Research, Ethics & Professionalism in Computing
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RESEARCH ETHICS AND PROFESSIOANL ISSUES IN COMPUTING
P Number: PxxxxxxxxIMAT5262 Research, Ethics & Professionalism in ComputingAbstractThe general awareness of the aspects of ethics in technology has increased. The main aim forthis paper is shedding the light upon all the importance of ethical and the professional issuesin the computing field. A code of professional ethics may appear when an occupation mayorganize itself through professions. Many are times we ask ourselves to what are some of theresponsibilities of the computing professionals to the ICT World. This paper is prepared tostudy the issues in ethics and professionalism in the computing world clearly doing athorough review of the topic and analysing everything.Key Words1.Profession2.Ethics3.Computing4.Responsibilities5.ICT1
P Number: PxxxxxxxxIMAT5262 Research, Ethics & Professionalism in ComputingContents1.Background..................................................................................................................................32.Research questions......................................................................................................................43.Literature Review........................................................................................................................4Introduction.......................................................................................................................................4Causal Responsibility........................................................................................................................5Role Responsibility...........................................................................................................................5Legal Responsibility..........................................................................................................................5Moral Responsibility.........................................................................................................................5Past Development and history of ethical issues of professionals in computing..............................6Current situations and Responsibilities of Computing Professionals.................................................6Responsibilities to clients and Users..............................................................................................6Responsibilities to Employers.......................................................................................................7Responsibilities to other Professionals...........................................................................................7Responsibilities to the Public.........................................................................................................7Ethical Issues in computing...............................................................................................................7Computer Crime............................................................................................................................7Hacking.........................................................................................................................................8Privacy Issues................................................................................................................................8Knowledge of Gap of research Ethics................................................................................................84.Methodology Review...................................................................................................................8Introduction.......................................................................................................................................8Methods.............................................................................................................................................9Questionnaire.....................................................................................................................................9Interviews........................................................................................................................................10Online Surveys................................................................................................................................10Skype...............................................................................................................................................10Case Study.......................................................................................................................................10Analysis Methods............................................................................................................................10Thematic Synthesis......................................................................................................................10Textual Narrative Synthesis Methods..........................................................................................10Selection..........................................................................................................................................115.Conclusion..................................................................................................................................116.References..................................................................................................................................11References List....................................................................................................................................112
P Number: PxxxxxxxxIMAT5262 Research, Ethics & Professionalism in Computing7.Appendices.................................................................................................................................138.Project Plan................................................................................................................................131.BackgroundThe professionals in computing are known for performing various tasks which may includethe writing of the specifications of the new computer systems, designing the pipelinesinstructions for processors of superscalar, diagnosing the time of anomalies in systems thatare embedded, they do testing and validation of the software systems, they do restructuring ofback end Dbs. for inventory systems, also they do the analysis of the packet traffic in LANsand recommending the security polices for the IS in medical world. These professionals incomputing are obliged in performing the above discussed tasks punctiliously as any decisionsthey make will affect the working and performance of the system and which in turn mayaffect the user of the computer system either directly or indirectly. Their obligations aresimilar to those of other professionals in other fields like engineering. When we take together their obligations then it is referred as the professional ethics. Whenwe bring the term ethics then we have to articulate within the disciplines of philosophieswhereby we define ethics as the study of actions that an individual who is responsible issupposed to choose, the values that make one to be an honourable individual and lastly is thecharacter that an individual who is virtuous should portray. Some of this behaviours includethings like being honest, showing respect, trustworthy, fair, kind and being civil. The ethicalobligations of computing professionals must comply with the laws and regulations set by thenation. In the field of ICT the computing professional entails so many things from the H/Wdesigners, S/W engineers, Db administrators, System analysts and the computer scientists.Many professions who exhibits similar characteristics are referred to as stronglydifferentiated professions[ CITATION AGo00 \l 1033 ]. Some of the characteristics defining thisstrongly differentiated profession are the skills and the specialized knowledge, systematicresearch etc.Professionals have been known in valuing the knowledge expansion through the systematicapproach where they don’t entirely rely exclusively on the craft traditions transmissions fromone gen to the next generation. Professional in computing always tend have clients but notcustomers. The understanding is that a computing professional aims at meeting the client’s3
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