Professional Issue of IT

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Professional Issue of IT

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1Professional Issue of ITAbubakarMIT170394BN201Mr. Sei Olatunbuson Lagoke

2Professional Issue of ITQuestion 1Employees are not free to leave the usability test as they have agreed to the terms and conditionsspecified in the contract. In accordance with ACS values, employees expected are expected to havean objective position on their professional work [ CITATION ACS14 \l 1033 ]. Leaving the testwould violate this value as the employees are bound by the terms of the contract. In this case, anobjective stance implies remaining in the team until the usability test is completed and they are nolonger bound by the contract. With regards to professionalism, the employees are expected to refrainfrom action in their role that may negatively impact the image of the IT profession. Leaving theusability test despite having agreed to the terms of the contract is an inappropriate action thattarnishes the image of the IT profession. Employees who leave the usability test without a validprofession devalue ACS and act in an unprofessional way that can affect their professions as testers.Additionally, the employees have to protect professionalism in ICT which implies upholdingintegrity in their work and adhering to the rules established. Overall, employees can’t just leave theusability test as they agreed to work based on terms outlined in their contract. Question 2Effective persuasion The speakers starts by recognizing Aborigines as the indigenous people which is a key attention grabber in his speech. This statement is somehow dramatic as it indicates the status accorded to indigenes by the majority White population. In the speech, the speaker emphasizes his link to the audience. His statement focus on the Australian identity which shows that he and the audience have something in common. He further shares an emotional connection with the audience by referring to the crimes committed by whites against the aborigines. His emphasis on the wrongdoings of his predecessors indicates collective guilt of the White population which is key in persuading the audience.

3The speaker uses ethos and pathos to persuade the audience [2]. His emphasis on the responsibility of the Australian citizens in working together to build the nation appeals to the morals of the audience. He uses on pathos by presenting statements about the suffering that the aborigines have gone through under the settlers which appeals to the emotions of his audience [3]. The two persuasive approaches are effective in delivering the intended message of the speech. Additionally, the speaker concludes with a call to action which reminds his audience of the key points of the system and makes it clear what they should do next. Linguistic ‘devices’ that advance the speaker’s argument and the emotions.Various linguistic devices are used in the speech to reinforce the arguments made and appeal to audience’s emotions. The devices include emotive language, imperatives, and alliteration. Various statements made in the speech evoke emotive language which attract the audience’s attention and arouse strong feelings [4]. For example, the statement, “For the pain, suffering and hurt of these stolen generations, their descendants and for their families left behind, we say sorry.”, raises strong emotions about the atrocities committed against the indigenous people of Australia. Such statements enable the speaker to express regret for the wrongdoings of his predecessors. Imperatives are used in the speech to appeal directly to the audience and ensure the message is delivered in a clear manner [5]. The statement “Let us turn this page together: indigenous and non-indigenous Australians” is an example of an imperative gives instructions to the audience. Additionally, the speech integrates alliteration to reinforce the argument made by the speaker [6]. In the last paragraph of the speech, a similar letter is used to start several words to grab the attention of the audience.Question 3ProcrastinationProcrastination is the behavior of postponing things. People who procrastinate tend to puft off doing something until a future time [7]. An example of procrastination is having three works to do an assignment and waiting until the last day to complete it. As a student, I find myself procrastinating which tends to affect my studies negatively. One procrastination ordeal happened this year, I was to

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