Ethical Decision Making & Information Technology: An Introduction with Cases

Grillo, John; Linderman, James

ISBN 10: 0070340900 / ISBN 13: 9780070340909

Editore: McGraw-Hill/Irwin, 1995

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• Titolo: Ethical Decision Making & Information Technology: An Introduction with Cases
• Editore: McGraw-Hill/Irwin
• Data di pubblicazione: 1995
• Lingua: Inglese
• ISBN 10: 0070340900
• ISBN 13: 9780070340909
• Rilegatura: Brossura
• Edizione: seconda edizione
• Condizione: good

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Riassunto

This streamlined discussion of ethical issues in the decision-making process supports and supplements any introduction to CIS or MIS textbook.Chapter One defines ethics. Chapter Two relates ethics to the use of technology. Chapter Three applies a four-step analysis process to an ethical dilemma, illustrating how to reach a defensible decision.The remaining chapters of 18 cases challenge the student to apply the knowledge gained in Chapters 1-3 to recognize, evaluate, and react responsibly to an ethical dilemma.The class-test cases are based on real business situations Case worksheets guide students in the case analysis.This edition offers new and expanded coverage of the Internet, privacy, and the ACM code.The Instructor's Manual contains case objectives, key ethical issues, discussion ideas, guidelines assigning and evaluating cases, strategies for managing classroom discussion, and lessons to be learned.

Contenuti

PART 1: APPROACHES TO ETHICAL DECISION MAKING

CHAPTER 1: Ethics and Ethical Decision Making

Why We Should Care About Ethics

Computer Ethics and Regular Ethics

Competing Factors that Affect Our Behavior

Value Judgments

The Types of Ethical Choices

Making Defensible Decisions

Summary

Annotated References

CHAPTER 2: Ethics and Information Technology

New Technologies, New Problems

Why is Ethical Computer Use a Special Challenge?

What is Unethical Computer Use?

Summary

Annotated References

CHAPTER 3: Solving Ethical Dilemmas: A Sample Case Exercise

A Four-step Analysis Process

Sample Case: Too Much of a Good Thing

Discovering the Four-step Process

Summary

PART 2: THE CASES

Case 1: Levity or Libel -- An E-mail Effort

Case 2: Credit Woes -- Credit Bureau Decisions

Case 3: Something for Everyone -- Data Recombination

Case 3A: Something for Everyone -- Role-playing

Case 4: Abort, Retry, Ignore: Data Recovery

Case 5: Messages from All Over -- Who Controls E-mail

Case 6: A Job on the Side -- Part-time Consulting

Case 7: The New Job -- Offensive Graphics

Case 7A: The New Job -- Role-playing Version

Case 8: The Buyout -- Inappropriately Acquired Data

Case 9: Charades -- Stolen Password

Case 10: Laccaria and Eagle -- Restrictive Trade Practices

Case 11: Taking Bad with Good -- Bad Software

Case 12: The Engineer and the Teacher -- Copyright Ethics

Case 13: Test Data -- Confidential or Dummy Data

Case 14: The Brain Pick -- Knowledge-based System

Case 15: Trouble in Sardonia -- Overseas Copyright Ethics

Case 16: Bad Medicine -- Well-intentioned software

Case 17: Code Blue -- Patient Data

Case 18: Virtual Success -- Games Invade the Real World

Case 19: -- His Private Lab -- Student Computer Use

APPENDIX A: Ethics Codes and Policies

APPENDIX B: Worksheets for Four-step Analysis

Index