Communications of the ACM

Home/Magazine Archive/February 2011 (Vol. 54, No. 2)/The Need For a New Graduation Rite of Passage/Abstract

Viewpoints: Virtual extension

The Need For a New Graduation Rite of Passage

By John K. Estell, Ken Christensen
Communications of the ACM, February 2011, Vol. 54 No. 2, Pages 113-115
10.1145/1897816.1897846
Comments (1)

View as: Print Mobile App ACM Digital Library Share:

The symbol for The Pledge of the Computing Professional is a matrix with the word "Honor" encoded in ASCII.

A new organization is being proposed that is solely intended to promote and recognize the ethical and moral behavior in graduates of computing-related degree programs as they transition to careers of service to society.

The full text of this article is premium content

Comments

Anonymous

May 19, 2011 09:04

A video of the inaugural Pledge Ceremony held in May 2011 at Ohio Northern University is now available on YouTube at:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j075DAgLHTI

Displaying 1 comment

Log in to Read the Full Article

Sign In

Sign in using your ACM Web Account username and password to access premium content if you are an ACM member, Communications subscriber or Digital Library subscriber.

Need Access?

Please select one of the options below for access to premium content and features.

Create a Web Account

If you are already an ACM member, Communications subscriber, or Digital Library subscriber, please set up a web account to access premium content on this site.

Join the ACM

Become a member to take full advantage of ACM's outstanding computing information resources, networking opportunities, and other benefits.

Subscribe to Communications of the ACM Magazine

Get full access to 50+ years of CACM content and receive the print version of the magazine monthly.

Purchase the Article

Non-members can purchase this article or a copy of the magazine in which it appears.