Cyberethics – Chapter 44

Book: Cyberethics – More Specific Professional Responsibilities

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Quote:

“Understanding of the code ethics among an individuals.”

What I expect to learn:

• To apply the code of ethics in my life and to meet several forms of ethical issues.

Chapter Review:

Harmful actions include intentional destruction or modification of files and programs leading to serious loss of resources or unnecessary expenditure of human resources such as the time and effort required to purge systems of “computer viruses.”

Well-intended actions, including those that accomplish assigned duties, may lead to harm unexpectedly. In such an event the responsible person or persons are obligated to undo or mitigate the negative consequences as much as possible. One way to avoid unintentional harm is to carefully consider potential impacts on all those affected by decisions made during design and implementation.

To minimize the possibility of indirectly harming others, computing professionals must minimize malfunctions by following generally accepted standards for system design and testing. Furthermore, it is often necessary to assess the social consequences of systems to project the likelihood of any serious harm to others. If system features are misrepresented to users, coworkers, or supervisors, the individual computing professional is responsible for any resulting injury.

In the work environment the computing professional has the additional obligation to report any signs of system dangers that might result in serious personal or social damage. If one’s superiors do not act to curtail or mitigate such dangers, it may be necessary to “blow the whistle” to help correct the problem or reduce the risk. However, capricious or misguided reporting of violations can, itself, be harmful. Before reporting violations, all relevant aspects of the incident must be thoroughly assessed. In particular, the assessment of risk and responsibility must be credible. It is suggested that advice be sought from other computing professionals.

What I learned:

In this chapter I have learned the following:

• Perception of people about code of ethics
• Understanding and awareness
• Different responsibilities to applied

Integrative Questions:

1.    What are professional responsibilities?

2.    How do you applied code of ethics in your life/

3.    What type of behaviors you have in moral values/

4.    What are your perceptions about the specific professional responsibilities?

5.    How to prefer the contracts agreements and assigned responsibilities?