Ethical and Legal Dilemma in IT Nanette E. Armstrong Capella University TS5536 Ethical and Legal Considerations in Information Technology 17 March 2012 Ethical and Legal Dilemma in IT Based on the definition of cyberethics as given by Tavani‚ “the study of moral‚ legal‚ and social issues involving cybertechnology” (2010‚ pg. 3)‚ law is usually/always a part of cyberethics to one degree or another. Being right or wrong based on society’s value builds the fundamentals of ethics. Moral
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Read the articles below and analyze the ethical and legal aspects of the actions taken by the cola giants. What‚ if anything‚ should they do? Indian Coke‚ Pepsi Laced with Pesticides‚ Says NGO By Ranjit Devraj Inter Press Service August 5‚ 2003 NEW DELHI -- One of India’s leading voluntary agencies‚ the Center for Science and Environment (CSE) said Tuesday that soft drinks manufactured in India‚ including those carrying the Pepsi and Coca-Cola brand names‚ contain unacceptably high levels
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The privacy of personal information‚ and health information continues to be an issue for many. Federal rules governing the use and disclosure of health information is addressed by the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability act. While the privacy rule does not directly regulate researchers‚ it does restrict the way health care providers may use and disclose health information for health research. The term “privacy” can mean several different things to different people. Privacy can be “experienced
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------------------------------------------------- HIV/AIDS patients in Zambia; Are they cared for? A RESEARCH PROPOSAL By MUCHUU BRAVO (0977367952) STUDENT OF MASTER OF ARTS IN ECONOMICS UNIVERSITY OF ZAMBIA ECONOMICS DEPARTMENT LUSAKA‚ ZAMBIA August 2012 Table of Contents Executive summary 2 Background 3 Rationale 4 Problem 4 Objectives 4 Methodology 4 Anticipated Results 6 Dissemination 7 Timetable 7 Budget 7 Appendix A: Study Time Frame 8 Appendix B:
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paramedicine and the legal and ethical implications that are involved in treating a patient. As a paramedic‚ before treating or transporting a patient‚ informed consent needs to be obtained. The term consent means to give assent‚ permission‚ agreement or to approve (Steer‚ 2007). When deciding on the validity of consent‚ some key points have to be examined. Firstly‚ the patient must be competent‚ meaning they have sufficient decision making capacity. If the patient is competent‚ full disclosure of all information
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(prevents data from being lost‚ stolen‚ cracked) - safety (data is clean against virus/ malicious worms) - quality Security - protection of software‚ hardware‚ machines‚ networks against - unauthorized access‚ use‚ disruption‚ destruction‚ disclosure - concerned with: - confidentiality/ privacy - integrity - availability (security controls to make sure system is up and running) - authenticity (ensuring data is genuine) Assurance - level of guarantee that a system will run expectedly
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Ethical and Legal Obligations Ethical and legal obligations apply to all members of society. As one in society‚ the obligation to act in an ethical‚ law abiding manner on a daily basis is vital to the integrity of daily life. Many professions have their own code of ethics. Financial reporting is not exempt from such ethical and legal standards. One’s lively hood depends on decisions made in the business world. Business transactions are done daily and can impact one’s economic stability.
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In the present world legal and ethical issues have major impact in almost all the professions. It occurs when a professional/organization executes something against the law. Legal issues have a specific law behind them which will result in legal consequences if you don’t obey. It simply goes along the law it concern to anything arising from law or counter legal arguments. Ethical Issues are acts that you fell wrong but not against the law though it’s not illegal.
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Patient and Family Involvement to Ethical Issue on Care Decision Making Purpose: Decision making is a crucial element in the field of medicine and health care. The physician has to determine what is wrong with the patient and recommend treatment‚ while the patient has to decide whether or not to seek medical care‚ and go along with the treatment recommended by the physician. Patients have both rights and responsibilities when it comes to their health and the health care services
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Examples of Improper conduct. A. Proposal Increase of the audit of fee by 25% • BS indicated that Real Education(Pty) Ltd pays the least fees in terms of audit fees compared to Marx & Co Inc’s other clients and therefore making the increase necessary • This reason given by BS is not a proper basis upon which audit fees should be determined. • The Code of professional conduct requires that audit fees must be based on Resources to be used on the audit‚ the level of Expertise needed and the time
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