Introduction of Ethical Subject in Re-designed PhD-level Computer Education Curriculum: A Teaching Experience Driven in Thailand

Abstract

Driving from recent crisis of global-social ethics and the author’s experiences through ethical-added teaching at all levels in higher education since 2006, the student’s interest and acceptance of ethical-added learning is an important motivation for substantial advance ethical subject into computer education curriculum. King Mongkut’s University of Technology North Bangkok (KMUTNB) provides computer education as a Department of Faculty of Technical Education. Almost PhD students come from teacher profession. Human resource management is the most important for all countries around the world because this kind of resource takes major roles in propelling management of other resources, and also its own. To reach really sustainable development, human mind in aspect of ethical conscious must be extremely educated, especially in teaching the teacher. This research purposes to describe the development of ethical subject in PhD-level computer education curriculum at KMUTNB. The curriculum was re-designed in 2008. The new subject entitled “Ethical Development for Social in Digital Age (EDSDA)” has firstly conducted in semester 1/2009 for PhD students enrolled in Doctor of Philosophy Program in Computer Education. The course syllabus will be mentioned. The students’ opinion to the course conduct for early 5 weeks of the semester will be discussed as preliminary result of EDSDA subject.