IT Ethics, IT’s Social Impact, IT Career, CSR, Sustainability
Based on the lesson modules, answer part 1 and 2 and one question each from part 3 and 4 and post one response to your classmate’s posts that you find interesting. Each question must be answered in at least one paragraph with a minimum of four sentences.
Part 1
Explain how plagiarism can have a negative impact on your IT career? You should research a real IT example and use it to make a case.
Part 2
How IT has changed our society and what impact it has on our society. Give examples.
Part 3
Watch the presentations in this module and answer the following questions.
1. Explain how CS, IS, MIS and IT are different and/or similar.
2. What three technical jobs will be in most demand in 10 years? Explain.
3. What professional certifications should you get? Explain why.
4. Is your job safe from automation? Can you think of any technical job that is safe from automation?
5. What skills will you need to deal with automation?
Part 4.
1. What is the main role of corporate social responsibility (CSR)? Describe one best practice and one worst practice and explain. Think about e-waste.
What happens to all our electronic garbage? What are the ethical issues? Why should businesses care? Why should you care as an individual? What impact e-garbage have on our planet? How do we fix this global problem?
2. What does CSR have to do with IT? Explain why green computing can be good for business?
3. Find one good example of green computing in business. Explain why in details.
Readings:
Chapter 2 pdf
https://www.youtube.com/watchtime_continue=2&v=3_t4obUc51A&embeds_euri=https%3A%2F%2Fcanvas.sfc.edu%2Fcourses%2F24422%2Fpages%2Fethics-business-ethics%3Fmodule_item_id%3D516700&feature=emb_logo
https://blink.ucsd.edu/finance/accountability/ethics/path.html
http://smallbusiness.chron.com/common-ethical-workplace-dilemmas-748.html
http://www.speedupcareer.com/articles/ethical-dilemmas-in-workplace.html
https://www.eeoc.gov/laws/types/
https://www.acm.org/code-of-ethics
https://www.ieee.org/about/ethics_code.html
https://www.pmi.org/about/ethics/code
Chapter 3:
https://www.scu.edu/ethics/ethics-resources/ethical-decision-making/what-is-ethics/
https://er.educause.edu/articles/2017/3/ethics-and-the-it-professional
https://www.scu.edu/ethics/focus-areas/business-ethics/resources/a-history-of-business-ethics/
https://www.acm.org/code-of-ethics
https://hbr.org/topic/subject/business-ethics
https://www.oracle.com/us/products/applications/green/056899.pdf
https://www.greenbiz.com/article/how-ibm-and-hp-are-strengthening-their-it-sustainability-offers
https://www.greenbiz.com/article/japan-leads-world-harnessing-it-sustainability