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PROFESSIONAL RESPONSIBILITIES AND ACADEMIC INTEGRITY

As technology grows and becomes more sophisticated, you-as an IT professional-are presented with new ethical, legal, and social concerns. Everyone involved with technology must understand these concerns. Professional responsibility is an all-encompassing domain that covers everything you do as a professional. Consider all of what your professional responsibility might encompass and to whom you have a responsibility

To prepare for this Assignment:

Part 1 - Professional Responsibilities

Think about yourself, as an information systems professional, and the organization you work for-or an organization that you would like to work for-and consider the professional responsibilities you would have to clients.

Using your personal professional experiences and research, identify responsibilities information systems professionals have to society at large and to other members of their profession.

Consider how these professional responsibilities translate into the broader area of business ethics.

Part 2 - Academic Integrity

Research the topic of plagiarism. Based on your research, craft a definition of plagiarism in your own words. Then locate a short direct quote on the topic of plagiarism. (Ensure your quote avoids plagiarism by using APA formatting-including the use of an in-text citation and reference list.)

Identify the steps you can take to avoid plagiarism during your academic studies at Walden.

Consider your IT Professional responsibilities and how an IT professional might encounter plagiarism in the workplace.

Identify the steps you can take to avoid plagiarism in the workplace.

Submit a 2- to 4-page paper (not including the title page or references) in APA format that includes the following:

A description of professional responsibilities information system professionals and organizations have to their clients
A description of the responsibilities information systems professionals have to society at large and to other members of their profession and how these responsibilities translate to broader area of business ethics

A definition of plagiarism in your own words and a direct quote on the topic of plagiarism
An explanation of the steps you can take to avoid plagiarism during your academic studies at Walden A description of how an IT Professional can address plagiarism in the workplace
An explanation of the steps you can take to avoid plagiarism in the workplace

Your document should be 2-4 pages long (not including the list of references), but it is the quality of the work that is important, not the number of pages. Cite and reference all sources using APA format and style guidelines and submit in a single document.