Professional Issues of IT: Ethical, Social, and Legal Issues in ICT Development

ICT
development
s and ethical,
social, and
legal issues

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Table of Contents
Introduction...........................................................................................................................................2
Case Study 1..........................................................................................................................................2
Question 1: ethical issues related to this case and affected stakeholder..........................................2
Social contract theory....................................................................................................................2
Kantian evaluation.........................................................................................................................2
Question 2: ACS code of professional................................................................................................2
Case study 2...........................................................................................................................................3
Question 1.1: Ethical issues...............................................................................................................3
Utilitarianism.................................................................................................................................3
Deontology....................................................................................................................................4
Contract theory.............................................................................................................................4
Question 2: ACS code of professional conduct..................................................................................4
The primacy of public interest.......................................................................................................4
Conclusion.............................................................................................................................................5
References.............................................................................................................................................6

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Introduction
The objective of this report is to analyse the ethical, professional and code of practice for
information communication technology. In which there are two case studies will be discussed and
identify the ethical issues related to these cases and the ACS code of professional conduct to these
case studies. The first case study is based on the software development organization and second
case study is based on information and communication technology.
Case Study 1
Question 1: ethical issues related to this case and affected stakeholder
Social contract theory
This kind of ethical theory involves the rights of the rational agents and in the given scenario, the
rational agents are the organization selling software packages to the consumers [3]. It is very
reasonable for the consumer to expect the right to be informed all about the data and software
package when they decide to purchase these packages [4]. Moreover, the organization did not
explain their consumers about bugs in the software package which they may encounter. Since the
organization’s decision to retail these software systems that have numbers of bugs was ethically
wrong because it violated the consumer’s rights to be informed.
Kantian evaluation
According to this evaluation process, an organization may provide products and items with some
error to consumer [5]. If any consumer faced such kind of issue in the software’s then they can take
action and stop using the products. Hence, the proposed rule is self-defeating and it would be wrong
to act according to this rule and regulation. Due to selling wrong products consumer can suffer from
any issue and problem by using bug software’s and the organization treated its consumers as a mean
to an end. So, the action of the organization is wrong and consumers should ensure that they check
the quality of the product before buying them.
Question 2: ACS code of professional
In the given scenario, the moral rule might be "My organization is the first company that provides
the software packages which incorporates the modern tax laws and fugues”. If consumers do not
encounter and find-out any issue in the software data package they can save their time for
determining the tax liability. Moreover, the organization should focus on the quality of the product
by which they can increase their productivity and efficiency of their business. Due to bugs and error,