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Assessment 4 Research Report on IT Ethics

Overview

Write 3–5 pages in which you evaluate a variety of IT ethics topics including moral roles, "professional ethics," standards of legal liability, and others.

By successfully completing this assessment, you will demonstrate your proficiency in the following course competencies and assessment criteria:

Competency 1: Evaluate information technology ethics and the implications for people and technological practices.

Evaluate implications of ethical issues for people and technological practices. Competency 3: Evaluate the ethical issues of information technology found in the current literature and professional organizations.

Evaluate ethical issues related to cyberethics. Demonstrate effective communication of facts, research, analyses, and opinions regarding issues in information technology ethics.

Competency 4: Communicate effectively. Consistently apply appropriate APA style and formatting guidelines for resources, citations, and grammar.

 

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Context

Many professional societies have codes of ethics that guide the behavior of their membership. Because the field of IT is new and evolving, the codes that will guide the IT professional are in the process of being developed.

Beginnings of a Strong Foundation

Literature in the field of professional IT ethics is beginning to lay a strong foundation for a high degree of professionalism. For example:

Consultants should only accept projects they are qualified to complete. Consultants should only accept projects through which they are able to help the client in a significant manner.

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What might happen if a consultant did not turn down a project that might be inappropriate from any standpoint? For example, what if you were hired to gather employee data for a team-building session, but the supervisor who hired you asked you to find data that would enable him or her to fire a specific individual? What if a client asks you to do something unethical or covert? Is it ethical to take payment from the client?

Individual Code of Ethics

Many professionals establish an individual code of ethics to follow as they do business. This reminds them that accepting a project essentially puts their reputation on the line. If an IT professional makes an error, he or she should inform the client immediately and do what it takes to resolve the error. If an error by the consultant results in financial loss, it is the consultant's responsibility to make restitution.

Professional Organizations

It is a good idea for consultants to join and become active in professional organizations and associations as a way of staying current in their fields. Attend annual meetings and conferences and volunteer for a committee in order to work and stay in touch with other professionals. Involvement with other professionals and taking responsibility are vital to making progress.

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Questions to Consider

To deepen your understanding, you are encouraged to consider the questions below and discuss them with a fellow learner, a work associate, an interested friend, or a member of the business community.

What are the similarities and differences between different codes of ethics for various organizations? What is the role of the different code of ethics for IT professionals? What happens when the code of ethics are violated?

Resources

Suggested Resources

The following optional resources are provided to support you in completing the assessment or to provide a helpful context. For additional resources, refer to the Research Resources and Supplemental Resources in the left navigation menu of your courseroom.

Library Resources The following e-books and articles from the Capella University Library are linked directly in this course.

Quigley, M. (Ed.) (2008). Encyclopedia of information ethics and security. Hershey, PA: Information Science Reference. Himma, K. E., & Tavani, H. T. (Eds.). (2008). The handbook of information and computer ethics. Hoboken, NJ: Wiley. Owens, W. A., Dam, K. W., & Lin, H. (Eds.). (2009). Technology, policy, law, and ethics regarding U.S. acquisition and use of cyberattack capabilities. Washington, DC: National Academies Press. Kizza, J. M. (2003). Ethical and social issues in the information age (2nd ed.). New York, NY: Springer- Verlag. Harbert, T. (2007, October). Ethics in IT: Dark secrets, ugly truths. And little guidance. Computerworld, 41(44), 34–36.

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Albrechtslund, A. (2007). Ethics and technology design. Ethics and Information Technology, 9(1), 63–72. doi: http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s10676-006-9129-8. Rainey, S., & Goujon, P. (2011). Toward a normative ethics for technology development. Journal of Information, Communication & Ethics in Society, 9(3), 157–179. doi: http://dx.doi.org/10.1108/14779961111167649. Jacob, S., & Armistead, L. (2011, March/April). Ethics and technology: Response to Pfohl–Part I. Communiqué, 39(6), 24–25. Leung, B. P. (2011, March/April). Upgrading to SP 4.0. Communiqué, 39(6), 24. Hollander, R. (2013). Computing ethics: Ethics viewpoints efficacies. Communications of the ACM, 56(3), 33–34. doi:10.1145/2428556.2428567. Woodbury, M. (2000, June). The bout of the century? Information ethics vs. e-commerce. Ubiquity.

Course Library Guide A Capella University library guide has been created specifically for your use in this course. You are encouraged to refer to the resources in the IT-FP3165 – Ethics for the Information Technology Professional Library Guide to help direct your research.

Skillsoft Tutorial Skillsoft. (n.d.). Certified Ethical Hacker (CEH): Social engineering [Tutorial].

Internet Resources Access the following resources by clicking the links provided. Please note that URLs change frequently. Permissions for the following links have been either granted or deemed appropriate for educational use at the time of course publication.

Velasquez, M., Andre, C., Shanks, T., & Meyer, M. J. (n.d.). Thinking ethically. Markkula Center for Applied Ethics at Santa Clara University. Retrieved from http://www.scu.edu/ethics/publications/iie/v7n1/thinking.html Velasquez, M., Moberg, D., Meyer, M. J., Shanks, T., McLean, M. R., DeCosse, D., ... & Hanson, K. O. (2009). A framework for ethical decision making. Markkula Center for Applied Ethics at Santa Clara University. Retrieved from http://www.scu.edu/ethics/practicing/decision/framework.html Illinois Institute of Technology Center for the Study of Ethics in the Professions. (n.d.). Using codes of ethics. Retrieved from http://ethics.iit.edu/ecodes/using-codes-ethics Illinois Institute of Technology Center for the Study of Ethics in the Professions. (2011). Code of ethics for IT professionals. Retrieved from http://ethics.iit.edu/ecodes/node/3115 Association for Computing Machinery (ACM). (n.d.). Retrieved from http://www.acm.org/ Gehringer, E. F. (n.d.). Ethics in computing. Retrieved from http://ethics.csc.ncsu.edu/ EC-Council. (2012). Code of ethics. Retrieved from http://www.eccouncil.org/about_us/code_of_ethics.aspx

Bookstore Resources The resources listed below are relevant to the topics and assessments in this course and are not required. Unless noted otherwise, these materials are available for purchase from the Capella University Bookstore. When searching the bookstore, be sure to look for the Course ID with the specific –FP (FlexPath) course designation.

Tavani, H. T. (2016). Ethics and technology: Controversies, questions, and strategies for ethical computing (5th ed.). Hoboken, NJ: Wiley.

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Assessment Instructions

For this assessment, you will research an issue related to information technology ethics. You will write a report on your selected topic. In your report, you should:

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1. Evaluate ethical issues related to cyberethics.

2. Evaluate implications of ethical issues for people and technological practices.

3. Demonstrate effective communication of facts, research, analyses, and opinions regarding issues in information technology ethics.

You may want to select a topic you feel will have an impact on your professional life. Or you may choose an issue from the list below. Use the Capella library and other sources to research each point. You may wish to start with the books and articles provided in the Resources.

There are many options to pursue. Here are some possibilities:

Access or digital divide. Legal liability or accountability. The importance of an organizational code of ethics. Fair information practice principles. Privacy protection. Electronic medical records/HIPAA. Copyrights. The role of cookies. Data mining, property rights. Hackers and hacking. Criminal behavior on the Internet. Global issues. Policy approaches (for example, privacy policies or employer policies related to cyberethics). Social implications and social values. Laws and the legal system pertaining to IT. Whistle-blowing. Workplace monitoring. Viruses. Social networks. BYOD (Bring Your Own Device). Biometric technology. Social Media Issues. You may want to choose a current topic that is trending in IT.

Additional Requirements

Include a title page and a references page. Include an introductory paragraph and a concluding paragraph. Include a minimum of three research resources. Be sure to follow APA guidelines for style and formatting. Your finished assessment should be approximately 3–5 pages in length, excluding the title page and references page.

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