Their work has significantly improved the use of administrative data to support University goals and objectives. The vast store of data they have made available to the University community is essential to the successful implementation of Value Centered Management. Often technology is implemented as it emerges and only later are the social, ethical, and psychological issues and consequences discovered and considered.
Virtual reality is one such emerging technology.
This article covers some virtual reality basics and looks at a few of the ethical questions raised. The students published their final projects on the Web instead of doing term papers. Along the way, the students learned to use the Internet for research and to communicate to a larger audience than just their professor and classmates. Van der Pluijm and his students agreed that this meant more work for everyone, but the benefits made the extra work worthwhile. The site was redesigned over the summer in response to user feedback.