Reflective Journal on Ethics of Information Technology

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Reflective journal on ethics of Information Technology
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1REFLECTIVE JOURNAL ON ETHICS OF INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY
In the past few weeks the chapters, that I learned as a part of my subject Professional
and Ethical practices was extremely useful for me. The chapters taught me the basic concepts
of ethics, code of ethics and moral laws that are extremely necessary in every aspect of life
that includes the professional field as well. The chapters taught me to imply gradual
procedures in making decisions along with an organisation’s responsibility towards the
society. It even comprises the common ethical issues that Information Technology (IT)
professionals often have to deal with. The chapters also provides an insight towards right to
privacy and specific laws that ensure protection of personal data. These have helped me to
gain knowledge of the various aspects, which are related to my profession.
The various concepts and theories are discussed in the chapters, which gives an in-
depth knowledge about the various factors that contribute in an organisations success. For
instance, the four distinctive approaches in ethical decision-making procedures are, the
utilitarian approach in which it ensures that the amount of benefit is comparatively higher
than the amount of harm (Pearson 2017). Another approach named virtue ethics approach
comprises of ethical decision which review the moral virtue of an individual along with the
community he or she belongs to. In fairness approach each individual is treated the same
without any act of favouritism and discrimination (Craft 2013). In addition to it, the common
good approach is useful when an issue involves an entire picture of business environment
(Crossan, Mazutis and Seijts 2013). In contemporary times, cybercrimes are frequent and
there are a number of reasons behind it. One of the key reason is the accelerating complexity
in technology. The establishment of various Acts prohibits certain procedures which may
lead to fraud and other cybercrimes. For instance, the Spam Act 2003 forbids sending of
voluntary generated electronic messages in Australia.
The knowledge which I gained from my course would be extremely useful for me in
my career as an IT professional. The various approaches described in the chapters for ethical