LIVING IN I.T.

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BS ACCOUNTANCY - ACT 232 NATURE OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY
1ST SEM | AUG 2023 ● TECHNICAL KNOWLEDGE - it can be
defined in the simplest term as
`know-how`
ETHICS in Information Technology
● UNDERSTAND OF THE ATTRIBUTES OR
ELEMENTS - means knowledge and
ABOUT SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY
understanding of the intelligence of
What is SCIENCE?
workers, quality of products, value of a
- SCIENCE fundamentally is the
firm, effectiveness of the market, etc.
systematic study of the structure and
behavior of the natural and physical
ABOUT CULTURE AND TECHNOLOGY
world through observation and
What is CULTURE?
experimentation.
- Umbrella term which encompasses the
DIFFERENT SURFACE OF SCIENCE
social behavior and norms found in
● SCIENCE is both a body of knowledge
human societies as well as the
and a process.
knowledge, beliefs, arts, laws, customs,
● SCIENCE is global human endeavor
capabilities, and habits of the
● SCIENCE is ongoing
individuals in these groups.
● SCIENCE is exciting.
TAYLOR - ``Culture is the complex whole which
● SCIENCE is useful
includes knowledge, beliefs, art, moral, law,
What is TECHNOLOGY?
customs, and habits, and any capabilities
- (derived from the Greek word
acquired by man as a member of society.``
`technologia) is an art, skill, or ability,
LINTON - ``Culture is social heredity, which is
which is used to create and develop
transmitted from one generation to another
products and acquire knowledge.
with the accumulation of individual
experiences.``
CONTRIBUTIONS` OF SCIENCE AND
JOHN BEATTEE - ``Culture is the way of life which
TECHNOLOGY TO EACH OTHER
is transmitted from generation to another.``
● CONTRIBUTION SCIENCE TO
TECHNOLOGY
THE 8 ELEMENTS OF CULTURE
- Science as a direct source of
● LANGUAGE - dialect local form of
new technological ideas.
language
- Science as a source of
● RELIGION - helps answer basic about
engineering.
life`s meaning
● CONTRIBUTION OF TECHNOLOGY TO
● DAILY LIFE - what/how people eat, what
SCIENCE
they wear, homes they build
- Technology as a source of
● ECONOMY - how they earn a living
scientific challenges.
● GOVERNMENT - rules/laws about how to
- Instrument and measurement
live & what type of government
techniques.

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 ● ARTS - painting, sculpture, architecture,
dance, music, theater, and literatu
● HISTORY - what has happened in the
past, holidays, stories about heroes,
difficult times
● SOCIAL GROUPS - up & down of
rich/poor/middle class, gender roles,
how young/old treated, ethnic group
TECHNOLOGY SHAPES CULTURE
Technology landscape for business has
changed beyond recognition over the past 50
years. Here are 5 ways that technology has
changed the way that we work.
● MOBILITY
● THE CLOUD
● AR & VR INNOVATION
● CUSTOMER DATA
● SOCIAL IMPACT
ABOUT ETHICS OF INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY
Every society forms a set of rules that
establish the boundaries of generally accepted
behavior. These rules are often expressed in
statements about how people should behave,
and the individual rules fit together to form the
moral code by which a society lives.
What is ETHICS?
- Is a set of beliefs about right and wrong
behavior within a society. Ethical
behavior conforms to generally
accepted norms-many of which are
almost universal.
MORALITY?
- Refers to social conventions about right
and wrong that are so widely shared
that they become the basis for an
established consensus.
VIRTUE?
- Is a habit that inclines people to do
what is acceptable, and a vice is a
habit of unacceptable behavior.
INTEGRITY?
- A person who act with INTEGRITY acts in
accordance with personal code of
principles
- One approach to acting with
integrity-one of the cornerstones of
ethical behavior-is to extend to all
people the same respect and
consideration that you expect to
receive from others.
MORALITY, ETHICS, & LAWS
MORAL?
- Are one's personal beliefs about right
and wrong.
ETHICS?
- Describes standards or codes of
behavior expected of an individual by a
group such as nation, organization,
profession & etc.
LAW?
- Is a system of rules that tells us what we
can do and cannot do.
- Laws are enforced by a set of
institutions such as the police, courts,
law-making bodies, & etc.
- Legal acts are acts that conform to the
law.
ETHICS IN IT
During the many IT breakthroughs in
recent years, the importance of ethics and
human values has been
underemphasized-with a range of
consequences. Here are some examples that
raise public concern about the ethical use of
technology:
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● Many employees have their email and
internet access monitored while at
work, as employers struggle to balance
their need to manage important
company assets and work time with
employees` desire for privacy and self
direction.
● Millions of people have downloaded
music and movies at no charge and in
apparent violation of copyright laws at
tremendous expense to the owners of
those copyrights.
● Organizations contact millions of
people worldwide through unsolicited
email (spam) as an extremely low-cost
marketing approach.
● Students around the world have been
caught downloading material from the
Web and plagiarizing content for their
term papers.
● Web sites plant cookies or spyware on
visitors` hard drives to track their online
purchases and activities.
● Hackers break into databases of
financial and retail institutions to steal
customer info`, then use it to commit
identity theft-opening new accounts
and charging purchases to
unsuspecting victims.
IT PROFESSIONALS
A profession is a calling that requires
specialized knowledge and often long and
intensive academic preparation. The United
States Code of federal regulations defines a
``professional employee`` as one who is
engaged in the performance of work:
I. ``Requiring knowledge of an advanced
type in a field of science or learning…;
II. Requiring the consistent exercise of
discretion and judgment in its
performance;
III. Which is predominantly intellectual and
varied in character (as distinguished
from routine mental, manual,
mechanical, or physical work); and
IV. Which is of such character that the
output produced, or the result
accomplished by such work cannot be
standardized in relation to given
period.``
PROFESSIONAL RELATIONSHIP
● Between IT Workers and Employers
● Between IT Workers and Clients
● Between IT Workers and Suppliers
● Between IT Workers and Other
Professionals
● Between IT Workers and IT Users
● Between IT Workers and Society
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