Ethical Perception of a Digital Study Assistant: Student Survey of Ethical Values

Abstract

The digital transformation in higher education progresses constantly. Here, new technical innovations are emerging, such as a digital study assistant (DSA). The DSA is designed to help students to identify and achieve their personal study goals. In this regard, it should be noted that ethical considerations play an increasingly important role in the introduction of digital systems and thus also in the DSA. Therefore, the user-centered perspective is taken into account in the development of a DSA by addressing personal ethical values. For this purpose, two consecutive surveys were conducted with 42 and 156 students from a German university. The aim of the work is to identify ethical values in relation to the DSA that were perceived as particularly important by students as the main user group. From this, practical implications and further research possibilities regarding DSAs and ethical issues can be derived. Copyright © 2022 by SCITEPRESS – Science and Technology Publications, Lda. All rights reserved.