WGU D333 ETHICS IN TECHNOLOGY OA EXAM 2025 VERSION 2 WITH 165
QUESTIONS WITH DETAILED VERIFIED ANSWERS /A+ GRADE ASSURED
1. Two programmers disagree about which philosophi- Utilitarianism
cal theory is best suited for their autonomous vehi-
cles. One programmer suggests their vehicle should
always choose the greatest good for the greatest
number of people.
Which philosophical theory encapsulates this
stance?
2. What is the difference between ethics and morals? Ethics reflect a
societal code of
behavior, whereas
morals reflect per-
sonal principles.
3. An IT corporation holds itself accountable for how create an
its actions affect its shareholders, consumers, immersive
employ- ees, community, the environment, and experience
suppliers. for players
but is
What is this corporation demonstrating?
4. A homeowners' association (HOA) installs license
plate readers after an increase in reported crime in
the neighborhood. Two domestic workers petition the
HOA, requesting that their data be deleted to protect
their privacy. The HOA considers this but denies their
request, citing the greater need for security protec-
tion for residents.
Which ethical theory does this represent?
5. A developer creates video games based on real war
scenarios and designs characters that mimic real
people from world events. The video game has con-
tent perceived as excessively violent and rewards
players who inflict the most harm on other players'
virtual characters. The developer knows that these
are simulated acts that depict real war scenarios to
,Corporate social responsibility
Consequentialism
Virtue
, concerned about the impact on their moral character.
Which ethical theory does this situation represent?
6. A project team at an animal welfare agency is us- Consequentialism
ing predictive analytics to help take animals out of
abusive environments. The algorithm the team de-
signed has a false positive rate that is higher than
zero, which means that some animals could be re-
moved erroneously if the algorithm's recommenda-
tions are followed. The project owner understands
that pets may wrongfully be removed from loving
healthy homes but decides to use the algorithm any-
way because it will happen only a small percentage
of the time.
Which ethical theory does this represent?
7. A software sales corporation is currently Unethical and ille-
struggling with low sales. The corporation is gal
aware that one of
its competitor's senior sales managers is dissatisfied
with the competitor due to having been overlooked
for a promotion to the position of a vice president
(VP). The corporation approaches the sales manager
and offers them a position as VP for sales on the con-
dition of bringing the manager's existing customer
list and contacts to the new role. The sales manager
is bound by a noncompete clause.
Which type of decision-making process did the com-
pany follow?
Legal but unethi-
8. A municipality decides to use the data it has on cal
household water usage to build an algorithm that
can identify welfare fraud. This would result in a list
of potential fraudsters that could be used to make
welfare decisions. Although the municipality is the
rightful owner and processor of the data, citizens
have raised privacy issues with the application. The
, citizens object that they have no way of knowing
whether they are on the list and have no possibility
of redress if they are.
Which decision-making process did the municipality
follow? How should
this behavio
9. The marketing department of a financial services in- be classified
stitution asks data scientists to build a consumer
profile based on transaction data. Although
corporation lawyers approve the request to explicitly
signal cus- tomers with potential gambling addiction
problems, the data scientists refuse to build the
profiles.
What describes this request?
10. Which ethical concept is related to the right to use
a person's or an organization's intangible creative
activities?
11. An IT corporation that specializes in software
develop- ment has an organizational structure that
consists of a chief executive officer, chief ethics
officer, chief finance officer, and chief operating
officer.
Which of these executives provides the corporation
with vision and leadership in business conduct?
12. What is a reason for organizations to pursue corpo-
rate social responsibility (CSR) goals?
13. A police department employee has access to data
related to an ongoing investigation. A local politician
whom the employee supports has come under inves-
tigation. The employee accesses the data relating to
the investigation and provides the file to the politician
anonymously.
QUESTIONS WITH DETAILED VERIFIED ANSWERS /A+ GRADE ASSURED
1. Two programmers disagree about which philosophi- Utilitarianism
cal theory is best suited for their autonomous vehi-
cles. One programmer suggests their vehicle should
always choose the greatest good for the greatest
number of people.
Which philosophical theory encapsulates this
stance?
2. What is the difference between ethics and morals? Ethics reflect a
societal code of
behavior, whereas
morals reflect per-
sonal principles.
3. An IT corporation holds itself accountable for how create an
its actions affect its shareholders, consumers, immersive
employ- ees, community, the environment, and experience
suppliers. for players
but is
What is this corporation demonstrating?
4. A homeowners' association (HOA) installs license
plate readers after an increase in reported crime in
the neighborhood. Two domestic workers petition the
HOA, requesting that their data be deleted to protect
their privacy. The HOA considers this but denies their
request, citing the greater need for security protec-
tion for residents.
Which ethical theory does this represent?
5. A developer creates video games based on real war
scenarios and designs characters that mimic real
people from world events. The video game has con-
tent perceived as excessively violent and rewards
players who inflict the most harm on other players'
virtual characters. The developer knows that these
are simulated acts that depict real war scenarios to
,Corporate social responsibility
Consequentialism
Virtue
, concerned about the impact on their moral character.
Which ethical theory does this situation represent?
6. A project team at an animal welfare agency is us- Consequentialism
ing predictive analytics to help take animals out of
abusive environments. The algorithm the team de-
signed has a false positive rate that is higher than
zero, which means that some animals could be re-
moved erroneously if the algorithm's recommenda-
tions are followed. The project owner understands
that pets may wrongfully be removed from loving
healthy homes but decides to use the algorithm any-
way because it will happen only a small percentage
of the time.
Which ethical theory does this represent?
7. A software sales corporation is currently Unethical and ille-
struggling with low sales. The corporation is gal
aware that one of
its competitor's senior sales managers is dissatisfied
with the competitor due to having been overlooked
for a promotion to the position of a vice president
(VP). The corporation approaches the sales manager
and offers them a position as VP for sales on the con-
dition of bringing the manager's existing customer
list and contacts to the new role. The sales manager
is bound by a noncompete clause.
Which type of decision-making process did the com-
pany follow?
Legal but unethi-
8. A municipality decides to use the data it has on cal
household water usage to build an algorithm that
can identify welfare fraud. This would result in a list
of potential fraudsters that could be used to make
welfare decisions. Although the municipality is the
rightful owner and processor of the data, citizens
have raised privacy issues with the application. The
, citizens object that they have no way of knowing
whether they are on the list and have no possibility
of redress if they are.
Which decision-making process did the municipality
follow? How should
this behavio
9. The marketing department of a financial services in- be classified
stitution asks data scientists to build a consumer
profile based on transaction data. Although
corporation lawyers approve the request to explicitly
signal cus- tomers with potential gambling addiction
problems, the data scientists refuse to build the
profiles.
What describes this request?
10. Which ethical concept is related to the right to use
a person's or an organization's intangible creative
activities?
11. An IT corporation that specializes in software
develop- ment has an organizational structure that
consists of a chief executive officer, chief ethics
officer, chief finance officer, and chief operating
officer.
Which of these executives provides the corporation
with vision and leadership in business conduct?
12. What is a reason for organizations to pursue corpo-
rate social responsibility (CSR) goals?
13. A police department employee has access to data
related to an ongoing investigation. A local politician
whom the employee supports has come under inves-
tigation. The employee accesses the data relating to
the investigation and provides the file to the politician
anonymously.
