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What is the focus of CSSIPP 323 - Social Issues and Professional Practice Lesson 1?
What is the focus of CSSIPP 323 - Social Issues and Professional Practice Lesson 1?
- Exploring the weird laws in different countries
- Analyzing the implications of forgetting important dates
- Understanding the role of Ethics, Morality, and Laws in various fields (correct)
- Discussing the ethical theories prevalent in society
What do societies establish through a set of rules according to CSSIPP 323?
What do societies establish through a set of rules according to CSSIPP 323?
- Guidelines on bringing animals to public places
- Strict laws on chewing gum
- Cultural norms on frowning in public
- Boundaries of generally accepted behavior (correct)
Which country has a law where it's illegal to forget your wife's birthday?
Which country has a law where it's illegal to forget your wife's birthday?
- Singapore
- Italy
- Samoa (correct)
- Russia
What is prohibited in Milan, Italy, according to the text?
What is prohibited in Milan, Italy, according to the text?
Which action is against the law in Baltimore, Maryland?
Which action is against the law in Baltimore, Maryland?
What is considered illegal in Russia as per the provided information?
What is considered illegal in Russia as per the provided information?
What do ethics and morality establish?
What do ethics and morality establish?
According to Kantianism, what is the key factor in determining the rightness or wrongness of an action?
According to Kantianism, what is the key factor in determining the rightness or wrongness of an action?
What is the primary concern of Utilitarianism in ethics?
What is the primary concern of Utilitarianism in ethics?
How does Relativism view ethics and morality?
How does Relativism view ethics and morality?
What influences can shape an individual's view on ethics and morality according to the text?
What influences can shape an individual's view on ethics and morality according to the text?
Which ethical theory emphasizes that good actions are those that provide the greatest benefit to the largest number of people?
Which ethical theory emphasizes that good actions are those that provide the greatest benefit to the largest number of people?
What is the main difference between ethics and morality?
What is the main difference between ethics and morality?
How does law differ from ethics and morality?
How does law differ from ethics and morality?
Why is fostering good business ethics important?
Why is fostering good business ethics important?
What is the primary purpose of ethical theories in organizations?
What is the primary purpose of ethical theories in organizations?
Which of the following best describes how morality is related to right and wrong conduct?
Which of the following best describes how morality is related to right and wrong conduct?
In what way do ethics differ from external rules provided by sources like a code of conduct?
In what way do ethics differ from external rules provided by sources like a code of conduct?
What are virtues and vices in the context of ethics?
What are virtues and vices in the context of ethics?
What is a value system in the context of ethics?
What is a value system in the context of ethics?
How does integrity relate to ethical behavior?
How does integrity relate to ethical behavior?
What does creating a model for ethics entail?
What does creating a model for ethics entail?
How does public reputation impact a company's stock value?
How does public reputation impact a company's stock value?
What is the significance of an organization's values and principles?
What is the significance of an organization's values and principles?
What is the main purpose of the ethical standards set by the Board of Directors in an organization?
What is the main purpose of the ethical standards set by the Board of Directors in an organization?
What is the main purpose of a Code of Ethics in a professional setting?
What is the main purpose of a Code of Ethics in a professional setting?
What is the first step in conducting a social audit according to CSSIPP 323?
What is the first step in conducting a social audit according to CSSIPP 323?
Which of the following is a key step in ethical decision-making according to CSSIPP 323?
Which of the following is a key step in ethical decision-making according to CSSIPP 323?
In what role does Ethics play for an IT Professional according to CSSIPP 323?
In what role does Ethics play for an IT Professional according to CSSIPP 323?
You and your project team members are working on a new information system for your firm. What should be done after considering the consequences of a decision?
You and your project team members are working on a new information system for your firm. What should be done after considering the consequences of a decision?
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CSSIPP 323 - Social Issues and Professional Practice
Ethical Standards Set by Board of Directors
- Highlights an organization's key ethical issues and identifies the overarching values and principles that are important to the organization and its decision making
- Includes a set of formal, written statements about the purpose of the organization, its values, and the principles that guide its employees' actions
- Focuses on areas of ethical risk relating to their role in the organization, provides guidance to help them recognize and deal with ethical issues of the organization
Code of Ethics
- Identifies ethical lapses committed in the past
- Sets directives for avoiding similar missteps in the future
Social Audits
- Get the facts
- Identify stakeholders and their positions
- Consider the consequences of a decision
- Weigh various guidelines and principles
- Develop and evaluate options
- Review a decision
- Evaluate the results of a decision
7 Steps to Ethical Decision Making
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Role of Ethics in Becoming a Successful IT Professional
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Understanding ETHICS and its Implications
- Understand the role of Ethics, Morality, and Laws played in your field of expertise
- Recognize the different ethics practiced or observed in other countries
- Discuss the ethical theories
- Understand the importance of setting ethics in the workplace
Ethics vs. Morality
- Ethics refers to rules provided by an external source (e.g. code of conduct in the workplace or principles of religion)
- Morality refers to an individual's own principles regarding right and wrong
What is ETHICS?
- A set of rules that establishes the boundaries of generally accepted behavior
- Different rules often have contradictions
What is MORALITY?
- Social conventions about right and wrong
- Widely shared moral code
- The discipline dealing with what is good and bad and with moral duty and obligation
- A set of moral principles
ETHICAL THEORIES
- Relativism: Ethics is always relative, right and wrong depend on culture
- Utilitarianism: Right or wrong depends on the consequences, the consequences to society is the primary concern
- Kantianism: Actions are right or wrong in and of themselves (circumstances have no impact)
WEIRD LAWS AROUND THE WORLD
- It is illegal to chew gum in Singapore
- In Samoa, it is illegal to forget your wife's birthday
- In Milan, Italy, it is illegal for citizens to frown in public— unless they’re at a funeral or visiting someone in the hospital
- In Baltimore, Maryland, it’s illegal to bring a lion to the movies
- It’s illegal to drive a dirty car in Russia
Importance of Fostering Good Business Ethics
- To gain the goodwill of the community
- To create an organization that operates consistently
- To protect the organization and its employees from legal action
- To avoid unfavorable publicity
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