Ethical And Professional Context Of Information Technology
Applied Ethics: What ethics is and is not, explore differences between laws and ethics, ethical viewpoints, ethical decision-making process. Issues of information confidentiality and secrecy. Review ethical codes of IT professional organizations. Professional standards of practice. Standards of…
Learning outcomes
At the completion of this course, students should be able to: 1. define ethics concept and identify challenges to ethical behaviour; 2. describe the role played by ethics in their profession; 3. identify and develop frameworks to support ethical decision-making; 4. perform the requisite duties to clients; 5. identify codes of doing business in Nigeria; and 6. evaluate and apply various type of Standards of Professional Conduct and the National and Global ethical/professional codes of conduct.
Course contents
Applied Ethics: What ethics is and is not, explore differences between laws and ethics, ethical viewpoints, ethical decision-making process. Issues of information confidentiality and secrecy. Review ethical codes of IT professional organizations. Professional standards of practice. Standards of professional conduct. Professional misconduct. Duties to clients and prospective 122 clients, fair dealing, preservation of client confidentiality, independence and objectivity, and fiduciary duties. IT solutions recommendations and actions. Responsibilities to clients. Disciplinary sanctions for violations. IT corporate governance. Code of business governance in Nigeria. Code of conduct for business information technology - Institutions, employees, IT managers. Role of regulatory agencies in Nigeria.