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| What is ethics? | Set of believes about what is right and what is wrong. |
| Moral code? | A statement about how people should behave within society |
| Morality: | Shared social conventions about right and wrong that become the basis for an established consensus |
| Virtue: | Habit that inclines people to do what is acceptable |
| Vice: | Habit of unacceptable behavior |
| Integrity | Acting in accordance with a personal code of principles |
| When does Inconsistency emerges when it comes to having integrity? | In a situation that conflicts with one’s moral standards |
| Morals : | Personal beliefs about right and wrong |
| Ethics | Standards or codes of behavior expected of an individual by a group to which the individual belongs |
| Law | System of rules, enforced by a set of institutions, that tells us what we can and cannot do |
| Supply chain sustainability | Developing and maintaining a supply chain that meets the needs of the present without compromising the ability of future generations to meet their needs |
| Why Fostering Corporate Social Responsibility and Good Business Ethics Is Important | To gain the good will of the community |
| What are the Characteristics of a Successful Ethics Program? | Employees are willing to seek advice about ethics issues |
| Who is that Corporate Ethics Officer? | Provides an organization with vision and leadership in the area of business conduct and he is Ideally a senior-level manager who reports directly to the CEO. |
| Another name for the Corporate Ethics Officer? | Corporate compliance officer |
| Responsibilities of corporate compliance officer | Ensuring compliance of ethical procedures |
| Code of ethics | Statement that: Highlights an organization’s key ethical issues Identifies the overarching values and principles important to the organization and its decision making |
| Organizational code of ethics should | Apply to its directors, officers, and employees |
| Four Common Approaches to Ethical Decision Making | Virtue ethics approach |
| Fairness approach | Common good approach |
| Virtue ethics approach | The ethical choice best reflects moral virtues in yourself and your community. |
| Utilitarian approach | The ethical choice produces the greatest excess of benefits over harm. |
| Common good approach | The ethical choice advances the common good. |
| Limitations of Various Approaches to Ethical Decision Making: Value ethics approach | • Does not provide a guide for action • Virtue cannot be worked out objectively, it depends on the circumstances |
| Limitations of Various Approaches to Ethical Decision Making :Utilitarian approach | Measuring and comparing the values of certain benefits and costs is difficult • Predict the full benefits and harm that result from a decision is difficult |
| Limitations of Various Approaches to Ethical Decision Making : Fairness approach | Decisions can be influenced by personal bias • Affected parties may consider the decision unfair |
| Limitations of Various Approaches to Ethical Decision Making :Common good approach | Arriving at a consensus becomes difficult • Some groups are required to bear greater costs than others |
| Profession | Requires specialized knowledge and a long and intensive academic preparation |
| Professionals have | Possess advanced training and experience |
| As a legal perspective why are IT workers are not recognized as professionals ? | Are not liable for malpractice |
| What are some of the Ethical Issues between IT Workers and Employers Software piracy? | Software piracy |
| Business Software Alliance (BSA): | Aims to stop the unauthorized copying of software |
| Trade secret | Information that is of economic value and that has required effort or cost to develop and has some degree of uniqueness or novelty |
| Whistle blowing | Effort by an employee to attract attention to a negligent, illegal, unethical, or abusive act by a company that threatens the public interest |
| Ethical Issues between IT Workers and Clients are | Conflict of interest |
| Breach of contract | Occurs when one party fails to meet the terms of a contract |
| Material breach of contract | Occurs when a party fails to perform certain obligations, thereby impairing or destroying the essence of the contract |
| Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (FCPA) | FCPA): Makes it a crime to bribe a foreign official, a foreign political party official, or a candidate for foreign political office |
| Bribery : | Providing money, property, or favors to someone in business or government in order to obtain a business advantage |
| Ethical Issues between IT Workers and Other Professionals | Résumé inflation |
| Résumé inflation : | : Lying on a résumé about one s qualifications |
| Inappropriate sharing of corporate information | Information may be sold or shared informally to third parties |
| Some of the resume lies | Date of employment |
| How can you uncover if someone is lying about his dates of employments? | Thorough reference check |
| How can you uncover if someone is lying about his Job title | Thorough reference check |
| How can you uncover if someone is lying about his Inflated salary | Thorough reference check |
| How can you uncover if someone is lying about his Criminal record | Criminal background check |
| How can you uncover if someone is lying about his Education | Verification of education claims with universities and other training organizations |
| How can you uncover if someone is lying about his Professional licenses | Verification of license with accrediting agency |
| How can you uncover if someone is lying about Working for fictitious company | Thorough background check |
| Who are the IT users | Person who uses a hardware or software product |
| IT workers have a duty | To understand a user’s needs and capabilities |
| Society expects members of a profession to: | Provide significant benefits |
| Impact of Codes of Ethics on Ethical Behavior | Defines: What the organization aspires to become |
| Result in following benefits for the individual, profession, and society | Ethical decision making and ethical behavior |
| Some of the prominent organization | Association for Computing Machinery (ACM) |
| Impact of Professional Organizations on Ethical Behavior | Help IT workers to network with others, seek out new ideas, and continually build on their personal skills and expertise |
| Certification | Indicates that a professional possesses a particular set of skills, knowledge, or abilities, in the opinion of the certifying organization |
| Certifications from ______ associations requires a higher level of experience and a broader perspective than ______certifications | Industry .......... |
| Which requires a higher level of experience and a broader perspective than industry or vendor certifications | Industry certifications |
| Which requires a lower level of experience and a broader perspective than industry or vendor certifications | Vendor certifications |
| What is the certification that you will get form Microsoft Certified Technology Specialist ? | Designing and optimizing solutions based on Microsoft products and technologies |
| What is the certification that you will get form Cisco Certified Internetwork Expert? | Managing and troubleshooting large networks |
| What is the certification that you will get form Cisco Certified Network Professional Security? | Configuring and designing firewalls and the security settings on routers and switches |
| What is the certification that you will get form CompTIA A+? | Performing computer and network maintenance, troubleshooting, and installation— including addressing security issues |
| Project Management Institute’s Project Management Professional (PMP) | Leading and directing projects |
| Government license | Permission to engage in an activity or to operate a business |
| Impact of Government Licensing on Ethical Behavior | Encourages IT workers to follow the highest standards of the profession and practice a code of ethics |
| Issues Associated with Government Licensing of IT Workers | No universally accepted core body of knowledge |
| Body of knowledge | Outlines agreed upon sets of skills and abilities that all licensed professionals must possess |
| Some of the IT Professional Malpractice | Negligence |
| Negligence | Not doing something that a reasonable person would do, or doing something that a reasonable person would not do |
| Duty of care | Obligation to protect people against any unreasonable harm or risk |
| What is the result of Failure in Obligation to protect people against any unreasonable harm or risk | Failure results in breach of the duty of care |
| Reasonable person standard | : Evaluates how an objective, careful, and conscientious person would have acted in the same circumstances |
| Reasonable professional standard | : Evaluates those who have particular expertise |
| Professional malpractice | : Liability that applies to professionals who breach the duty of care |
| Common Ethical Issues for IT Users | Software piracy |
| Give an example of Software piracy | Popularity of the Android smartphone operating system has contributed to the software piracy problem |
| Inappropriate use of computing resources would result in | Erode worker productivity and waste time |
| Inappropriate sharing of information would lead to | Violation of someone s privacy, if its private data |
| Some things that could help support ethical practice for it users include | Policies that protect against abuses help |
| The Policy components that could help support ethical practice for it users include | Establishing guidelines for use of company software |
| What is compliance ? | To be in accordance with established policies, guidelines, specifications, or legislation |
| What would happen in case of Failure to be in compliance with legislation? | Can lead to lawsuits or government fines |
| To ensure compliance, companies: | Implement software to track and record compliance actions |
| Audit committee | Board of directors provides assistance to the board with respect to the: Quality and integrity of accounting and reporting practices and controls , Organization s compliance with legal and regulatory requirements , Qualifications, independence, and performance of the organization s independent auditor , and Performance of the company s internal audit team |
| Audit committee : Board of directors provides assistance to the board with respect to the: | Quality and integrity of accounting and reporting practices and controls |
| Internal audit committee responsibilities: | Determine that internal systems and controls are adequate and effective |
| The United Nations Convention Against Corruption | Global treaty designed to fight bribery and corruption |