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BIT241 Professional IT Practice and Ethics Assignment - Melbourne Polytechnic, Australia
Assessment Title - Ethical theories and their relevance to the ICT industry
In this essay examined about the Ethical theories and their importance to the Information Communication Technology industry. In this essay I have regard 'Right' vs 'Virtue', 'Relativist' vs 'Objectivist', and 'Consequentialist' vs 'Deontology' and how they associate with ACS.
1. Ethical Theories and their relevance to the ICT Industry.
These days we are living modern world, and technology take part in major roll. Most people using technology in their day to day life. It is an essential fact in this current situation. When we are using with this field, we must face some problems and we must deal with them. As a human being we should have some discipline to manage with that problems.
- Theory of Rights
Rights theories keep up that there are things we can't do against people since they are holders of moral rights.
a. Natural Rights
b. Moral Rights
c. Civil Rights
d. Political Rights
e. Economic Rights
- Theory of Virtue
Virtue Ethics is a way to deal with Ethics that underscores a person's character as the key component of moral thinking.
- Theory of Relativist
Relativism is the hypothesis that holds that ethical quality is comparative with the standards of one's way of life.
- Theory of Objectivist
Objectivism holds that all human information is reached through explanation, the human intellectual capacity of understanding the world uniquely and legitimately.
- Theory of Deontology
In Deontology moral speculation, it articulates, the people ought to hold fast to their responsibilities and ICT obligations when they are getting a dynamic.
- Theory of Consequentialist
In this theory it considering that a morality of an action is based on its consequences.
2. Comparison of each Theories.
Right vs Virtue.
Relativist vs Objectivist
Deontology vs Consequentialist
3. Professional Code of Ethics in Australian Computer society.
In this part I will consider about What is ACS code of professional conduct, what is the purpose of ACS Australian Computer Society and Explain the ACS Code of Ethics
4. Conclusion.
The essay shown that moral ethical theories, for example, consequentialism, deontology, rights, virtue and relativist influences on data and communication technology foundation. The level of their effect and complements the moral values of such moral theories which predefine and are fit for surveying human actions.