The Ethical Dilemma of an Oversight

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The Ethical Dilemma of an Oversight
The case of the “Conflicts of the interest” from the perspective of Chris McDonald
In the case of Christina, she is facing a dilemma associated with the oversight of certain bugs that
can serve as a technical glitch in the near future. From the point of view of the Christina this case
can be considered as the case of the “conflicts of the interests.” We can explain the problem
under the light of the codes of conducts, in order to do that we can take the support of code as it
is defined in the code of ACS. The rule book of ACS defines the “The code honesty.” This code
implies the responsibility of a programmer toward the end-user or the client. According to this
code a programmer is duty-bound to deliver, “industry best solution” or the “agreed-upon
solution” to the client. Since the client is a non-technical entity, it is the duty of a programmer to
deliver the available best product that serves compatibility with the latest solutions that are
prevailing in the market place (Gotterbarn, 2007).
In the present case, situations are forcing Christina to oversight the underdeveloped nature of the
product and it is a breach of the code of honesty.
The conflict of the identification of the values and the dilemma associated with the code of
competence
Researcher Chris McDonald developed a mechanism to identify certain regular ethical values
under special cases. The present case invites the values of “fairness and trust.” The ACS code of
competency makes it a complex case for Christina. The code of competency demands the
deliverance of an optimal product with an intention to serve the monetary interests of the parties
involved, in the present case, the deliverance of an underprepared software can save the
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professional reputation of the employer. Christina’s negative remark on the program can
introduce a delay in the delivery and it can incur losses to the supplier and the final customer
(ACS Code of Professional Conduct, 2014). The case of Christina presents a clash of the values
of “fairness and trust” while abiding by the code of competence. Ethical values of fairness and
trust demand a programmer or a quality checker to diagnose a program on honest merits under
the benchmarks set by the industry. Code of competence, on the other hand, forces her to show
her loyalty with the profits made by the company (Mcdonald, 2006).
A solution with the help of “The involvement of the values” clause
Christina’s oversight can also be considered as a breach of good faith set by the ACS code of
professionalism. The code of professionalism sets some unwritten duties and standards for
various professionals. It can be compared with the case of the medical diagnostic systems. Most
of the diagnostic report writer follows a format to write the reports; this format finds
synchronization with the observed patterns of a specialist. In the present case Christina is also
duty-bound with an unwritten code, her post as a software tester gives her a designation
dependent on the specialist nature of her job. Let’s assume that someone else in her capacity
checks the same software and presents a report, then will the outcome of both the programs will
be the same? This variance in the answers will reflect poorly on Christina’s performance. Her
capacity as a professional will come under a scanner (Gunz, 2014).”
“Discussion of the dilemma with the relevant others” can figure out a middle path
In the present case, we can identify three parties, Christina, her organization and the client who is
receiving faulty software. The ACS code of professionalism recommends that ideally a
programmer or an expert working in the chain of the development of a software should identify
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