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Business Ethics in Information Technology and Computer Scientist
Business Ethics in Information Technology and Computer Scientist
1.Dataprivacyanddataprotection:
Intheareaofbigdataandadvancedanalytical,companiesthathandlessensitiveuserdatashouldpriori
tizeprivacyanddataprotection.
Thisinvolvesimplementingsecuredatastorageandtransmissionpractices,obtaininginformedconse
ntfromusers,andensuringcompliancewithrelevantdataprotectionlawsandregulations.
2.IntellectualPropertyRight:
Itencompassesrespectingandprotectingthecreationofmindssuchassoftwarescode,patents,trade
marks,andcopyright.Thisensuresthatinnovationareacknowledgedandprotectedfromunauthorize
duse.Asartificialintelligenceitbecomesmoreprevalent,businessesshoulddevelopthealsystemsthat
arefair,transparent,andunbiased.Thisincludesavoidingalgorithmicdiscrimination,addressingpote
ntialbiasesindatasets,andpromotingethicaldecisionmakinginalsystems.
3.Cybersecurity:
Cybersecurityfocusesonprotectingcomputersystems,networks,anddatafromunauthorizedaccess
,attacksanddamage.Withtheincreasingfrequencyofcyberattacks,businessesinthefieldofcomputer
sciencehaveanethicalresponsibilitytoprioritizecybersecurity.Theshouldimplementrobustsecurity
measures,regularlyupdatesoftwareandsystemsandeducateemployeesandusersaboutcybersecuri
tyrisksandbestpractices.
Alsothereisbusinessethicswhichbasedinthefieldofengineering.
4.Sustainabledesign:
Anarchitecturalfirmspecializinginsustainabledesignensuresthattheirprojectsminimizetheenviron
mentimpactbyincorporatingenergyefficientsystems,renewablematerialsandgreenbuildingpracti
ces.Thisshowcasestheircommitmenttoethicalpracticesandenvironmentstewardship.
5.Ethicalsourcing:Engineeringfirmsinvolvedinmanufacturingorconstructionshouldprioritizeethic
alsourcingofmaterials.Thisinvolvesconductingduediligencetoensuresuppliersadheretofairlaborp
ractices,avoidchildlabor,andpromotesafeworkingconditionsthroughoutthesupplychain.
6.Transparency:Involvesopencommunicationaboutbusinesspractices,products,andservices.Thisf
osterstrustamongstakeholdersandcustomersprovidingthemwiththeinformationtheyneedtomak
einformeddecision.Manufacturingorproductionengineering,maintaininghighqualitystandardsise
ssentialforethicalbusinesspractices.Thisincludesimplementingrigorousqualitycontrolmeasures,c
onductingregularinspectionsandadheringtoindustryregulationsandstandardstoensureproducts
meetcustomerexpectationsandsafetyrequirements.
7.EnvironmentalImpact:AddressesecologicalconsequencesofIToperations.Thisincludesenergy-
efficientpractices,minimizingelectronicwaste,andadoptingsustainabletechnologiestoreducetheo
verallenvironmentalfootprint.Engineersoftenfaceethicaldilemmas,suchascompromisingsafetyfo
rcostsavingmeasures.Ethicalengineeringpracticesinvolvemakingdecisionsbasedonmoralprinciple
sratherthanshortterm.
8.Conflictofinterest:
Acivilengineeringfirmisbiddingforagovernmentinfrastructureproject.Onoftheengineersonthetea
mhasapersonalrelationshipwithacontractor.Thisensuresfairnessandavoidsanypotentialbiasdurin
gtheselectionprocess.
9.FairCompetition:Enforceethicalbusinesspractices,promoting,healthycompetitionwhileavoiding
unfairadvantagesoranticompetitivebehavior.Thisincludesrefrainingfrompracticesthathindermar
ketcompetition.Anelectricalengineeringcompanyisresponsiblefordesigningapowerdistributionsy
stemforaresidentialarea.Businessethicsdictatethatthecompanyshouldprioritizepublicsafetyabov
eallelse.Theyshouldadheretoindustrystandards,conductthoroughriskassessmentsandimplement
measurestopreventelectricalhazards.Thisapproachensuresthatthecommunitywellbeingissafegu
arded.
10.Intellectualpropertyrights:
Anengineeringfirmdevelopsagroundbreakingtechnologyforwastemanagement.Businessethicsdi
ctatethatthefirmshouldprotecttheirintellectualpropertyrightsbyobtainingpatentsandcopyrights
INDIVIDUALASSIGNMENT
NAME:JULIUSANDREWMWASHITENTILE
MODULENAME:ENTREPRENEURSHIP
MODULECODE:GSU07114
COURSENAME:BACHELORDEGREEOFINFORMATIONTECHNOLOGY
FACILITATOR:DRCRNCHARLES
ADMISSIONNUMBER:23051013035