NIT 2201: IT Profession & Ethics Report: ABC Organisation Analysis

This report examines the intersection of IT and ethics within the ABC organization, exploring various aspects of IT implementation and its implications. The report begins by addressing security challenges associated with the Internet of Things (IoT), including inadequate testing, default passwords, malware, and data privacy issues. It then delves into the impact of social networking on workplace productivity, considering both the benefits for recruitment and collaboration and the potential for diminished employee productivity. The report also discusses monitoring project activities and deliverables in IT projects, emphasizing the importance of stakeholder collaboration, activity monitoring, and communication. The report also highlights the significance of professional values within the organization, including ethical considerations, adherence to codes of ethics, and the importance of honesty and integrity. The report concludes with reflections on team collaboration and the insights gained from the project.

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Name of student
Name of university
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Introduction
This report aims to discuss the role of IT and ethics within the organisation where IT
is extensively used. The selected organisation for conducting the interview is the ABC
organisation. This organisation uses IT significantly for the simplification of the various
processes. A team of four members has been selected for conducting the interview is the
selected organisation and gain the proper knowledge about the working of the IT in this
organisation. The interviewee who were selected for this interview are the manager, IT
department and the employees. The managers are responsible for all the business decisions
that are taken within the organisation. The IT ensures that all the employees of the
organisation have proper access to any kind of information whenever it is required by the
employees of the organisation. The employees work in the organisation and help in achieving
the organisational goals.
Interview preparation
The interview date has been confirmed on 2019-06-05. The interviewee was provided
with the copy of the interview questionnaire for allowing them to prepare for the interview.
Discussion
The interview started with the discussion about the security challenges of IoT. In the
present times, the IoT is being used in all the sectors that includes the industries as well as in
the homes of the common. Even though this technology provides significant benefits, it
comprises of several challenges that are required to be considered and analysed. Some of the
common security challenges in IoT are:
 Inadequate testing along with updating
 Issues of default passwords and the major issue of brute forcing

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 IoT malware along with ransomware
 IoT botnets aimed at the cryptocurrency
 Data security along with privacy issues
After concluding this topic of the interview, there was the major discussion about the
processes by which the challenges in IoT could be mitigated and ensure safe and secured use
of the IoT technology.
The discussion that followed this particular discussion was the impact of social
networking in the workplace productivity. The uptake of the social median has significantly
modified the workplace culture, in several instances leaving the companies considering the
impact of the use of the platforms could have on the business productivity. While any initial
corporate thinking of apprehensiveness towards the use of social media might have
significantly subsided in the recent times, several companies are still considering the
facilitating the employees within the organisation with the complete access to the social
networking domains during the work hours. While there is the visible cautiousness around the
use of social media from the individual perspective, the companies are growing to be
increasingly conscientious regarding the productivity that could be gained from the use of the
social networking sites from the perspective of the business. As the situation in the
consideration, the recruitment teams could gain significantly from the implementation of the
complete access of the social networking sites but the employees could use this facility in the
negative manner and abuse this facility significantly. The productivity of the recruitment
teams could increase significantly but the productivity of the employees could diminish
extensively. Moreover, from the perspective of the organisation, the companies are
increasingly creating the customised social platforms for driving the improved collaboration
in-house among the workforce. This enablement permits the employees to communicate
easily and it helps in improving the extensive sharing of data, all with the proper assuring the

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proper adhering to the security measures that are implemented in the organisation. As the use
of social media encourages the swift response than that of any email, the platforms assists in
boosting the productivity and then encourage the participation irrespective of the geographic
location. The companies are increasingly gaining the capability of creating the digital
engagement platforms for enabling the proper connection among the workforce with the
various kinds of functions that are the HR department and the IT department. It allows the
swift turnaround for the inquiries that had significantly longer response time with the
conventional methods.
With completion of the discussion of the previous topic, the next topic for discussion
was the monitoring project activity and deliverables in IT projects. For allowing the proper
knowledge gaining from the project management perspective, the interviewee from the
project management was invite for allowing the proper discussion regarding this particular
topic. It was discovered that for the successful completion of the IT project in the
organisation, the project management team performs efficiently for completing the IT
projects successfully. It was discovered that project deliverables are of significant importance
while initiating any IT projects. The team that has been employed for the successful
completion of the IT projects are required to have the proper understanding about the project
details for knowing what is gained from the project and what is developing and the methods
for measuring the outcome while the testing and the review is being executed. The project
deliverables are required to be managed properly and efficiently for allowing the proper
management of the project. The main method of successfully identifying the deliverables is
the working closely with the stakeholders and the project teams for identifying them. It was
discussed that the monitoring of the activities of the project is significantly important for
ensuring that the project stays on its course and follows the appropriate path for completing
in the allocated time and with the allocated budget. It is significantly important to determine

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the frequency at which the project activities would be monitored and managed efficiently.
The monitoring of the project activities must be considered as the constant process that must
be followed efficiently for gaining the proper insights of the working of the project. The
constant progress reports or the monthly meeting are the effective method of assisting the
proper monitoring of the projects of the company. Another method for executing the proper
management of the activities of the project, the use of extensive communication is the crucial
success factor of the IT projects. As the project manager, it is significantly important to
communicate using any appropriate method for conveying the details of the various activities
of the project. Providing the stakeholders with the access to the information is the crucial
aspect of any strategy of project communications. It is required to be ensured that the project
team has the complete access to the information sharing system like the intranet or any
similar environment of collaboration.
It is viewed that the use of IT plays significant role in the organisation and it helps in
ensuring that the communication among the departments is done extensively. With the
progress of the interview, it was discovered that the organisation considers the professional
values of significant importance. The main importance of the professional values are that
majority of the professionals have significant informational advantage over the customers
that are being served by the organisation. The professional values majorly represents the type
of the collection, time-based knowledge that could be provided to any other individual who
require the knowledge. The understanding of the importance of the professional values as the
effective countervailing power to the influence among the organisation or power of the
authority. Therefore the accountants comprises of the standards for efficiently reporting the
earnings and it must not be swayed by any senior management.
The ACS code of ethics denotes that any member of the ACS should advance and
uphold the dignity, honour and the effectiveness of growing as any professional. The

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organisation adheres to this law for allowing the conformity with the law. The company
works with the consideration of working with the goal of improving the quality of life of
various individuals who could be affected by the work. The company works with the
intention of working with the complete honesty among the employees of the organisation and
also among the customers or suppliers of the organisation.
Reflections
I experienced the working with the team for the first time where various levels of the
employees worked together for completing the common goal. I have analysed that by
working with team, I have gained immense knowledge about the IT project and the methods
by which the project would be managed across the organisation and ensure that the projects
are successful. I have further analysed that the collaborative efforts within the workplace
could lead to the innovative tactics to the projects, the innovative processes for achieving the
crucial tasks and the shared ideas on various responsibilities. Moreover, just like any process
within the organisation, there are significant advantages as well as disadvantages that could
emerge with the collaboration within any workplace.
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Appendix
Student Name(s) /
Number(s):
% Contribution Description of the
contribution
No of hours worked for
this assessment
Team member 1 70% Individual
worked towards
the development
of the assessment
on the security
challenges of IoT
and analyse the
potential effects
of these
underlying
security
challenges.
Team member 2 40% This individual
worked on
gathering relevant

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information
regarding the the
impact of social
networking in the
workplace
productivity and
analyse the
potential benefits
as well as the
disadvantages of
the use of social
networking.
Team member 3 80% Individual
worked on the
creation of
schedules for the
meetings with the
interviewee and
document the
interview for
further use within
various groups of
the organisation.