IT Professionalism: Development Methodology and the ACS Code of Ethics

This essay examines IT ethics within a development methodology context, focusing on adherence to the ACS Code of Ethics. The analysis centers on a video scenario where a junior developer's actions raise ethical concerns regarding organizational hierarchy, professionalism, and honesty. The essay identifies the problems arising from the developer's failure to follow established protocols and ethical guidelines, specifically in communicating with clients and making unauthorized decisions. Recommendations are provided to improve the developer's professionalism and ensure future compliance with the ACS Code of Ethics, emphasizing the importance of adhering to organizational policies and ethical standards to maintain a positive brand image and operational integrity. Desklib offers a variety of solved assignments and study resources for students.

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Table of Contents
Introduction......................................................................................................................................2
Video 2: Video methodology...........................................................................................................2
THE ACS CODE OF ETHICS........................................................................................................2
The primacy of the public interest...............................................................................................2
The enhancement in the quality of life.........................................................................................3
Honesty........................................................................................................................................3
Competence..................................................................................................................................3
Professional development............................................................................................................3
Professionalism............................................................................................................................3
Problems identified the 2nd video.....................................................................................................3
Recommendations............................................................................................................................4
Conclusion.......................................................................................................................................4
References........................................................................................................................................5
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Introduction
For this essay, the chosen video is development methodology (Video 2). The paper will highlight
the key issues which are analyzed in the video. Also, on the basis of the identified issues, the
recommendations will be given that assist in solving the problems identified in the paper.
Video 2: Video methodology
In the video, it has been examined that the ACS code of ethics was not considered by the junior
developer at the time of doing the activities in the workplace. It is seen the junior developer was
indulged in not ethical act of attending the call in relation to the ACS Code of ethics. The junior
developer has taken the call of the customer and at that time the client requested to make the
changes in the software given to the company. Junior developer has ensured client that the
request of doing modifications will be accepted. The decision took by the junior developer was
not right as he has not taken permission and given authorization of the changes in relation to the
request given by the customer. The issue emphasizes on the development methodology video is
overridden of the organizational hierarchy. The step taken by the junior developer has created
issue for the project manager in the workplace. Also, the junior developer failed to implement
the activities in relation to the policies set within organization (Al-Saggaf, 2016).
THE ACS CODE OF ETHICS
ACS can be defined as the Australian computer security that focuses on considering procedure
that is important to be considered by the IT professionals so that honor and dignity can be
maintained. The ethical code of conduct focuses on maintaining the positive attitude of the
individuals as it can assist in considering the societal values (ACS, 2019).
The primacy of the public interest
It is necessary for the IT professionals to emphasize on taking care of the public interest as it will
assist in maintaining the personal and business interest.
The enhancement in the quality of life
The ICT Professionals have the aim to maintain the quality of life of the individuals. It is
important for the people who are managing their work in the workplace and also it is related with
the specific task allocated to them.
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Honesty
The IT professionals should possess this characteristic as it will focus on managing the work
with efficiency and dedication. The IT professionals should be honest towards the work as it can
help in attaining the positive outcome.
Competence
The ICT professionals should behave in a proper manner which states that the attributes such as
diligence should be present so that the stakeholder’s interest can be secured.
Professional development
It is important to develop attitude and skills in the person as it will assist in behaving in an
ethical way at the time of conducting the activities.
Professionalism
The ICT Professionals should conduct their activities in a professional way so that activities can
be conducted according to the ACS code of conduct (ACS, 2019).
Problems identified the 2nd video
The issue which is identified in the video relates with the attitude of the individuals towards the
work. The junior developer behavior was not professional manner and the permission by him
was not according to the rules of the company. The junior developer was not able to work
according to the organizational hierarchy and took decision himself which can also result in
impacting the brand image of the company. Also, the junior developer has ignored the ACS
CODE OF ETHICS. There are basic code of ethics which was not followed by the junior
developer such as professionalism and honesty (Reynolds, 2018). It can be said that junior
developer breached the ethical code of conduct related with honesty. He failed to convey the
right information to the client and accepted the changes requested by the client. He also didn’t
focus on the organizational hierarchy.
The professionalism is also one of the ethical codes of conduct that was ignored by the junior
developer. It is analyzed that he took the decision on his own which has affected the professional
attitude towards the higher authorities. He attended the call and accepted the request without
discussing it with the project manager, which clearly states that the junior developer the
characteristics of the professional in the workplace.
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Recommendations
By analyzing the entire scenario, it is essential for junior developer to boost the skills related to
professionalism so that it will help in to managing the activities within the set policies of thee
organization. The unethical act related with junior developer was that he attending the call of the
customer and given assurance to make changes in the software which has overridden the ACS
Code of the conduct and also the hierarchy of the organization. He was not carrying positive
attitude and gave assurance without knowing the drawbacks (Kuespert, 2017).
Conclusion
By analyzing the entire scenario, it is concluded that the junior developer failed to conduct the
activities according to the ACS code of conduct. It is important to follow these codes of ethics
as it helps in managing the operations of the company within the set rules and regulations of the
company. This issue can only be resolved if the junior developer learns to forward the call to the
assigned person. Also, he should conduct the activities within the organizational hierarchy of the
company.
References
ACS. (2019). ACS CODE OF ETHICS. Retrieved
from: https://www.acs.org.au/content/dam/acs/acs-documents/Code-of-Ethics.pdf
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Al-Saggaf, Y. (2016, October 31). Scenario 2: Development Methodology. [Video File].
Retrieved from https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0npm9cEJBWY
Kuespert, D. R. (2017). Safety and ethics in ACS and major scientific and engineering societies:
A gap analysis. Journal of Chemical Health and Safety, 24(6), 2-5.
Reynolds, G. (2018). Ethics in Information Technology. Boston: Cengage Learning.
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