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Fundamentals of Information Technology (Concordia University)
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UNIT 1 COMPUTER ETHICS INSTITUTE WEBSITE
WHAT DO THEY DO?
Identify, assess, and respond to ethical issues associated with information technologies
10 COMMANDMENTS OF COMPUTER ETHICS
Thou shalt not:
1. Use a computer to harm others
2. Interfere with others’ computer work
3. Snoop around in others’ computer files
4. Use a computer to steal
5. Use a computer to bear false witness
6. Copy or use proprietary software unpaid for
7. Use others’ computer resources without authorization or proper compensation
8. Appropriate others’ intellectual output
Thou shalt:
9. Think about the social consequences of the program you are writing or system
you are designing
10. Always use a computer in ways that ensure consideration and respect for your
fellow humans
WHAT IS CEI?
Research, education, and public policy organization focused on the interface of
advances in information technology with ethical frameworks
- Comprised of professionals from the academic, corporate, and public policy,
information technology and religious communities
- Multi-disciplined, multi-cultural, cross generational and international
THE MISSION
Facilitate the examination and recognition of ethics in the development and use of
computer technologies
- Methods (educational resources and governing rules)
o Information dissemination
o Computer ethics education
o Policy analysis
THE ROLE
- Anticipate ethical dilemmas that may arise
- Provide users with an understanding of the consequences
- Lay foundation for appropriate use of technology
o Isolating and examining values and ethical imperatives in relation
to use of information technology
HISTORY OF CEI
- Founded in 1985 as Coalition for Computer Ethics
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- Founding members
o The Brookings Institution
o The International Business Machines Corporation (IBM)
o Washington Consulting Group
o Washington Technological Consortium
- Goal: providing methods to increase awareness of the ethical ramification
inherent in the use of information technology
- One of the first to confront the ethical and public policy issues surrounding
the advancement of information technology
- Recognized need for a guide to govern its ethical use due to information
technology’s rapid growth
o Legislation, regulation, and existing best practices
- Maintained a forum where various sectors and communities could develop
an understanding of how information technology affects behavioral moral
values
2007: RENEWAL OF AGENDA
- Instruction for K-12 education
- Membership and certification
- National conference
- Ask an ethicist
- Case study repository
COMPUTER AND INFORMATION ETHICS
Intellectual property rights: protected through copyrights; rights given to people
over creation of their minds such as music, writing, software
Privacy: right to be left alone to do as one pleases
- Privacy VS identity chips
- Social media sites like Facebook share information with others and the use
of this information raises questions regarding personal privacy
E-commerce: commerce done over an electronic network, usually Internet
Free speech: right to articulate one's opinions and ideas without fear of government
retaliation or censorship
Computer abuse: use of computer in criminal activity, cyber-bullying, spam,
malware, hacking, and theft of information
Ethics: study of general nature of morals and of the specific moral choices individuals
make
- Provide a general set of unwritten guidelines
- No universal agreement
- Most societies use a blend
- Ethical decisions are greatly influenced by personal ethics
Laws: formal, written standards
- Designed to apply to everyone
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- Enforced by government agencies (ignoring them can have immediate
impact)
- Interpreted by the courts
- Civil disobedience
o Intentional refusal to obey certain laws and is often used as a form
of protest
- Impossible to pass laws to cover every possibility
Unethical behavior
- Isn’t necessarily illegal
- Not all illegal behavior is unethical
- Not conforming to approved standards
- Not conforming to the approved standards of social or professional
behavior
Personal Ethics
- Set of formal or informal ethics principles you use to make decisions in your
life
- Family
- Cultural bias
- Religious affiliation
- Life experiences
- Defining your personal values
o Describe yourself
o List the key principles in which you believe
o Identify external influences
o Consider why
o Prepare a statement of values
- Work life
o Do your ethics change when you go to work
o Employers expect you to follow ethics and rules of conduct
o Do not blindly follow unethical practices
o Whistle-blower: person who reports a business to regulatory
agencies for committing illegal or unethical action
Morals
- Conforming to established ideas of right and wrong
- Viewed as black and white
Amoral behavior
- No sense of right or wrong
- No interest in moral consequences
Principles: guidelines used to make decisions
- Some people have clear and well-defined principles
- Some people are inconsistent in applying them
- Can be challenging to constantly adhere to
Benefits of ethical living
- Ignoring them or being inconsistent can have immediate impact
- Consistent ethical living provides health benefits
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BTM 200 notes - Everything you need to know for the final
exam!
Fundamentals of Information Technology (Concordia University)
StuDocu is not sponsored or endorsed by any college or university
Downloaded by Alexa Hanna Ora Abecassis ()
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UNIT 1 COMPUTER ETHICS INSTITUTE WEBSITE
WHAT DO THEY DO?
Identify, assess, and respond to ethical issues associated with information technologies
10 COMMANDMENTS OF COMPUTER ETHICS
Thou shalt not:
1. Use a computer to harm others
2. Interfere with others’ computer work
3. Snoop around in others’ computer files
4. Use a computer to steal
5. Use a computer to bear false witness
6. Copy or use proprietary software unpaid for
7. Use others’ computer resources without authorization or proper compensation
8. Appropriate others’ intellectual output
Thou shalt:
9. Think about the social consequences of the program you are writing or system
you are designing
10. Always use a computer in ways that ensure consideration and respect for your
fellow humans
WHAT IS CEI?
Research, education, and public policy organization focused on the interface of
advances in information technology with ethical frameworks
- Comprised of professionals from the academic, corporate, and public policy,
information technology and religious communities
- Multi-disciplined, multi-cultural, cross generational and international
THE MISSION
Facilitate the examination and recognition of ethics in the development and use of
computer technologies
- Methods (educational resources and governing rules)
o Information dissemination
o Computer ethics education
o Policy analysis
THE ROLE
- Anticipate ethical dilemmas that may arise
- Provide users with an understanding of the consequences
- Lay foundation for appropriate use of technology
o Isolating and examining values and ethical imperatives in relation
to use of information technology
HISTORY OF CEI
- Founded in 1985 as Coalition for Computer Ethics
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- Founding members
o The Brookings Institution
o The International Business Machines Corporation (IBM)
o Washington Consulting Group
o Washington Technological Consortium
- Goal: providing methods to increase awareness of the ethical ramification
inherent in the use of information technology
- One of the first to confront the ethical and public policy issues surrounding
the advancement of information technology
- Recognized need for a guide to govern its ethical use due to information
technology’s rapid growth
o Legislation, regulation, and existing best practices
- Maintained a forum where various sectors and communities could develop
an understanding of how information technology affects behavioral moral
values
2007: RENEWAL OF AGENDA
- Instruction for K-12 education
- Membership and certification
- National conference
- Ask an ethicist
- Case study repository
COMPUTER AND INFORMATION ETHICS
Intellectual property rights: protected through copyrights; rights given to people
over creation of their minds such as music, writing, software
Privacy: right to be left alone to do as one pleases
- Privacy VS identity chips
- Social media sites like Facebook share information with others and the use
of this information raises questions regarding personal privacy
E-commerce: commerce done over an electronic network, usually Internet
Free speech: right to articulate one's opinions and ideas without fear of government
retaliation or censorship
Computer abuse: use of computer in criminal activity, cyber-bullying, spam,
malware, hacking, and theft of information
Ethics: study of general nature of morals and of the specific moral choices individuals
make
- Provide a general set of unwritten guidelines
- No universal agreement
- Most societies use a blend
- Ethical decisions are greatly influenced by personal ethics
Laws: formal, written standards
- Designed to apply to everyone
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- Enforced by government agencies (ignoring them can have immediate
impact)
- Interpreted by the courts
- Civil disobedience
o Intentional refusal to obey certain laws and is often used as a form
of protest
- Impossible to pass laws to cover every possibility
Unethical behavior
- Isn’t necessarily illegal
- Not all illegal behavior is unethical
- Not conforming to approved standards
- Not conforming to the approved standards of social or professional
behavior
Personal Ethics
- Set of formal or informal ethics principles you use to make decisions in your
life
- Family
- Cultural bias
- Religious affiliation
- Life experiences
- Defining your personal values
o Describe yourself
o List the key principles in which you believe
o Identify external influences
o Consider why
o Prepare a statement of values
- Work life
o Do your ethics change when you go to work
o Employers expect you to follow ethics and rules of conduct
o Do not blindly follow unethical practices
o Whistle-blower: person who reports a business to regulatory
agencies for committing illegal or unethical action
Morals
- Conforming to established ideas of right and wrong
- Viewed as black and white
Amoral behavior
- No sense of right or wrong
- No interest in moral consequences
Principles: guidelines used to make decisions
- Some people have clear and well-defined principles
- Some people are inconsistent in applying them
- Can be challenging to constantly adhere to
Benefits of ethical living
- Ignoring them or being inconsistent can have immediate impact
- Consistent ethical living provides health benefits
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