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An IT company holds itself accountable for how its actions affect
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its shareholders, consumers, employees, community, the
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environment, and suppliers. i,- i,- i,-
What is this company demonstrating?
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Responsibility
A homeowners' association (HOA) installs license plate readers
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after an increase in reported crime in the neighborhood. Two
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domestic workers petition the HOA, requesting that their data be
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deleted to protect their privacy. The HOA considers this but
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denies their request, citing the greater need for security
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protection for residents. i,- i,- i,-
Which ethical theory does this represent?
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Two programmers disagree about which philosophical theory is
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best suited for their autonomous vehicles. One programmer
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,suggests their vehicle should always choose the greatest good for
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the greatest number of people.
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Which philosophical theory encapsulates this stance?
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Utilitarianism
What is the difference between ethics and morals?
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reflect a societal code of behavior, whereas morals reflect
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personal principles. i,-
A project team at an animal welfare agency is using predictive
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analytics to help take animals out of abusive environments. The
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algorithm the team designed has a false positive rate that is
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higher than zero, which means that some animals could be
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removed erroneously if the algorithm's recommendations are
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followed. The project owner understands that pets may
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wrongfully be removed from loving healthy homes but decides to
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use the algorithm anyway because it will happen only a small
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percentage of the time. i,- i,- i,- i,-
Which ethical theory does this represent?
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, A developer creates video games based on real war scenarios and
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designs characters that mimic real people from world events. The
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video game has content perceived as excessively violent and
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rewards players who inflict the most harm on other players'
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virtual characters. The developer knows that these are simulated
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acts that depict real war scenarios to create an immersive
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experience for players but is concerned about the impact on theiri,- i,- i,- i,- i,- i,- i,- i,- i,- i,- i,-
moral character. i,- i,-
Which ethical theory does this situation represent?
i,- i,- i,- i,- i,- i,- i,-i,- i,- Virtue
A software sales company is currently struggling with low sales.
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The company is aware that one of its competitor's senior sales
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managers is dissatisfied with the competitor due to having been
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overlooked for a promotion to the position of a vice president i,- i,- i,- i,- i,- i,- i,- i,- i,- i,- i,-
(VP). The company approaches the sales manager and offers
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them a position as VP for sales on the condition of bringing the
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manager's existing customer list and contacts to the new role.
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The sales manager is bound by a noncompete clause.
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Which type of decision-making process did the company follow?
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Unethical and illegal
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A municipality decides to use the data it has on household water
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usage to build an algorithm that can identify welfare fraud. This
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Pre-Assessment with Verified Answers | i,- i,- i,- i,- i,-
100% Correct | Latest 2025/2026 Update. i,- i,- i,- i,- i,-
An IT company holds itself accountable for how its actions affect
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its shareholders, consumers, employees, community, the
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environment, and suppliers. i,- i,- i,-
What is this company demonstrating?
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Responsibility
A homeowners' association (HOA) installs license plate readers
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after an increase in reported crime in the neighborhood. Two
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domestic workers petition the HOA, requesting that their data be
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deleted to protect their privacy. The HOA considers this but
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denies their request, citing the greater need for security
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protection for residents. i,- i,- i,-
Which ethical theory does this represent?
i,- i,- i,- i,- i,- i,-i,- i,- Consequentialism
Two programmers disagree about which philosophical theory is
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best suited for their autonomous vehicles. One programmer
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,suggests their vehicle should always choose the greatest good for
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the greatest number of people.
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Which philosophical theory encapsulates this stance?
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Utilitarianism
What is the difference between ethics and morals?
i,- i,- Ethics
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reflect a societal code of behavior, whereas morals reflect
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personal principles. i,-
A project team at an animal welfare agency is using predictive
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analytics to help take animals out of abusive environments. The
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algorithm the team designed has a false positive rate that is
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higher than zero, which means that some animals could be
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removed erroneously if the algorithm's recommendations are
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followed. The project owner understands that pets may
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wrongfully be removed from loving healthy homes but decides to
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use the algorithm anyway because it will happen only a small
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percentage of the time. i,- i,- i,- i,-
Which ethical theory does this represent?
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, A developer creates video games based on real war scenarios and
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designs characters that mimic real people from world events. The
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video game has content perceived as excessively violent and
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rewards players who inflict the most harm on other players'
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virtual characters. The developer knows that these are simulated
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acts that depict real war scenarios to create an immersive
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experience for players but is concerned about the impact on theiri,- i,- i,- i,- i,- i,- i,- i,- i,- i,- i,-
moral character. i,- i,-
Which ethical theory does this situation represent?
i,- i,- i,- i,- i,- i,- i,-i,- i,- Virtue
A software sales company is currently struggling with low sales.
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The company is aware that one of its competitor's senior sales
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managers is dissatisfied with the competitor due to having been
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overlooked for a promotion to the position of a vice president i,- i,- i,- i,- i,- i,- i,- i,- i,- i,- i,-
(VP). The company approaches the sales manager and offers
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them a position as VP for sales on the condition of bringing the
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manager's existing customer list and contacts to the new role.
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The sales manager is bound by a noncompete clause.
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Which type of decision-making process did the company follow?
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Unethical and illegal
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A municipality decides to use the data it has on household water
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usage to build an algorithm that can identify welfare fraud. This
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