Ethical Dilemma in Decision Making

ETHICS 1
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ETHICS 2
Introduction
Every employee face a challenge in decision making regardless of where the individual operates.
In the information technology sector, decision challenge which is also known as an ethical
dilemma can be described as the difficulty in deciding between alternatives. In whatever
direction the employee goes, he or she feels that his principles have been compromised. The
important issue is that despite the challenging situation, an employee should consider whether his
or her move is right or wrong. In this task, it will dwell of case study 1 given on the document to
discuss the ethical dilemma. The solution will also make use of Chris MacDonald guide to
demonstrate how John can solve the issue. Lastly, the assignment will focus on clauses from the
ACS code of ethics and ACS cod of professional conduct to give the best solution to the
challenge.
Chris MacDonald guide to moral decision making
Identifying the moral dimension
It is the initial step of making a moral decision according to Chris MacDonald. In the first case
study of the document, John has to agree that the approach he is going to take has a certain level
of moral benefit. For instance, if he has the pressure from the employer and borrowing a section
of code is the only option he must recognize that acknowledging the owners is an important
factor. It brings a sense of moral to him in the company.
Identifying the interested parties and their relationships.
In the case of John, the parties that he must take into consideration while making a decision
include his manager and the co-worker who have a working code. According to the standards in
this company, every programmers are supposed to do their own and publish in professional