1.1 Introduction
Nowadays, we see that, there are fast developments in information systems. They are involving social and political relationships and so make ethical considerations in how information is used all the more important. Electronic systems now reach into all levels of field work, into the workplace, and into private lives to such an extent that even people without access to these systems are affected in significant ways by them. New ethical and legal decisions are necessary to balance the needs and rights of everyone.
Meaning of ethics are moral choices made by individuals in relation to the rest of the community, standards of acceptable behavior, and rules governing members of a profession. Ethics are principles and rules concerning duty to society, profession and business. The purpose of ethics in information systems is not philosophical or academic it can mean the survival of a business or industry. The issues relating to electronic information systems include control of and access to information, privacy and misuse of data.
“Doing the right thing even when no one looking.”
(Philip Argy, 2007)
1.2 Ethics among IT Professionals
Information and computer technology has brought about profound changes in society changes in how we work, how we play and how we interact with one another. There are very few aspects of modern life that have not been affected, and this revolution is not expected to come to an end any time soon. With social and technological change, come new opportunities for good and bad behavior think of peer-to-peer file sharing on the internet, and the use and misuse of personal data. Typically the policy makers are unable to keep up with the pace of this change. Society as a whole has to grapple with these difficult issues but computing professionals have a particular role to play because of their unique expertise.
In IT professionals, ethics is the most important things that contain many issues that must follow by IT professional. They must know the code of ethics that have many benefits and when they follow all the ethics as IT professional, this will show that they are professional in their field work.
A code of ethics is a set of guidelines that many organizations use to help professionals understand how they are expected to behave as a member of that profession. Codes of ethics and professional standards outline how employees should approach their work and their customers. (Jessica Oman, 1999)
The function a code of ethics and professional standards are intended to regulate behavior and actions among members of a certain profession. Their function is to outline ethical obligations within the company and may indicate the consequences of not following the code. The benefit codes of ethics and professional standards benefit employees by providing them with direction to act within the morals of the profession. These codes can make a certain behavior the expected norm from any member of that profession, and can send a positive message to people outside the profession.
The function a code of ethics and professional standards are intended to regulate behavior and actions among members of a certain profession. Their function is to outline ethical obligations within the company and may indicate the consequences of not following the code. The benefit codes of ethics and professional standards benefit employees by providing them with direction to act within the morals of the profession. These codes can make a certain behavior the expected norm from any member of that profession, and can send a positive message to people outside the profession.
Establishing a code of ethics for information technology professionals encourages an IT worker to behave ethically and responsibly with the tools and information of which his employers have put him in control. (Hailey Galvenston, 1999)
There are a few example of standard professional code of ethic like Standard, Access, Prevention, Skills & Types.The first one is Standard, Standard is a code of ethics document sets the standards for what is expected of the IT professional. It reinforces what is considered right and wrong by using verbiage such as "always" or "never" to be as clear as possible. The second is Access, Access is a code of ethics reminds IT professionals that they are not to impede or manipulate pre-authorized access to the information or hardware of which they are in control. The third is Prevention, Prevention is a code of ethics helps prevent IT professionals from behaving in a malicious or harmful manner with company information and equipment. The fourth is Skills, Skills is a code of ethics helps motivate an IT professional to stay current in her chosen skill set in order to be more effective on the job for her employer. A motivated IT professional may also be encouraged to learn new skill sets as technology changes. For the last one is Types, which mean is a code of ethics documents can be tailored with verbiage that specifically affects only certain types of IT professional, such as programmers or cyber forensics experts.
1.4 Conclusion
As a conclusion, professional ethical issues can occur in developing any Information Technology system. However, the Internet and web allow many more people around the world to quickly connect to an IT system. As a result professionals are more likely to confront ethical issues when dealing with the Internet and the World Wide Web. When all IT professional follow the code of ethics, their organization will come out with good work ethics. Remember that having a good ethic is having a good attitude and finishing your work on time. People like to be around someone who is positive and in turn helping them have a better working environment.
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As a conclusion, professional ethical issues can occur in developing any Information Technology system. However, the Internet and web allow many more people around the world to quickly connect to an IT system. As a result professionals are more likely to confront ethical issues when dealing with the Internet and the World Wide Web. When all IT professional follow the code of ethics, their organization will come out with good work ethics. Remember that having a good ethic is having a good attitude and finishing your work on time. People like to be around someone who is positive and in turn helping them have a better working environment.
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