Problem: What is the ethical obligation of the college/and or students in the following situations?
Each student has a personally owned computer which is hooked up to the college servers. The students are required to pay a technology fee each semester.
An outside hacker links to a student's computer and uses the computer as a server to distribute movies. The student is unaware of the compromise to his computer. The college becomes aware of the situation when the computer actively used 1/3 of the bandwidth available at the college thus causing slow downs in the system and costing the college money.
A student illegally downloads music and videos. The student has no intention of selling the material but nonetheless is breaking the law.
Should the student{s} be punished in any way?
What is the ethical responsibility of the student? Of the college? Of the parents?
Is it possible to make good decisions without thinking critically?