By Cesar De La Cruz
April 20th 20013
IT3165 – Ethics for the IT Professional
Abstract
The problem to be investigated is the ethical use of Information Technology (IT) in today’s world. In the past, the information technology advancements had limited impact on societies and cultures. However, in today’s world, information technology is almost part of every business, educational institute, and even personal activity (Brooks, 2010). This paper presents the power of information technology field and whether developing a code of ethics would be worthwhile to focus on the challenges in the usage of information technology.
DEVELOPING A PERSONAL CODE OF ETHICS FOR INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY The reading that was investigated consisted of an article from Dr. Rochelle Brooks entitled “The Development Of A Code Of Ethics An Online Classroom Approach To Making Connections Between Ethical Foundations And The Challenges Presented By Information Technology”. Brooks (2010) studies the ethical challenges that are prevalent in the Information Technology (IT) field. Furthermore, Brooks (2010) examines how workers in the Information Technology filed should have lucid ethical policies to adhere to along with taking an in-depth look at how as a society we can be proactive in eliminating ethical dilemmas by early education of our young adults. This paper examines three key areas, which are as follow: societal ethical changes caused by Information Technology, the ethical usage of Information Technology, and the development of a code of ethics, which is associated with societal ethical changes caused by Information Technology and the ethical usage of Information Technology. The first topic is, the societal ethical changes caused by Information Technology. One of the many societal ethical changes caused by Information Technology includes additional alternatives that are available to a society. First, let us define the