CHAPTER 8 Flashcards
(15 cards)
…………………..is a vocation that requires a high level of education and practical experience in the field.
Profession
T/F Professionals have a special obligation to ensure their actions are for the good of those who depend on them, because their decisions can have more serious consequences than the choices made by those holding less responsible positions in
society.
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Characteristics of a Fully Developed Computer Profession
Initial professional education
Accreditation
Skills development
Certification
Licensing
Professional development
Code of ethics
Professional society
………………is a practical framework for moral decision-making
related to problems that software engineers may encounter.
The Software Engineering Code of Ethics and Professional Practice
T/F The Software Engineering Code of Ethics and Professional Practice is reproduced here in its entirety
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Software Engineering Code of Ethics The Code contains eight Principles related to the behavior of and decisions made by professional software engineers,
including:
practitioners, educators, managers, supervisors and
policymakers, as well as trainees and students of the
profession.
Principles identified in the Code of Ethics contains:
❑ Public
❑ Client and Employer
❑ Product
❑ Management
❑ Profession
❑ Colleagues
T/F The preamble to the code points out that there is no mechanical process for determining the correct actions to take when faced with a moral problem.
T
……………………………..is someone who breaks ranks with an organization in order to make an unauthorized disclosure of information about a harmful situation after attempts to report the concerns through authorized organizational channels have been ignored or rebuffed
whistle-blower
T/F Whistle-blowers are usually punished for disclosing information that organizations have tried to keep under wraps.
T
T/F If they do not lose their jobs outright, they have probably lost all chances for future advancement within the organization.
Whistle-blowers and their families typically suffer emotional distress and economic hardship
T
Morality of Whistle Blower
WHISTLE-BLOWERS CAUSE HARM
WHISTLE-BLOWING IS A SIGN OF ORGANIZATIONAL FAILURE
WHISTLE-BLOWING AS A MORAL DUTY (Special Cases)
T/F Moral responsibility must be borne by people. moral responsibility is different from role responsibility, causal responsibility, and legal responsibility in that it is not
exclusive.
T
T/F Role responsibility is responsibility borne because of a person’s assigned duties.
Causal responsibility is responsibility assigned to people because they did something (or failed to do something) that caused something to happen.
T
T/F Legal responsibility is responsibility assigned by law.
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