Solved Questions: ACS Code of Conduct and ACM Code of Ethics

This assignment presents a series of questions related to the Australian Computer Society (ACS) Code of Professional Conduct and the Association for Computing Machinery (ACM) Code of Ethics and Professional Conduct. The questions cover various scenarios and principles, testing the understanding of ethical responsibilities in the IT profession. Topics include respecting professional expertise, maintaining competence, enhancing quality of life, upholding honesty, prioritizing public interest, ensuring confidentiality, and avoiding privacy violations. The assignment requires selecting the most relevant option from a multiple-choice format, demonstrating a grasp of ethical considerations in different professional contexts. Desklib provides a platform to explore similar assignments and past papers for students.

Mary is working at XYZ company. A new information system
has been introduced at XYZ for employees to use for certain
work task. Employees cannot complete their tasks without
this system. However, Mary finds that the system is hard to
use, and therefore, does not enjoy using the system (her
mood becomes negative when using it). She also finds that
she is less productive when using this system, and feels she
is doing her job even worse when using it. Which clause of
the ACS Code of Professional Conduct relates to this
scenario?
Question 1 options:
a) respect, and seek when necessary, the professional expertise of colleagues in their areas of
competence
b) qualify professional opinions which you know are based on limited knowledge or
experience
c) attempt to increase the feelings of personal satisfaction, competence, and control of those
affected by your work
d) respect the intellectual property of others
Question 2 (1 point)
Which one of the following deals with an IT professional
continually learning more about programming languages
and keeping up to date in such languages?
Question 2 options:
a) Professionalism
b) Competence
c) Professional Development
d) The Enhancement of Quality of Life
Question 3 (1 point)

The ACS Code of Professional Conduct contains the core
value of Professionalism. This value has a number of clauses
(shown as sub-points). The number of clauses that
Professionalism has is:
Question 3 options:
a) 7
b) 8
c) 9
d) 10
Question 4 (1 point)
You are a member of the ACS and you have found out that
another ACS member has gone against the ACS Code of
Professional Conduct. You come to the conclusion that you
will need to have a serious talk with that other member to
convey that they should not carry out such a violation ever
again. Which value of the ACS Code of Professional Conduct
relates to this matter?
Question 4 options:
a) Honesty
b) The Enhancement of Quality of Life
c) The Primacy of the Public Interest
d) Professionalism
Question 5 (1 point)
Suppose an IT professional has been asked to carry out
some particular task. However, the professional realises

they do not have the appropriate capabilities to carry out
this task, and therefore is not the best person to carry it
out. They inform the person asking them to carry out the
task that they will not continue with it. Which one of the
following from the ACM Code of Ethics and Professional
Conduct has been applied to this situation?
Question 5 options:
a) Perform work only in areas of competence
b) Manage personnel and resources to enhance the quality of working life
c) Be fair and take action not to discriminate
d) Design and implement systems that are robustly and usably secure
Question 6 (1 point)
You are an IT professional who is an expert in software
development. You are now in a position to develop software
that will assist users with a visual impairment or hearing
impairment. Which value of the ACS Code of Professional
Conduct relates to this matter?
Question 6 options:
a) The Enhancement of Quality of Life
b) Professionalism
c) Honesty
d) The Primacy of the Public Interest
Question 7 (1 point)

Frans is an influential IT professional who has had
membership with the ACS for over 30 years. He is writing an
article in a magazine where he will cover various current
topics in the area of ICT. This will enable everyday people
who lack knowledge in ICT to know more about the field.
Which clause of the ACS Code of Professional Conduct
relates to this scenario?
Question 7 options:
a) continue to upgrade your knowledge and skills
b) refrain from any conduct or action in your professional role which may tarnish the image of the
profession or detract from the good name of the ACS
c) have pride in your profession, and protect and promote professionalism in ICT
d) endeavour to extend public knowledge and understanding of ICT
Question 8 (1 point)
Privacy is a sensitive area where software, tools, apps, etc.
can easily be written that will violate people's privacy.
Which value of the ACS Code of Professional Conduct
encourages us to avoid such privacy problems?
Question 8 options:
a) Honesty
b) The Primacy of the Public Interest
c) Professionalism
d) The Enhancement of Quality of Life
Question 9 (1 point)
You work for a company developing software for them. You
know that you should not reveal the inner workings of this

software (e.g., how the programming code works) to
anybody else outside your team. Which principle of the ACM
Code of Ethics and Professional Conduct should you comply
with about this?
Question 9 options:
a) Respect privacy
b) Honor confidentiality
c) Be honest and trustworthy
d) Use care when modifying or retiring systems
Question 10 (1 point)
In total, how many principles are found in the the ACM Code
of Ethics and Professional Conduct divided into (i.e., how
many principles compose this code)?
Question 10 options:
a) 21
b) 23
c) 25
d) 29