Exam 1 Flashcards
This ideology believes that to do what is right is one’s duty and the only thing that is truly good is good will
Deontology
What is the ideology that matches with the following phrase “The good is what best serves the interest of others”
Altruism
The good is what creates the greatest happiness, and the least unhappiness, for the greatest number of people
Greatest Happiness Principle
A combination of Altruism and Egoism
Pluralism
The good is to live a life of pleasure and avoid pain
Hedonism
Personal Principles upon which an individual bases decisions upon what is right & wrong
Morals
The good is maximum pleasure for all people
Utilitarianism
Choices an organization “makes to define, set up, coordinate, and control it’s work processes”
Organizational Strategy
What is the ideology that matches with the following phrase “how do I best benefit myself”
Egoism
The idea that different cultures have different standards and that common sense is based on origin.
The problem of relativism
What would mom think?
Ethics of care
information, generally unknown to the public, that a company has taken strong measures to keep confidential
Trade Secrets
A system of rules that tells us what we can and can not do. This is enforced by an institution
Law
Group code of behavior. Enforced by group
Ethics
Accountability for the impact of it’s actions on stakeholders
Corporate social responsibility
A well-articulated vision of where a business seeks to go and how it expects to get there
Business Strategy
The plan an organization uses in providing information services in furtherance of its business strategy
IS Strategy
Conflict between a person(or firms) self-interest and the interest of a client
Conflict of Interest
An individual that does not have an explicit or implicit contract for long term employment
Contingent Worker
providing money, property, or favors to someone in business or government in order to obtain a business advantage
Bribery
It is a crime to bribe a foreign official, a foreign political party official, or a candidate to a foreign political office. It is not illegal if bribery is allowed under foreign countries’ laws
Foreign Corrupt Practices Act(FCPA)
A gesture of goodwill or friendship given without expectation of future favor
Gifts
Effort by an employee to attract attention to a negligent, illegal, unethical, abusive, or dangerous act by a company that threatens public interest
Whistleblowing
A temporary work visa is issued to foreign workers for highly specialized positions. Wage must be 95% of average salary for citizens in the same position.
H-1B Worker
A long-term arrangement in which a companies contracts for services with an outside orginization
Outsourcing
The idea that a company is concerned with the efficient and environmentally responsible design, manufacturing, operation, and disposal of IT related products
Green Computing
The degree to which a product meets a users’ needs
Software Quality
Any error that, if not removed, could cause a system to not meet it’s users needs
Software Defect
Defining, measuring, and refining the quality of the development process and products developed
Quality Management
Liability of manufacturers, sellers, lessors, and others for injuries caused by defective products
Product Liability
Failure to do what a reasonable person would do or do something a reasonable person would not
Negligence
A concept that assures buyers that the product meets certain quality standards.
Warranty
A standard proven work process that enables systems analysts, programmers, project managers, and others to make controlled and orderly progress in developing high-quality software
Methodologies
Collections of best practices to help orginizations improve processes. These are often used to assess and improve software development processes
Capability Maturity Model Integration
This methodology uses a sequential multistage system and does not allow the development of its next stage until the results of the current stage are approved.
Waterfall System Development Model
This methodology uses iterations(sprints) which last about 1-4 weeks and takes advantage of individual interactions with users to identify & implement new tools in order to satisfy the user
Agile System Development Model
