Unit 11 : Digital Ethics Flashcards
What is ethics? ( 3 )
- A set of beliefs about right and wrong behavior within a society
- Moral beliefs about right and wrong
- Standards or codes of behavior expected of an individualby a group to which the individual belongs
What is computer ethics?
- Moral guidelines that govern the use of computer and information systems
What define an individual’s moral values? ( 2 )
- Virtue
- Habit that inclines people to do what is acceptable
- Vice
- Habit of unacceptable behavior
What is moral? ( 2 )
- Personal beliefs about right and wrong
- Moral acts conform to what an individual believes to be the right thing to do
What is law? ( 2 )
- System of rules, enforced by a set of institutions, that tells us what we can and cannot do
- Legal acts are acts that conform to the law
What are the concerns about the ethical use of IT ? List out some examples ( 6 )
- E-mail and Internet access monitoring at work
- Software piracy, downloading in violation of copyright laws
- Unsolicited e-mail, spoofing, spamming, phishing
- Hacker and cracker theft
- Plagiarism by students
- Malware, cookies and spyware to illegally track a user
What will happen when someone break the code of ethics?
- Termination
What does organizations have for its employees?
- Code of Ethics
What does the code of ethics documents? ( 3 )
- Mission and values of the organization
- How professionals are supposed to approach problems
- The ethical principles based on the organization’s core value
What are the ethical principles that are setted by Association for Computing Machinery? ( 6 )
- Avoid harm to others
- Be fair and take action not to discriminate
- Honor property rights
- Give proper credit for intellectual property
- Respect the privacy of others
- Honor confidentiality
What does profession requires?
- Requires specialized knowledge and intensive academic preparation
What is the characteristics of professionals? ( 3 )
- Possess advanced training and experience
- Exercise discretion and judgement in their work
- Keep abreast of developments in their field
What does a person do when they have integrity?
- Acting in accordance with personal code of principles
- Extending respect, consideration, moral values to all
List out the examples for unethical behavior ( 2 )
- Complex work environments make it difficult to apply principles and codes of ethics consistently
- Pressure to maintain revenue and profits
What are the effects for a company when they are having some unethical behavior? ( 2 )
- Risk of financial loss
- Criminal or Civil lawsuits