There are a number of social, moral and ethical issues associated with the introduction, and use, of ICT systems. Some of these issues may possibly be covered in an organisation's ICT Code of Practice.
Describe 4 issues that could affect an ICT professional (8)
Issues such as: - de-skilling of employees eg. taking decision-making tasks off staff and changing their jobs to recipient of results or information - flexibility of workforce eg. introduction of on-line ordering or enquiry systems mean that the working day is extended, so staff may have to go into shifts - hacking into unauthorised areas eg. having your account hacked and then used for malicious purposes - un-licensed software use eg. bringing software into work / copying for home use - privacy of data eg. disclosing personal information - property and copyright eg. not passing off someone elses work as your own - abiding by legislation eg. ensuring you and your colleagues abide by the 3 Acts Governing the use of IT
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There are a number of social, moral and ethical issues associated with the introduction, and use, of ICT systems. Some of these issues may possibly be covered in an organisation's ICT Code of Practice.
Describe 4 issues that could affect an ICT professional (8)
Issues such as:
- de-skilling of employees eg. taking decision-making tasks off staff and changing their jobs to recipient of results or information
- flexibility of workforce eg. introduction of on-line ordering or enquiry systems mean that the working day is extended, so staff may have to go into shifts
- hacking into unauthorised areas eg. having your account hacked and then used for malicious purposes
- un-licensed software use eg. bringing software into work / copying for home use
- privacy of data eg. disclosing personal information
- property and copyright eg. not passing off someone elses work as your own
- abiding by legislation eg. ensuring you and your colleagues abide by the 3 Acts Governing the use of IT
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