends on
beliefs and perceptions. Currently, IT drastically changes the way how ethics
is conducted and practised within organizations. Therefore, the main objective
of this research is to identify what is perceived as ethical behavior in IT
usage. Secondly, this research is to observe the ethics among international
students in relation to IT. In order to conduct this research, questionnaire will
be used to collect the primary data from respondents, as well as international
students of Universiti Utara Malaysia. The data collected will then be
analyzed using Statistical Package for Social Science (SPSS) software. This
research reveals that, ethics in IT users of different countries such as Indonesia,
Thailand, China, Iraq, and Pakistan vary. Mostly, the ethics is based on
attitudes and perceptions and to what extent it is said to be ethical in dealing
with IT.

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Item Type: Article
Creators:
Creators
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Bohari, Abdul Manaf
manafdr@uum.edu.my
Mazani, Nurul Hafizan
manafdr@uum.edu.my
Subjects: L Education > LB Theory and practice of education > Computers in education. Information technology
L Education > LB Theory and practice of education > Learning. Learning strategies
L Education > LB Theory and practice of education > Student aid
Divisions: Universiti Teknologi MARA, Kedah > Sg Petani Campus > Research Management Institute (RMI), UiTM Cawangan Kedah
Journal or Publication Title: Voice of Academia (VOA)
UiTM Journal Collections: UiTM Journal > Voice of Academia (VOA)
ISSN: 2682-7840
Volume: 6
Number: 1
Page Range: pp. 57-71
Keywords: information technology usage, UUM international students
Date: 2011
URI: https://ir.uitm.edu.my/id/eprint/30879
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