Assignment 1
ASSIGNMENT 1
INSTRUCTION:
Total marks: 100 marks
This question paper consists of 2 (2) Case Study. Answer ALL.
Submission date: 22th April 2015.
PROGRAM OUTCOME (S):
PO1: Knowledge
PO2: Social Skills & Responsibilities
PO4: Values, Attributes and Professionalism
PO7: Information Management & Life Long
COURSE OUTCOME(S):
CO1
Introduced to the basic concepts of ethics in computing, knowledge on the importance of computer ethics and techniques of installing ethics into organization.
CO2
Demonstrate an in-depth perspective on the social and ethical impacts and implications of information technology.
CO3
Develop skills in clarifying and ethically analyzing realistic cases that involve information technology.
CO4
Developed understanding and able to interpret a professional code of ethics relevant to the computing profession.
QUESTION:
CASE STUDY 1
IBM–A Front-Runner in Sustainability
During the 1970s, IBM produced mainframe computers, adding machines, typewriters, and telephones routing systems—much of the advanced information technology of the time. The company was the one of the largest corporations in the world and ranked seventh in the 1976 Fortune 500 list of largest U.S. corporations.45 However, IBM’s component manufacturing processes produced large amounts of benzene-based materials that are carcinogenic. In an effort to take the lead in corporate responsibility, IBM established one of the first environmental programs of its kind in 1971. The company implemented a three-pronged program that attempted to track waste from creation to disposal, to reduce IBM’s reliance on toxic chemicals, and to reduce the amount of toxic waste released during the manufacturing process. IBM incrementally reduced toxic waste by 220,500 tons from 1987 to 2011, a dramatic achievement. IBM has been able to accomplish this, in part, by recycling 44 percent of the hazardous chemicals used in its manufacturing processes. The company has also changed manufacturing
INSTRUCTION:
Total marks: 100 marks
This question paper consists of 2 (2) Case Study. Answer ALL.
Submission date: 22th April 2015.
PROGRAM OUTCOME (S):
PO1: Knowledge
PO2: Social Skills & Responsibilities
PO4: Values, Attributes and Professionalism
PO7: Information Management & Life Long
COURSE OUTCOME(S):
CO1
Introduced to the basic concepts of ethics in computing, knowledge on the importance of computer ethics and techniques of installing ethics into organization.
CO2
Demonstrate an in-depth perspective on the social and ethical impacts and implications of information technology.
CO3
Develop skills in clarifying and ethically analyzing realistic cases that involve information technology.
CO4
Developed understanding and able to interpret a professional code of ethics relevant to the computing profession.
QUESTION:
CASE STUDY 1
IBM–A Front-Runner in Sustainability
During the 1970s, IBM produced mainframe computers, adding machines, typewriters, and telephones routing systems—much of the advanced information technology of the time. The company was the one of the largest corporations in the world and ranked seventh in the 1976 Fortune 500 list of largest U.S. corporations.45 However, IBM’s component manufacturing processes produced large amounts of benzene-based materials that are carcinogenic. In an effort to take the lead in corporate responsibility, IBM established one of the first environmental programs of its kind in 1971. The company implemented a three-pronged program that attempted to track waste from creation to disposal, to reduce IBM’s reliance on toxic chemicals, and to reduce the amount of toxic waste released during the manufacturing process. IBM incrementally reduced toxic waste by 220,500 tons from 1987 to 2011, a dramatic achievement. IBM has been able to accomplish this, in part, by recycling 44 percent of the hazardous chemicals used in its manufacturing processes. The company has also changed manufacturing