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Running head: PROFESSIONAL ISSUES OF IT
Professional Issues of IT
Name of the Student
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PROFESSIONAL ISSUES OF IT
Table of Contents
Case Study 1:..............................................................................................................................2
Answer to question number 1................................................................................................2
Answer to question number 2................................................................................................2
Case Study 2:..............................................................................................................................4
Answer to question number 1................................................................................................4
Answer to question number 2................................................................................................5
Bibliography...............................................................................................................................7

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PROFESSIONAL ISSUES OF IT
Case Study 1:
Answer to question number 1
Jean who was the statistical database programmer generally engages in writing
statistical programs which is generally required by the organization. It is found that the
programmers who are mainly associated with the organization generally writes regarding
their work and generally publishes the algorithms within the journals. It is analyzed after
working hard for several months on the programs, Jean get stuck within several parts of the
programming. Without knowing the complexity of the program, the manager of the
organization asked Jean to finish the entire work within few days. As Jean does not know
how to resolve the difficulties that are associated with programming she remembers the
source listings that is mainly shared by one of her friends. She uses two parts of coding from
that source listings and completes the entire work within 1 day. However, Jean does not tell
this matter to anyone.
It is found that using someone else working within their own program without taking
permission is considered as one of the ethical issues [2]. It is found that the act that is mainly
undertaken by Jean is unethical as she uses the code of her friend and utilizes it within her
program in order to finish the work of programming within the time that is provided by the
managers and does not informs about this matter to anyone. It is found that using someone
else work without taking permission for them is one of the ethical issues which should not
have undertaken by Jean.
Answer to question number 2
The ACS code of professional conduct is considered as one of the important as well
as essential characteristics of a profession that is generally needed for the members in order