Ethics, Professionalism and Governance

Read the Case Studies below and select ONE as the basis of your analysis and discussion.Please indicate clearly which Case Study you have chosen

I have selected

Case Study 3 â Copyright and Intellectual Property Considerations

Courtney is a young ambitious programmer working for a small company developing software forweb-based services in the health area, with a focus on supporting remote aboriginal communities.To further her career Isabelle undertakes additional tertiary study, with support from her managerMichael.This study includes topics covering computer ethics, and issues related to the impact of ICT ondifferent communities. On her current project, Courtney develops a new user interface, which has astrong focus on accessibility for remote communities, especially considering the type of technologylikely to be used. She also pays special attention to the use of cultural images in the interface toavoid those which may be distressing or offensive to aboriginal users.The new system is a great success and Isabelleâs contribution is recognised by her company, throughan Employee of the Month Award. The company also receives a national business award for itscontribution to the positive use of ICT in aboriginal communities.Michael takes all of the credit for this, and Courtney receives no acknowledgement for her efforts.

Use either White's framework or Macdonald framework

Please go through the checklist below, Thankyou

ASSIGNMENT 1 â CHECKLIST.

You may wish to ensure that you have addressed all these points before you submit your assignment. This list is based on things commonly done incorrectly, That is to say it is based on review points commonly given to participants who have earned insufficient marks to pass the assignment.

I have aligned each of these to the most relevant of the 4 Commands of good Communication which you should have learned already on PY.

No.

CATEGORY

4 âCâs of

COMMUNICATION

CHECK

YES/

NO?

COMMENT

1

Understanding

CONCISE

Have you taken sufficient time to plan and prepare the structure and content of your assignment?

2

Understanding

CLEAR

Have you understood and can clearly explain what the ethical dilemma is?

3

Understanding

COMPLETE

Have you considered recommending any longer term strategies to avoid the issue recurring?

4

Procedure

CLEAR

Is your presentation neat and tidy with consistent fonts, well-spaced headings etc.?

5

Procedure

COMPLETE

Is your cover sheet fully completed?

6.

Procedure

CORRECT

Is your document in Word or compatible format (NO PDF)?

7.

Procedure

CONCISE

Is your Word Count between 400-500 words?

You may find this difficult. Please consider 800 words should be an absolute maximum.

NB It is helpful that the Cover sheet and Bibliography are not included in this total.

8

Procedure

CORRECT

Have you thoroughly proof checked for spelling mistakes, correct English grammar, correct word use, and correct punctuation?

Note that GRAMMARLY.COM may help.

9

Procedure

CORRECT

Have you correctly followed the steps of either White or MacDonaldâs framework?

10

Procedure

CORRECT

Have you chosen just ONE case study to write about?

11

Content

CORRECT

Are all your direct quotations small excerpts not long segments of text?

12

Content

COMPLETE

Are all quoted parts of your text clearly identified using in textcitation?

See Harvard Notation referencing guide.

13

Content

COMPLETE

Have you included a full referencebibliography at the end of your assignment?

See Harvard Notation referencing guide.

14

Content

COMPLETE

Have you included remarks on at least 3 relevant VALUES from the ACS Code of Ethics?

Are these sensible? â marks may be deducted if clearly wrong.

15

Content

COMPLETE

Have you included remarks on 5 or fewer CLAUSES from the ACS Code of Professional Conduct?

Are these sensible? â marks may be deducted if clearly wrong.

16

Content

CORRECT

Are your CLAUSES related to the VALUES you have chosen?

E.g. Donât select a clause related to Competence if Competence isnât one of your values.

17

Content

COMPLETE

Have you identified any legislation relevant to the ethical dilemma?

18

Content

COMPLETE

Have you included sensible recommendations on next steps/actions to take?