Professional Information Technology Practice And Ethics Essay 2022

Running head: PROFESSIONAL IT ETHICS
Professional Information Technology Practice And Ethics
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PROFESSIONAL IT ETHICS
Table of Contents
1. Introduction to Ethics in the Industry of ICT.........................................................................2
2. Discussion..............................................................................................................................2
2.1 Description of the Ethical Theories..................................................................................2
2.2 Comparing and Contrasting Each Theory in the ICT Industry........................................3
2.3 Description of Professional Ethical Codes.......................................................................4
2.4 Relation of Theories with Professional Codes of Ethics..................................................4
3. Conclusion..............................................................................................................................5
References..................................................................................................................................6

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PROFESSIONAL IT ETHICS
1. Introduction to Ethics in the Industry of ICT
The main purpose of the essay is to underline each and every ethical concept of
‘rights vs virtue ethics’, ‘relativism vs objectivism’ and ‘consequentialism vs deontology’ in
association to Information & Communication Technology or ICT industry and how these
theories could affect ICT by considering the to the professional code of ethics as well as
practices (Laudon 1995). The following essay outlines brief discussion on the relation of
ethics to professional code of ethics.
2. Discussion
2.1 Description of the Ethical Theories
The major ethical theories that help to judge any situation are as follows:
i) Rights Theory: This particular theory helps in maintaining that there exists few
things that should not be done against other individuals since they subsequently hold moral
rights. Rights are considered to be ethically and morally correct as individuals can easily
endorse them. The respective society determines what rights should be given to the citizens.
ii) Virtue Theory: This particular theory majorly judges any specific individual by his
or her character and not on the action, which might deviate from normal behaviour (Bowern
et al. 2006). Reputation, motivation and morals are being considered for checking ethical
activities.
iii) Relativist Theory: Ethical relativism is the theory, which refers to the fact that
morality is absolutely relative to the ethical principles. A similar action could be either
morally correct or incorrect for determination of the relativism.