Week 11 - Ethics for IT in businesses

Question 1

What are the key issues related to the use of IS

Answer 1

• Privacy violations
• Security
• Freedom of speech violations

Question 2

What are the factors affecting ethical behaviour

Answer 2

• Age
• Cultural group
• Ethnic background
• Religion
• Life experiences
• Education
• Gender

Question 3

How can a business foster corporate social responsibilty and good business ethics

Answer 3

• Gaining the goodwill of the community
• Creating an organization that operates consistently, fairly and justly
• Fostering good business practices
• Protecting the organisation and its employees from legal action
• Avoiding unfavourable publicity

Question 4

How can we include ethical considerations in decision making

Answer 4

• Develop a problem statement
• Identify alternatives
• Choose an alternative
• Implement the decision
• Evaluate the results

Question 5

What are the 4 key benefits of a professional code of ethics

Answer 5

1. Improve ethical decision making
2. Set high standards of practice and ethical behaviour
3. Engender trust and respect from the general public
4. Provide an evaluation benchmark

Question 6

What are individual steps that can be taken to protect personal privacy

Answer 6

• Find out what is stored about you in existing databases
• Be careful sharing information about yourself
• Be proactive in protecting your privacy
• Take extra care when purchasing anything from a website