Ethics in Information Technology

by REYNOLDS

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2nd

ISBN13:

9781418836313

ISBN10:

1418836311

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Paperback

Pub. Date:

6/8/2006

Publisher(s):

Cengage Learning

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Ethics in Information Technology, Second Edition is a timely offering with updated and brand new coverage of topical issues that we encounter in the news every day such as file sharing, infringement of intellectual property, security risks, Internet crime, identity theft, employee surveillance, privacy, and compliance.

Author Biography

George Reynolds is an Assistant Professor in the Information Systems department of the College of Business at the University of Cincinnati

Preface

xiii

An Overview of Ethics

(32)

Vignette

(2)

Parent Company of Philip Morris Strives for Integrity

(2)

What Is Ethics?

(2)

Definition of Ethics

(1)

The Importance of Integrity

(1)

Ethics in the Business World

(15)

Why Fostering Good Business Ethics Is Important

(2)

Improving Corporate Ethics

(5)

When Good Ethics Result in Short-Term Losses

(1)

Creating an Ethical Work Environment

(2)

Ethical Decision Making

(3)

Ethics in Information Technology

(2)

An Overview of This Text

(1)

Summary

(1)

Self-Assessment Questions

(1)

Review Questions

(1)

Discussion Questions

(1)

What Would You Do?

(1)

Cases

(5)

End Notes

(3)

Ethics for IT Professionals and IT Users

(34)

Vignette

(2)

Cleveland State University Accuses PeopleSoft of Selling Vaporware

(2)

IT Professionals

(9)

Are IT Workers Professionals?

(1)

Professional Relationships That Must Be Managed

(8)

The Ethical Behavior of IT Professionals

(6)

Professional Codes of Ethics

(1)

Professional Organizations

(1)

Certification

(2)

Government Licensing

(2)

IT Professional Malpractice

(1)

IT Users

(3)

Common Ethical Issues for IT Users

(1)

Supporting the Ethical Practices of IT Users

(2)

Summary

(1)

Self-Assessment Questions

(1)

Review Questions

(1)

Discussion Questions

(1)

What Would You Do?

(2)

Cases

(5)

End Notes

(3)

Computer and Internet Crime

(38)

Vignette

(1)

Treatment of Sasser Worm Author Sends Wrong Message

(1)

IT Security Incidents: A Worsening Problem

(13)

Increasing Complexity Increases Vulnerability

(1)

Higher Computer User Expectations

(1)

Expanding and Changing Systems Introduce New Risks

(1)

Increased Reliance on Commercial Software with Known Vulnerabilities

(2)

Types of Attacks

(3)

Perpetrators

(6)

Reducing Vulnerabilities

(13)

Risk Assessment

(1)

Establishing a Security Policy

(1)

Educating Employees, Contractors, and Part-Time Workers

(1)

Prevention

(4)

Detection

(1)

Response

(5)

Summary

(1)

Self-Assessment Questions

(1)

Review Questions

(1)

Discussion Questions

(1)

What Would You Do?

(1)

Cases

(4)

End Notes

102

(3)

Privacy

105

(40)

Vignette

105

(2)

Have You Been Swiped?

105

(2)

Privacy Protection and the Law

107

(6)

The Right of Privacy

108

(1)

Recent History of Privacy Protection

108

(5)

Key Privacy and Anonymity Issues

113

(19)

Governmental Electronic Surveillance

113

(5)

Data Encryption

118

(3)

Identity Theft

121

(2)

Consumer Profiling

123

(3)

Treating Consumer Data Responsibly

126

(1)

Workplace Monitoring

127

(1)

Spamming

128

(2)

Advanced Surveillance Technology

130

(2)

Summary

132

(2)

Self-Assessment Questions

134

(1)

Review Questions

135

(1)

Discussion Questions

135

(1)

What Would You Do?

136

(1)

Cases

137

(4)

End Notes

141

(4)

Freedom of Expression

145

(26)

Vignette

145

(1)

China Stifles Online Dissent

145

(1)

First Amendment Rights

146

(2)

Obscene Speech

147

(1)

Defamation

148

(1)

Freedom of Expression: Key Issues

148

(13)

Controlling Access to Information on the Internet

148

(5)

Anonymity

153

(3)

National Security Letters

156

(1)

Defamation and Hate Speech

157

(1)

Pornography

158

(3)

Summary

161

(1)

Self-Assessment Questions

162

(1)

Review Questions

163

(1)

Discussion Questions

164

(1)

What Would You Do?

164

(1)

Cases

165

(3)

End Notes

168

(3)

Intellectual Property

171

(36)

Vignette

171

(1)

Apple Trade Secrets Revealed?

171

(1)

What Is Intellectual Property?

172

(12)

Copyrights

173

(3)

Patents

176

(4)

Trade Secret Laws

180

(4)

Key Intellectual Property Issues

184

(10)

Plagiarism

184

(2)

Reverse Engineering

186

(2)

Open Source Code

188

(1)

Competitive Intelligence

189

(3)

Cybersquatting

192

(2)

Summary

194

(1)

Self-Assessment Questions

195

(1)

Review Questions

196

(1)

Discussion Questions

197

(1)

What Would You Do?

198

(1)

Cases

198

(3)

End Notes

201

(6)

Software Development

207

(30)

Vignette

207

(2)

Antivirus Bug Brings Computers to a Standstill

207

(2)

Strategies to Engineer Quality Software

209

(8)

The Importance of Software Quality

211

(4)

Software Development Process

215

(1)

Capability Maturity Model Integration for Software

216

(1)

Key Issues in Software Development

217

(7)

Development of Safety-Critical Systems

218

(3)

Quality Management Standards

221

(3)

Summary

224

(1)

Self-Assessment Questions

225

(1)

Review Questions

226

(1)

Discussion Questions

227

(1)

What Would You Do?

227

(2)

Cases

229

(4)

End Notes

233

(4)

Employer/Employee Issues

237

(30)

Vignette

237

(2)

Microsoft and Tata Promote Chinese Outsourcing

237

(2)

Use of Nontraditional Workers

239

(12)

Contingent Workers

240

(3)

H-1B Workers

243

(3)

Offshore Outsourcing

246

(5)

Whistle-Blowing

251

(6)

Protection for Whistle-Blowers

252

(2)

Dealing with a Whistle-Blowing Situation

254

(3)

Summary

257

(1)

Self-Assessment Questions

258

(1)

Review Questions

259

(1)

Discussion Questions

259

(1)

What Would You Do?

259

(2)

Cases

261

(4)

End Notes

265

(2)

The Impact of Information Technology on the Quality of Life

267

(26)

Vignette

267

(2)

Technological Advances Create Digital Divide in Healthcare

267

(2)

The Impact of IT on the Standard of Living and Productivity

269

(6)

The Digital Divide

272

(3)

The Impact of IT on Healthcare Costs

275

(6)

Electronic Health Records

276

(2)

Use of Mobile and Wireless Technology

278

(1)

Telemedicine

278

(1)

Medical Information Web Sites for Lay People

279

(2)

Summary

281

(1)

Self-Assessment Questions

282

(1)

Review Questions

283

(1)

Discussion Questions

284

(1)

What Would You Do?

284

(1)

Cases

285

(4)

End Notes

289

(4)

Appendix A A Brief Introduction to Morality

293

(16)

Introduction

293

(1)

The Knotty Question of Goodness

294

(1)

Relativism: Why ``Common Sense'' Won't Work

295

(3)

Egoism vs. Altrusim

297

(1)

Deontology, or the Ethics of Logical Consistency and Duty

298

(2)

Happy Consequences, or Utilitarianism

300

(4)

Promises and Contracts

303

(1)

A Return to the Greeks: The Good Life of Virtue

304

(2)

Feminism and the Ethics of Care

305

(1)

Pluralism

306

(1)

Summary

307

(2)

Appendix B Association for Computing Machinery (ACM) Code of Ethics and Professional Conduct

309

(8)

Preamble

309

(1)

General Moral Imperatives

310

(2)

More Specific Professional Responsibilities

312

(2)

Organizational Leadership Imperatives

314

(2)

Compliance with the Code

316

(1)

Appendix C Association of Information Technology Professionals (AITP) Code of Ethics

317

(4)

AITP Standards of Conduct

317

(4)

Appendix D Software Engineering Code of Ethics and Professional Practice

321

(8)

Preamble

321

(1)

Principles

322

(7)

Appendix E PMI Member Ethical Standards and Member Code of Ethies

329

(2)

Preamble

329

(1)

Member Code of Ethics

329

(2)

Answers to Self-Assessment Questions

331

(2)

Glossary

333

(8)

Index

341

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