ethics lecture

Technologyin ActionAlan Evans Kendall MartinMary Anne PoatsyTwelfth EditionTechnology in ActionTechnology in Focus:Information Technology EthicsKey Issues Related toTechnology and EthicsIntellectual property rightsPrivacyE-commerceFree speechComputer abuseTIF Ethics 2What Is Ethics?Study of general nature of morals and moral choicesMorals:conforming to established ideas of right and wrongDifference between fairness and equityPrinciples are guidelines used to make decisionsTIF Ethics 3What is Ethics?Doesnt Everyone Have the Same Ethical Values?TIF Ethics 4RelativismDivine CommandTheoryUtilitarianismVirtue EthicsDeontology(Duty-Based)What is Ethics?Arent laws meant to guide peoples ethical actions?Laws are formal,written standardsDesigned to apply to everyoneEnforced by government agenciesInterpreted by the courtsImpossible to pass laws to cover every possibilityEthics provides a general set of unwritten guidelinesTIF Ethics 5What is Ethics?Is Unethical Behavior the Same as Illegal Behavior?Unethical BehaviorIsnt necessarily illegalNot all illegal behavior is unethicalNot conforming to approved standardsAmoral BehaviorNo sense of right or wrongNo interest in moral consequencesTIF Ethics 6No universal agreementMost societies use a blendEthical decision are greatly influenced by personal ethicsWhat is Ethics?Which System of Ethics Works Best?TIF Ethics 7Personal EthicsWhat are Personal Ethics?Set of formal or informal principlesSome people have clear,well-definedOthers are inconsistent in applying a setCan be challenging to adhere to consistentlyTIF Ethics 8Personal EthicsHow do a Persons Ethics Develop?FamilyCultural biasReligious affiliationLife experiencesTIF Ethics 9Personal EthicsWhat are the Benefits to Ethical Living?Society has established rules of conductIgnoring or being inconsistent can have immediate impactConsistent ethical living provides health benefitsInconsistent ethical decisions produce stress and angerTIF Ethics 10Personal EthicsWhat are the Benefits to Ethical Living?Positive psychologyDr.Martin SeligmanDiscover causes of happiness instead of treating dysfunctionsIdentify personal strengths and valuesAlign your lifeCan impact your health and happinessTIF Ethics 11Personal Ethics and Your Work LifeHow do Employers Affect Personal Ethics?Do your ethics change when you go to work?Employers expect you to follow ethics and rules of conductDo not blindly follow unethical practicesTIF Ethics 12Technology and Ethics:How One Affects the OtherTechnology moves faster than rules can be formulatedUse of technology is often left up to the individualEthical considerations are never clear-cutReasonable people can have different viewsTIF Ethics 13Ethics and Technology IssuesTIF Ethics 14Social justiceIntellectual propertyPrivacyE-commerceElectronic communicationComputer abuseIntellectual PropertyInternational PiratesVigorous enforcement allows developers to make a fair profitOtherwise a disadvantage in marketplaceEvery country needs common understandingU.S.cant tell other countries how to conduct internal affairsTIF Ethics 15Privacy Should Employers Peer Into Your Personal Life?Privacy is a basic human rightEmployers might misuse data or violate lawPrivacy settings on social media sites should allow user the ultimate control of dataBusiness concerns outweigh privacy concernsIn digital age,loss of privacy is inevitableTIF Ethics 16E-CommerceGeolocation:Who Knows Where You Are?People comfortable sharing personal informationWithout sharing,businesses lose revenueUseful for public safetySociety too complacent with privacy issuesConsumers to be educated and make informed choicesTIF Ethics 17Electronic CommunicationDoes Free Speech Have a Price?U.S.companies should comply with local lawsU.S.company can have no impact on reformCorporations should consider countrys stand on human rightsFinancial and political incentives put pressure on other countriesTIF Ethics 18Computer AbuseCyberbullying:Who Should Protect Children From Each Other?Individuals responsible for own behaviorParents are responsible to protect childrenEducation is key and needs to be controlled by parentsSociety is affectedEducators have more resources than parentsTIF Ethics 19Using Computers toSupport Ethical ConductCan use technology to support ethical conductCharitable organizations use Internet for fundraisingWeb is a tool for organizing aid to areas in crisisWebsites and Facebook can locate friends and family members after disasterTIF Ethics 20Using Computers toSupport Ethical ConductGoogle Crisis ResponseTIF Ethics 21All rights reserved.No part of this publication may be reproduced,stored in a retrieval system,or transmitted,in any form or by any means,electronic,mechanical,photocopying,recording,or otherwise,without the prior written permission of the publisher.Printed in the United States of America.Copyright 2021 Pearson Education,Inc.Copyright 2021 Pearson Education,Inc.