Professional Issues in ICT: Ethical, Social, and Legal Analysis

This report examines several key professional issues within the Information and Communication Technology (ICT) field. It begins by addressing ethical, social, and legal considerations, referencing the ACS Codes of professional practice and emphasizing the importance of protecting the health and safety of those affected by ICT work. The report then analyzes linguistic devices used in a speech, focusing on repetition, parallel sentence structure, anaphora, and emotive language. Finally, the report includes a reflection on leadership development, detailing personal experiences and observations on leadership skills, cooperation, and the importance of training and mentorship. The analysis includes relevant references to academic sources that support the arguments presented. The report provides a comprehensive overview of the multifaceted challenges and opportunities within the ICT industry.

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ICT Developments and Ethical, Social, and Legal Issues
Name
University

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Question 1
ACS Codes of professional practice are principles for setting guidelines for acceptable
methods of practice within information technology industry. In the ICT all software development
has to be carried out following established codes of conduct. Given that the company paid for the
usability testing and that employees are bound by the terms of the contract signed, they are free
to leave the usability test. According to the codes of practice enhancement of quality of life,
development of ICT has some negative impacts that an ethical approach to the work can help
mitigate these effects.
In accordance with these values, the entity needs to protect and promote the health of
those affected by their work. If in the course of the usability test the health and safety of those
involved are put at risk they are free to leave it. The entity is required to understand and give due
regard to those who are affected by their work by increasing the feeling of personal satisfaction
and controlling those affected. In a case where these values aren’t taken into consideration, the
team members can leave the usability test (Bowern & Weckert, 2006).
Moreover, the interest of the public should come before those of the business hence any
conflict should be resolved in favor of the public interest. The business is required to enhance the
quality of lives of those affected by their operations. The internal team doing the system testing
needs to be made aware of any conflict of interest that the business may be faced with and
advised accordingly. (Barry and Sachdeva, 2004)

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Question 2
The linguistic devices that the prime minister uses in his speech are as discussed in the
following paragraphs. First, repetition. Repetition consists of phrases, words that have been
repeated to add emphasis or power to the subject matter. A carefully planned and executed
repetition increases the effectiveness of a message. The use of repeated phrases in a speech
creates a greater familiarity with the message resulting in gradual agreement. The speaker uses
frequent repetition of emotionally charged phrases such as we are sorry to the affected persons
and when urging the Australians to focus on the future. This allows him to reinstate his
contention to remind the audience of the urgent issues to which he is attending to (Miller, 2006).
Parallel sentence structure refer to those sentences are similar in structure. This similarity
makes it easier for listeners to concentrate on the message being passed across. The speaker uses
this device for instructions when he asks Australians to embrace a future where all are equal
partners with equal opportunities (Bamberg, 2007).
Anaphora is another device that was used by the prime minister in his speech. It is a
technique of emphasizing words by repeating them at the beginning of adjacent clauses. The
speaker used "we are sorry" which was repeated at the end of each sentence. He also used
anaphora when concluding his speech. He repeats the phrase "future” (Hinrichs, 2006)
Lastly, emotive language has been used which may make the listeners have an impression
that he is aware of the sufferings of the stolen generation. This is manifested when he apologizes
for the pain and sufferings of the stolen generation. This language may convince the audience of
his intentions to make up for the mistakes done by the past government. (Drew & Holt, 2008)

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Question 3
Procrastination refers to putting aside something to be done at a later date. Examples
include postponing reading for an examination for movies then study the night before the exam.
This a real life example that happened to me whereby I had to wait to forgo my studies for
entertainment, later to realize that I had utilized time that I could have used for revision.
Report on Leadership
Description
Week 1-3 Learning
Describe Some are born leaders, but others are made leaders. In my three weeks of learning, I was
appointed the leader of my group to tackle an assignment. I knew I had to lead by
example and so I made sure that communication was done early enough.I encouraged
my members to do their research on time and eventually we did a comprehensive report
that enabled us to score highly in the assignment
Explore
All leaders require some skills for them to interact with their members. Leaders need to
be able to communicate with members on what they want to achieve and give them
direction. In addition, confidence is another skill that enables leaders to maintain the
morale of the members when faced with setbacks. For members to work hard and
produce quality content .leaders need to be committed showing that hard work is
required at all levels. Positive attitude is important for the success of any group hence
leaders should possess as it keeps the energy levels of members up (Mumford &

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Fleishman, 2010)
Evaluate Succeeding in leadership requires cooperation among the members. Their contributions
need to be taken into account. Higher levels of performance are often achieved by
enabling members to feel they have a say in how things are to be done. Leaders need to
be mindful of other leaders, mentors because they can learn from them (Crebert &
Cragnolini, 2014).
Plan From what I have learned, leaders need to be trained on the leadership skills to perform
their work effectively leader should be geared towards not only the development of the
team but individuals constructs as well. True leadership is about pushing people to do
what they wouldn't do on their own.

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References
Bamberg, M. G. (2007). Positioning between structure and performance. Journal of narrative
and life history, 7(1-4), 335-342.
Barry, L., Blair, P. G., Cosgrove, E. M., Cruess, R. L., Cruess, S. R., Eastman, A. B., ... &
Sachdeva, A. K. (2004). One year, and counting, after publication of our ACS “Code of
Professional Conduct”. Journal of the American College of Surgeons, 199(5), 736-740.
Bowern, M., Burmeister, O., Gotterbarn, D., & Weckert, J. (2006). ICT Integrity: Bringing the
ACS Code of Ethics up to date. Australasian Journal of Information Systems, 13(2).
Crebert, G., Bates, M., Bell, B., Patrick, C. J., & Cragnolini, V. (2004). Developing generic skills
at university, during work placement and in employment: graduates' perceptions. Higher
Education Research & Development, 23(2), 147-165.
Drew, P., & Holt, E. (2008). Figures of speech: Figurative expressions and the management of
topic transition in conversation. Language in society, 27(4), 495-522.
Hinrichs, E. (2006). Temporal anaphora in discourses of English. Linguistics and philosophy,
9(1), 63-82.
Miller, J. H. (2006). Ariadne's Thread: Repetition and the Narrative Line. Critical Inquiry, 3(1),
57-77
Mumford, M. D., Zaccaro, S. J., Harding, F. D., Jacobs, T. O., & Fleishman, E. A. (2010).
Leadership skills for a changing world: Solving complex social problems. The Leadership
Quarterly

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Bamberg, M. G. (2007). Positioning between structure and performance. Journal of narrative
And life history, 7(1-4), 335-342.
Barry, L., Blair, P. G., Cosgrove, E. M., Cruess, R. L., Cruess, S. R., Eastman, A. B., ... &
Sachdeva, A. K. (2004). One year, and counting, after the publication of our ACS "Code
of Professional Conduct." Journal of the American College of Surgeons, 199(5), 736-740.
Bowern, M., Burmeister, O., Gotterbarn, D., & Weckert, J. (2006). ICT Integrity: Bringing the
ACS Code of Ethics up to date. Australasian Journal of Information Systems, 13(2).
Crebert, G., Bates, M., Bell, B., Patrick, C. J., & Cragnolini, V. (2004). Developing generic skills
At university, during work placement, and in employment: graduates' perceptions.
Higher Education Research & Development, 23(2), 147-165.
Drew, P., & Holt, E. (2008). Figures of speech: Figurative expressions and the management of
Topic transition in conversation. Language in Society, 27(4), 495-522.
Hinrichs, E. (2006). Temporal anaphora in discourses of English. Linguistics and philosophy
, 9(1), 63-82.
Miller, J. H. (2006). Ariadne's Thread: Repetition and the Narrative Line. Critical Inquiry, 3(1),
57-77
Mumford, M. D., Zaccaro, S. J., Harding, F. D., Jacobs, T. O., & Fleishman, E. A. (2010).
Leadership skills for a changing world: Solving complex social problems. The
Leadership Quarterly