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Ethical, Legal And Professional Issues In It Question Paper
Ethical, Legal And Professional Issues In It
Course:Bachelor Of Science In Information Technology
Institution: Masinde Muliro University Of Science And Technology question papers
Exam Year:2010
FIRST YEAR EXAMINATION FOR THE DEGREE OF BACHELOR OF
SCIENCE IN INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY
ETHICAL, LEGAL AND PROFESSIONAL ISSUES IN IT
DATE: APRIL 2010 TIME: 2 HOURS
INSTRUCTIONS: Answer question ONE and any other TWO questions
Question One
a) Using relevant examples describe the three types of morally permissible action (3 Marks)
b) Define the term ethics and identify its three areas (4 Marks)
c) “Codes [such as the ACS, ACM and British Computing Society] can be developed to protect the profession and the organisation, ignoring personal and societal issues. Legal and organisational requirements as stated by the codes may be in ethical conflict, and both may conflict with the needs of society as a whole.” (Wood-Harper, Corder, Wood and Watson,1999) Do you agree or disagree with the above quote? Support your answer by discussing the development of Ethical codes of conduct. (8 Marks)
d) Using appropriate examples differentiate between teleontology and deontology (4 Marks)
e) Discuss the steps for changing the ethical culture of an organisation (6 Marks)
f) Identify five moral dimensions that an IT manager can use to develop standards for this company
(5 Marks)
Question Two
Flori Ltd is a floricultural undertaking dealing with flowers for export. It has a workforce of 535 employees on permanent employment and seasonal staff. One hot rainy afternoon, a bird was
electrocuted next to the offices when it landed on a surging electric cable which came into contact with another line. The impact of the two electric lines getting into contact caused an explosion sparking a fire which in turn started to burn the nearby chemical store. The explosion caused panic and employees run helter-skelter screaming “FIRE, FIRE!” as confusion reigned. Nobody seemed to know what to do next as everybody run for dear lives.
Use the above scenario to answer the following questions
i) What are the fact and issues of the scenario (6 Marks)
ii) Assume you are in-charge of health and safety, which action would you have taken at that point
in time? (6 Marks)
iii) Give suggestions on how you would prevent/extinguish fires in the future? (8 Marks)
Question Three
Towards the end of the SAT project, Assoc. Prof. Ten realised that the funds on the SAT project were depleted before the final report was written. Believing that each project benefited from the work done on the other, she allowed her research assistants to charge the time required to complete the SAT project to the SCM Project, since there were still funds available on that grant. She did not inform the Dean of the Computer Science Department. Subsequently, she also completed the SCM Project by
doing considerable unpaid overtime work. The results of both projects were well received.
a) Who are the stakeholders in this situation? (4 Marks )
b) Identify any professional and/or ethical issues in this situation? Explain your answer. (8 Marks)
c) Discuss Assoc. Prof. Ten’s’s actions with respect to the Ethical Theories. (8 Marks )
Question Four
a) Many games that children used to play on boards with dice, cards and plastic pieces are now available as computer games. Does this matter? (8 Marks)
b) Many people fear that the development of intelligent robots could have devastating consequences for the human race. Is it ethical to do research in AI? (12 Marks)
Question Five
a) You received direct mail from a supermarket where you shop saying that it had analyzed your purchases and that you appeared to have an unhealthy diet, consequently it was advising you to eat more fruit and vegetables+ . Is this method of advertising ethical? Discuss (10 Marks)
b) Discuss the moral, ethical and legal issues associated with Censorship of the Internet. (10 Marks)
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