professionalism and ethical responsibilities.ppt

professionalismandethicalresponsibilities natureofprofessionalism nicolel mendolera whatisprofessionalism codeofethics codeofethics academichonestyadherencetoconfidentialityagreementdataprivacyhandlingofhumansubjectsimpartialityindataanalysisprofessionalaccountabilityresolutionofconflictsofinterestssoftwarepiracy acceptableusepoliciesintheworkplace by brianjubagroup2 theinternet avaluableresource advantagesstreamlinedtime consumingbusinesstasks fastercommunication disadvantagesdistractionsatwork shopping pornography gambling games statsabouttheworkplace 30 40 ofemployeeinternetusageisn tworkrelated 70 ofallwebtraffictointernetpornsitesoccursbetween9amand5pmaccordingtosextracker 92 ofonlinestocktradingoccursduringworkhoursand46 ofonlineholidayshopping companycomplaints lossofproductivitymodemconnectionsathome highspeedatwork enticesemployeestouseworkconnectionfor webleisure liabilityfrommisusetransferringofsexualimagescreatesa hostileworkenvironment emailsclearlydocumentevidenceofdiscriminationandsexualharassment unauthorizedaccessresultinginreleaseofconfidentialinformation companymisrepresentationsystemsidentifyusernamewithaffiliation messagesandemailthoughttohavecomefromthecompanyinsteadoftheindividual employeesshoponlineandfailtopayforgoods acceptableusepolicies usedtocombatthemisuseandensureprioritiesareonwork shouldbewrittendown a livingdocument abletoevolve outline whatkindofinternetusageispermitted whatkindisnot andtheconsequencesforviolatingtherules sectionsofabasicpolicy employmentisatwill disclaimernetworklimitationsstatesappropriateandinappropriateacts levelofprivacytobeexpectedloggingandmonitoring damagetoresourcesaccessonlythroughfirewall nounauthorizedinputofdata deletionofmaterial howdoestheacmtiein section1 4membersshouldnotdiscriminate section1 7respecttheprivacyofothers section1 8maintainingconfidentialitysection2 6honorcontractualagreementssection3 3createpoliciesthatsupportproperuse future controllingtheinternetisnolongeranitproblem mitigateditselfintoa corporateissue bestdealtbyhumanresourcespeople asurveyofhrpeoplefoundthatmonitoringemployeestomakesuretheyarenotwastingtimehasbecomeanincreasingproblem findingtheappropriatebalancebetweenworktimeandpersonaltimeontheinternet findawaytoincreasethebottomlinewithoutincreasingliability toolsavailable filteringsoftwareaccesspoliciesloggingsoftwaren2h2 surfcontrol connectotel ethicaldissentandwhistle blowing mcdonnelldouglas sdc 10 in1972 americanairlinesflight96 malfunction ninepassengerandtwoflightattendantswereinjured in1974 turkishairlineflight981 crashed all335passengersand11crewmemberswerekilled the5thworstaviationdisasterinhistory in1979 americanairlinesflight191 crashed 275peoplewerekilledin1979 airnewzealandflight901 crashed in1989 unitedairlinesflight232 crashed 112ofits296passengersandcrewmemberswerekilled mcdonnelldouglas sdc 10cont d therewasmechanicalanddesigningproblemindc 10 scargodoorsandemployeesknewabouttheproblem noonblewthewhistle ethicaldissentandwhistle blowing ethicaldissentnoticingthewrongdoingsintheorganizationandattemptingtogetthemchangedwithintheorganization whistle blowingmakingyourdissentpublicbygoingoutsidetheorganization ex involvementofanunfoldingnumberofagencies lawyers legalsystems andpublicproceedings whistle blowing firstusedintheearly1970 sbyralphnader anactofamanorawomanwhobelievinginthepublicinterestoverridestheinterestoftheorganizationheserves andpubliclyblowsthewhistleiftheorganizationisinvolvedincorrupt illegal fraudulentorharmfulactivity thehugheswhistle blowingcase hugheselectronics hybridchipsusedinguidancesystemandothermilitaryprograms ex weaponsystemsinf 14 f 15 f16andf 18aircraft neededtobetestedtomakesurethattheycanwithstandyearsofexposuretotheextremeenvironmentalhazardstheymightface ex rapidchangesintemperature severeshock changesinatmosphericpressure etc however thetestswereskippedsometimes thehugheswhistle blowingcase whistle blowersmargaretgoodearlandruthaldredoutcomeonjune15th 1992 hugheswasfoundguiltyofconspiringtodefraudthegovernment in1996 hugheswasassessed4 05millionfortheirfraud goodearlandaldredwereawarded 891 000ofthisamount 22 hughesalsohadtopaythelegalfeesforgoodearlandaldred 450 000 thehugheswhistle blowingcase whywouldmargaretgoodearlblewthewhistle oneaccountquotedgoodearldescribinghermotivationforwhistle blowingasfollows ihadnochoice i vegotthreesonsandadaughter andanyoneofthemcouldwindupinthemilitary anddeadbecauseofthesebadparts whatwouldyoudo majorcodesofethics infact thecodesofethicsofourprofessionalsocietiesrequiretheprofessionaltoblowthewhistleincertaincircumstances examples ieeecodeacmcodeieee cs acmsoftwareengineeringcodeaitpstandardsofconduct acmcodeofethics intheworkenvironmentthecomputingprofessionalhastheadditionalobligationtoreportanysignsofsystemdangersthatmightresultinseriouspersonalorsocialdamage ifone ssuperiorsdonotacttocurtailormitigatesuchdangers itmaybenecessaryto blowthewhistle tohelpcorrecttheproblemorreducetherisk item1 2oftheacmcode thedecisionisyours variousformsofprofessionalcredentialing bydavidhockenberry twotypesofprofessionalcredentialing certificationslicenses certifications voluntaryprocess administratedbyaprofessionalsocietyormanufacturer manycomputingcertifications general certifiedsoftwaredevelopmentprogram csdp administratedbytheieee manufacturerspecific microsoftcertifiedapplicationdeveloper mcad administratedbymicrosoft surveyofcertifiedcomputingprofessionalsfound handouts surveyofcertifiedcomputingprofessionalsfound continued surveyofcertifiedcomputingprofessionalsfound continued licenses mandatory legalprocess administratedbythestateorfederalgovernment softwareengineeringlicensing fairlynew firstprofessionalsoftwareengineerwaslicensedin1998intexas advantages sameascertification disadvantages canbeheldlegallyresponsible dealingwithharassmentanddiscrimination history equalpayactof1963civilrightsactof1964 titleviirehabilitationactof1973disabilitiesactof1990nineteenthcenturycivilrightsacts 1993ensuresequalityspecifiesdamagesharassment basedondiscriminationlaws harassment definition speech actionsareworkplaceharassmentif severeorpervasivecreateahostileorabusiveworkenvironmentbasedonrace religion sex nationalorigin age disability militarymembershipfortheharassedandforareasonableperson sexualharassment mostcommontypeofharassmentdefinition anyunwantedactivityofasexualnaturethataffectsanindividual semploymentunwantedtouchingunnecessaryrequestsfordatescoercivethreatsgrayarealooks comments jokes nudecalendars etc othertypesofharassment religiouscompanynewsletterprayeranti religioustalkpolitical socialpoliticalbeliefsconstructionworkers menatwork discrimination definition discriminationisbiasbasedonrace sex religion nationalorigin physicaldisability andagebyemployers thereisagrowingbodyoflawpreventingoroccasionallyjustifyingemploymentdiscriminationbasedonsexualorientation discriminatorypracticesincludebiasinhiring promotion jobassignment termination compensation andvarioustypesofharassment typesofdiscrimination hiringmustgiveanequalopportunitytothoseofallreligions races gendersdisability ifonlyreasonableaccommodationisnecessary youcannotdiscriminateagemustconsiderpeopleofanyageaffirmativeactionjobassignmentsmustgiveequaljobassignmentstoemployeesofsameexperience skillcannotpromotepeopleofacertainrace genderoverotherspaymustpayallequallyexperiencedandtalentedemployeesequallycannotgivemore lessmoneybecauseofgender racepaygapstillexists hopefullywillchangesoon dealingwithharassment trainingmandatoryforallemployeesandmanagershelpsemployeestounderstandwhatexactlyharassmentisreduceaccidentalharassment increasesunderstandingofitharassmentreporting staffallowsemployeestoeasilyreportharassmentmanagersharassmenthotlineharassmentstaffhelpremedysituationinbestwaypossiblepolicieszerotolerancepolicyamiablesolutionpartiesmeetdiscussfriendlyterms misunderstandingremediesfiringdockingvacationdays stoppingdiscrimination educationdiscriminationtrainingdiversitytrainingworkingwithdiversepeoplereportingsimilartoharassmentinvestigateclaimskeeptrackofemployment stoppingdiscrimination remedieszerotolerancepolicyamiablesolutionpartiesmeetdiscussfriendlyterms misunderstandingpunishmentfiringdockingvacationdaysfalseclaimsperceiveddiscriminationnoactualdiscriminationsitdowntalkwithbothpartiesfalseclaimstomakemoneysomeremediesagainstfalseclaims thefuture harassmentanddiscriminationwillbemoreprominentinourlivesnewissuessexualorientationaffirmativeactionharassmentanddiscriminationarebadforsocietyl