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bachelor in business administration
Polytechnic State University Sanluis
Jan-2006 - Nov-2010
CPA
Polytechnic State University
Jan-2012 - Nov-2016
Professor
Harvard Square Academy (HS2)
Mar-2012 - Present
Task
Your lecturer will place several links in Interact to a number of relevant articles and/or case studies. These will be available to you just after your first assignment has been submitted.
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You are required to complete the following:
Step 1.Construct a diagram using Rationaleto map the arguments about a moral claim that you have identified in the article/case study:
Step2.Write an essay,which maps closely to the Rationale diagram that you constructed in Step 1.
Step 3.Write an overall conclusionthat justifies your recommendations made in your essay.
Step 4. Reference list
NOTE: Format your assignment according to the instructions given in the Assessment Information, Presentation section.
Rationale
This assessment extends the skills practiced in Assessment item 1, to help you to achieve all the learning objectives.
In addition to identifying a contentious situation in ICT and dissecting the argument(s) about it, you must also now demonstrate the ability to convert an argument into proper form and evaluate the elements of the argument by introducing classical ethical principles where appropriate.
Since Assessment item 1, your knowledge will have grown, and you will now realize that almost all ICT ethical dilemmas can be classified under one of the main ICT ethical issues that are discussed in this subject; for instance, surveillance is a sub-issue of privacy, harmful software is a sub-issue of ICT professionalism, and piracy is a sub-issue of intellectual property.
In ICT, the main ethical issues are taken to be:
The assessment item is designed to help you to build skills towards achieving the learning objectives, by requiring you to:
Marking criteria
The following marking sheet will be used to assess students' submissions.
Please check that you have met all the criteria before you submit your assignment.
No | Criterion | Max Possible |
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1 | Rationale diagram correct an included within the assignment. Golden Rule, Rabbits Rule and Holding Hands Rule correctly applied. Main claim/conclusion well expressed on diagram and in essay | 30 |
2 | Supporting reasons / objections correctly identified in your Rationale diagram and in your essay. Essay maps closely to the diagram. | 10 |
4 | Analysis in your essay supported by your own personal research, classical ethical theories that support or object to the claim and the ACS codes that are in conflict with the claim. | 25 |
5 | An appropriate conclusion that summarizes your essay discussions and logically provides overall recommendation(s). | 10 |
6 | Citations and references compliant with APA referencing style. | 20 |
7 | An assignment that is clearly set out, demonstrates a high level of English competency, and content that is well-organised and presented (including any appendices, etc). | 5 |
 | Total marks | 100 |
 | Total percentage of overall subject | 25% |
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case study
Case No. 7: [1]Summary of caseA small software company is working on an integrated inventory control system for a very large national shoe manufacturer. The system will gather sales information daily from shoe stores nationwide. This information will be used by the accounting, shipping, and ordering departments to control all of the functions of this large corporation. The inventory functions are critical to the smooth operation of the system. Jane, a quality assurance engineer with the software company, suspects that the inventory functions of the system are not sufficiently tested, although they have passed all their contracted tests. She is pressured by her employers to sign off on the software. Legally she is only required to perform those tests which have been agreedto in the original contract. However, her considerable experience in software testing has led her to be concerned over risks of the system. Her employers say that they will go out of business if they do not deliver the software on time. Jane contends if the Inventory sub-system fails, it will significantly harm their client and its employees. If the potential failure were to threaten lives, it would be clear to Jane that she should refuse to sign off. But since the degree of threatened harm is less, Jane is faced with a difficult moral decision.ACS Code of Professional Conduct values and relevant clauses of the Code of Professional Conduct1.2.1Public Interesta) identify those potentially impactedby your work and explicitly consider their interests;c) advise your stakeholders as soon as possible of any conflicts of interest or conscientious objections that you have;1.2.4Competencea) endeavour to provide products and services which match the operational and financial needs of your stakeholders;e) advise your stakeholders when you believe a proposed project, product or service is not in their best interest;f) accept responsibility for your work;1.2.6Professionalismf) refrain from anyconduct or action in your professional role which may tarnish the image of the profession or detract from the good name of the ACS;
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