Ethics, Professionalism and Governance

Read the 3 Case Studies below and select ONE as the basis of your analysis and discussion. Please indicate clearly which Case Study you have chosen

Assignment Task From what you have learned during Week s 3 and 4 of your Professional Environments Course, discuss ethical, professional and legal issues which you consider arise from this scenario. Make some recommendations of actions which could be taken to resolve the situation and/or to minimise the chance the scenario may recur. Support your answers with relevant references (as well as the Codes and Laws). Things to Consider in Your Assignment:  You should list at least 3 clauses from the ACS Code of Ethics and up to 5 clauses from the ACS Code of Professional Conduct, you think are specifically relevant in deciding how to resolve the situation. Make sure that you refer to the most up to date ACS Codes which are available on the ACS website – www.acs.org.au.  You should also list any relevant Australian legislation that you think applies to this scenario.  Your analysis, discussion and recommendations should use the framework you selected in Week 3 – Solving an Ethical Dilemma. Your assignment should be 400 -500 words in length (excluding your code lists, legislation list and references). You may need to undertake a small amount of research, however, most information you will need is available via the seminars and their references. Also, • use a cover page – as per the suggested template, • use in‐text referencing, • use complete Harvard Notation, submit in “Word” format or equivalent format that can be readily opened in MS Word, keep your formatting simple: Arial 11pt, 10pt after paragraph, single line spacing, headings in bold, maximum 2 indent levels/bullet levels. Do not use page borders, word art, page backgrounds or similar extraneous decoration • Your uploaded file name should identify you as part of its name – e.g. PE_Assignment1_William_Smith.

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The approach that many of the information technology use when building the systems is that of a hacker. They assess the capabilities of the systems and the loopholes that are likely to occur and as such give the best advice that regards the building of the system (Steering Committee on the Usability et al. 2010, p. 10). In the case, Jennifer is in a dilemma of whether to continue building the system or not. In the case, she should not build the system as it leads to the violation of the code of ethics where the confidential data of the company will be availed to all employees and this could lead to leaking of important information. It is important that the organization recognize the need for privacy in the organization as it is through this that they will not be exposed to the loss of data. Jennifer in the case should refuse to accept the case as she is guided by the primacy of the public interest clause, enhancement of life quality and honesty where if she accepts the building of the system…

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