Introduction1.1 BackgroundComputers are the basic technology of our time and apparently, the most important technology ever invented and used by man. Without computers and computer networks, especially the Internet, the operations of most organizations, such as banks, schools and government agencies, would simply grind to a halt. Modern society's reliance on the use of information technology makes it more vulnerable to computer malfunctions caused by unreliable software and computer misuse (Forrester and Morrison, 2001). According to Forrester and Morrison (2001), this unethical use of computers has created a whole new range of social problems, including computer crime, software theft, hacking, virus creation, invasion of privacy, over-reliance on intelligent machines and stress at work. .These unethical behaviors related to Information Systems (IS) have caused significant losses to businesses and society as a whole. Computing professional bodies are concerned about these ethical issues because of their potential harm to society and the integrity of the computing profession. The Computing Machinery Association (ACM), the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE), the British Computer Society and the International Federation for Information Processing (IFP) have come together to formulate codes of ethics and guidelines for IT professionals, to verify or reduce unethical conduct in the IT profession. The 1991 report of the ACM/IEEE-CS Curriculum Task Force recommended the introduction of computer ethics into computer science curricula at the university level (Martin & Yale-Weltz, 1999). The report highlighted the importance of exposing students to the ethical and societal issues associated with the study environment, the following research questions were formulated: Do they view any of their activities as computer crime? Has computer ethics changed their perceptions of computer crime? Do age and gender affect students' judgments of what they perceive to be computer crime? What are the similarities and differences between the findings of this study and those of related studies studies1.4 Limitations of the studyThis study evaluates the awareness of computer ethics among university students. It only applies to master's students in computer science and systems sciences at Stockholm University. Other graduate students were excluded from the study. These student groups were chosen because they are easily accessible to the researcher and because of the limited time available to conduct the study. The scope of the study is limited to the computer crimes aspect of computer ethics..