A counter-example: I also attended a middle tier state University for CS, and our single term required Ethics in Computing course was all but easy. That said, it certainly didn't capture the attention of students.
My one hour exam final prompt was “Networking is useful, but explain the ethics involved in networking.” I answered with an essay about conflicts of interest in business while my friend wrote about file-sharing.
This matches my experience. In addition to taking the course as an undergrad, I was the graduate TA for three semesters. While it wasn't super deep on any one topic, the course was far from easy and required to graduate.