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PROFESSIONAL CODE OF ETHIQUES

 It is a set of guidelines which are design to set out acceptable behavior of
member of particular group, association of profession.
BENEFITS OF FOLLOWING PROFESSIONAL CODE
 Ethical Decision making
• Set of core values and beliefs
 High Standards of Practice and Ethical Behavior
• Adherence to the code of ethics
 Trust and Respect from the General Public
• Integrity and good judgement
Evaluation Benchmark

• Self assessment (Code for Recognition)

Socrates Approach

• Used to conclude if an ethical theory is useful

A useful theory allows the proponent to examine moral problems, reach
conclusions, an defend these conclusion in front of a disbelieving, yet open
minded audience.

ETHICS
• broadly describes the way in which we look at and understand life, in
terms of good and bad or right and wrong.

Moral Theories we use to justify or clarify our position when we ask ourselves “What
should I do in this situation?”.
8 PRINCIPLES
1. Public
2. Client and Employer
3. Product
4. Judgement
5. Mangement
6. Profession
7. Colleagues
8. Self
COMPUTER ETHICS
• A branch of applied ethics in the broadest sense can be understood as
that branch of applied ethics which studies and analyzes such social and
ethical impacts of information technology.

PROBLEM IN COMPUTER ETHICS

● Policy Vacuum
● Conceptual Vacuum
● Computer Revolution

PROPERTIES THAT MAKE COMPUTER CASES SPECIAL

Logical Malleability
Impact on Society
Invisibility Factor

THREE LEVEL OF COMPUTER ETHICS

o POP
o PARA
o THEORITICAL
MORAL RESPONSIBILITIES OF COMPUTER PROFESSIONALS
Michael Bayes (2013)
 “Professionals have special obligations to their client to be worthy of clients trust.
This leads to obligations of honesty, candor, competence, diligence, loyalty and
discretion.”
Gottenbern (2001)
 Safety critical system. Do good or cause harm. Enable others to do good or
cause harm influence. Others to do good or cause harm.
Kevin Bowyer (2001)
 Safety critical systems. Refers to computer system that that can have direct life
threatening impact.

FACTORS SHAPES ETHICAL BEHAVIOR

 Supervisor behaviors
 Organizational culture
 Code of ethics

CODE OF ETHICS OF ASSOCIATION OF IT

 I have obligation to management
 I have obligation to my fellow members
 I have obligation to society
 I have obligation to my College or University
 I have obligation to my employer who’s trust I told
 I have obligation to my country
 I accept these obligation

LIFELONG LEARNING
• A form of self-initiated education that is focused on personal development.
The learning that occurs outside of a formal educational institute, such as
a school, university or corporate training.
• It recognizes that humans have a natural drive to explore, learn and grow,
encourages us to improve our own quality of life and sense of self-worth.

PERSONAL FULFILMENT AND DEVELOPMENT

• Natural interests, curiosity, and motivations that lead us to learn new things.
KEY FACTORS OF LIFELONG LEARNING
 Voluntary
● Self-motivated or self-initiated.
● Doesn’t always require a cost
● Often informal
● Self-taught or instruction that is sought
● Motivation is out of personal interest or personal development

EXAMPLES OF LIFELONG LEARNING

 Developing a new skill
 Self-taught study
 Learning a new sport or activity
 Learning to use a new technology
 Acquiring new knowledge

BENEFITS OF LIFELONG LEARNING

 Renewed Self-Motivation
 Recognition of Personal Interest or goals
 Improvement on other personal or professional skills
 Improved Self-Confidence