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Cyber ethics is the philosophical study of ethics pertaining to computer networks
encompassing users' behavior, what networked computers are programmed to do, and
how this affects the individuals and the society. This study aimed to investigate the
students' experiences of ethics in cyber systems.In the present study, the researchers
conducted in-depth, semi-structured interviews in a sample of students in
JahromUniversity of Medical Sciences between November 2012 and February 2013. The
interviews focused on the students' experiences of online ethics. Content analysis
techniques were used to code and analyze the study data.The data were gathered from
25 interviews and 5 focused groups. The extracted codes were classified into two
categories of positive and negativeimplications. The main themes of the study included
ethicalimplications, cyber curiosity, limitation, virtual liberty, and development of ethics
in the cyber system. Considering the importance ofethicsin thevirtual systems, it is
necessary to train the studentsregardingthe optimalutilizationof thecyber space. Also,
the students should be trained regarding the useof technology invarious scientific fields.
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