How ethical are major internet companies

Reference no: EM133560439

IT Professional Practice

OBJECTIVE

This assessment item relates to the unit learning outcomes as in the unit descriptor. This assessment the following LOs:

Learning outcome 1: Explain the theory and strategies for maintaining professional relationships with different stakeholder groups and identify the range of issues in IT code of practice.

Learning outcome 2: Interpret and critically reflect on the Australian Computer Society Code of Ethics.

Task: Research and Write a Business Report that Addresses the Question:

‘How Ethical are Major Internet Companies?'

Methodology:

Write a business report with the following report headings and content:

• ‘Introduction'
o Briefly describe that you are going to report on the ethical standards and actions of the following major internet companies:

• Amazon
• Paypal
• IBM
• Oracle

o You will do this by conducting a short survey, locating and summarizing the company's Ethical and/or Code of Conduct policies, comparing their ethical policies with their actions, and drawing some conclusions about their ethical behaviour.

• ‘What do People Think?'
o Survey 10 people and ask: How ethical do you think each of the following companies is?
o Rate the answers from 1-10 (totally unethical to completely ethical)
o Report the average result for each company in a table o Report your own initial ethical rating of the same companies

• ‘Ethical/Code of Conduct Policies'
o Locate the ethical policy/code of conduct for each company
o Suggestion: Search <company name> ethics policy or code of conduct
o Write a brief summary of the policy.
o Briefly describe how each compare to the policy statements of the others? Longest/shortest, easiest to read/full of air, strongest stand/weakest, etc.

• ‘Ethical Behaviour'
o Locate and briefly describe any reports of unethical conduct by the companies (maximum 3).
o Suggestion: Search <company name> unethical
o Do these reports match the companies' policies?

• ‘Australian Tax'
o Locate reports of the tax paid in Australia by the companies
o Do these companies pay a fair share of tax in Australia?

• ‘Summary'
o Are the companies as ethical as they claim?
o Are some companies better than others?
o Do you have any recommendations for better ethical behaviour?
o Having done the research, what is your final ethical rating for the companies

Format:
A4 Sized pages
Printed on one side
2.54 (1') Margins all around
Times New Roman or Calibri font

Reference no: EM133560439

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