How Effective Are Asynchronous Online Discussions in Teaching Legal, Ethical, Professional and Social Issues?

Paul Kingsley (), Taly Sharon () and Lelia Livadas ()
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Paul Kingsley: University of Liverpool / Laureate Online Education
Taly Sharon: University of Liverpool / Laureate Online Education
Lelia Livadas: University of Liverpool / Laureate Online Education

No 701949, Proceedings of International Academic Conferences from International Institute of Social and Economic Sciences

Abstract: A survey was carried out among mature adult students and their instructors involved in a British university?s online Master?s degrees in Computing/IT. All were experienced in engaging in asynchronous online discussions. They were asked about the effectiveness of online discussions (the debating of discussion questions) in teaching legal, ethical, professional and social issues (LEPSI). Both students and instructors agreed that the discussions had been helpful in making students aware of the culture and legal systems of people from other countries; had made students more aware of the legal, ethical, professional and social (LEPS) framework within which they operate; had contributed to making students more confident about working on their own to find out more about the LEPS issues that affect their work; had made students more likely to take LEPS issues into account in their workplace; had made students more likely to think about LEPSI than their previous degree; had been seen as important in encouraging students to sometimes change their opinion in the light of evidence or a strongly reasoned argument; had been seen as important in helping students construct a reasoned case for some action; and had been seen as important in helping students identify the LEPS implications of things they do in the workplace.

Keywords: Ethics; social issues; online discussions; survey; Bloom; accreditation; practical reason (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: I29 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Pages: 16 pages
Date: 2014-10
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Published in Proceedings of the Proceedings of the 12th International Academic Conference, Prague, Oct 2014, pages 684-699

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