Motivating Computer Engineering Students to the application of legal issues: a professional approach

• M. Lozano ^[1] ; R. Trillo-Lado ^[1]
  1. [1] Universidad de Zaragoza

     Universidad de Zaragoza

     Zaragoza, España

     
• Localización: Advances in Higher Education / coord. por Josep Domènech i de Soria , Jaime Lloret Mauri , María Cinta Vincent Vela, Elena de la Poza Plaza , Elena Zuriaga Agustí, 2016, ISBN 978-84-9048-496-8, págs. 243-262
• Idioma: inglés
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  • Nowadays, new business models are arising thanks to the development of ICT. In this context, the law is constantly being adapted to guarantee rights of individuals. Studying topics related to legislation generally does not motivate computer students, especially if it is done in a theoretical way or if examples used in practical lessons are simple. In addition, according to the Instituto Nacional de Tecnologías de la Comunicación, a high percentage of Small and Medium Enterprises does not consider current legislation on issues related to ICT. So, we decided to engage computer students of the need to respect regulations for the development of any software project by the practical use and respect of these laws, by applying practical tasks of an Information Systems course on an active computer research project. Results were really positive. Mainly, students increased their knowledge of Information Systems, especially their expertise and know how; they did it in a more entertaining way; and they were more aware of the need to accomplish with legal issues than in previous courses. In conclusion, students really changed their mind: they were motivated to consider legal issues on their applications, and claimed that they would like to learn more about them.