Hi John,
On May 4, 1996 I wrote to you:
-> I've never heard of such a course in the California schools nearby.
-> Perhaps to our own detriment. Any consideration or discussion of
-> ethical implications would be brought up at the teacher's (or
-> participating students?) discretion and is probably not part of the
-> mandated syllabus.
->
-> Then again, since I don't teach in that subject area, I may be
-> completely out of line and ill-informed and some U.S. Tech Ed teacher
-> may want to correct my statement above. (Yet another reason why I am
-> a bit hesitant to respond to the Aussie pre-teachers.)
Just this past week I received a copy of the curriculum topics covered
in the A.P. Computer Science curriculum, and among many others, these
are included:
F. Responsible Use of Computer Systems
    1. Privacy
    2. Reliability of systems
    3. Legal issues and intellectual property
    4.  Social ramifications of computer applications
Sheila
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