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    This document outlines 10 categories of business ethics in the field of information technology: 1) data privacy and protection, 2) intellectual property rights, 3) cybersecurity, 4) sustainable design, 5) ethical sourcing, 6) transparency, 7) environmental impact, 8) conflict of interest, 9) fair competition, and 10) intellectual property rights. It emphasizes the importance of prioritizing ethics around issues such as privacy, security, sustainability, fairness, and integrity.

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    This document outlines 10 categories of business ethics in the field of information technology: 1) data privacy and protection, 2) intellectual property rights, 3) cybersecurity, 4) sustainable design, 5) ethical sourcing, 6) transparency, 7) environmental impact, 8) conflict of interest, 9) fair competition, and 10) intellectual property rights. It emphasizes the importance of prioritizing ethics around issues such as privacy, security, sustainability, fairness, and integrity.

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    BUSINESSETHICSINTHEFIELDININFORMATIONTECHNOLOGYCATEGORIES

    1.Dataprivacyanddataprotection:

    Intheareaofbigdataandadvancedanalytical,companiesthathandlessensitiveuserdatashouldpriori
    tizeprivacyanddataprotection.

    Thisinvolvesimplementingsecuredatastorageandtransmissionpractices,obtaininginformedconse
    ntfromusers,andensuringcompliancewithrelevantdataprotectionlawsandregulations.

    2.IntellectualPropertyRight:

    Itencompassesrespectingandprotectingthecreationofmindssuchassoftwarescode,patents,trade
    marks,andcopyright.Thisensuresthatinnovationareacknowledgedandprotectedfromunauthorize
    duse.Asartificialintelligenceitbecomesmoreprevalent,businessesshoulddevelopthealsystemsthat
    arefair,transparent,andunbiased.Thisincludesavoidingalgorithmicdiscrimination,addressingpote
    ntialbiasesindatasets,andpromotingethicaldecisionmakinginalsystems.

    3.Cybersecurity:

    Cybersecurityfocusesonprotectingcomputersystems,networks,anddatafromunauthorizedaccess
    ,attacksanddamage.Withtheincreasingfrequencyofcyberattacks,businessesinthefieldofcomputer
    sciencehaveanethicalresponsibilitytoprioritizecybersecurity.Theshouldimplementrobustsecurity
    measures,regularlyupdatesoftwareandsystemsandeducateemployeesandusersaboutcybersecuri
    tyrisksandbestpractices.

    Alsothereisbusinessethicswhichbasedinthefieldofengineering.
    4.Sustainabledesign:

    Anarchitecturalfirmspecializinginsustainabledesignensuresthattheirprojectsminimizetheenviron
    mentimpactbyincorporatingenergyefficientsystems,renewablematerialsandgreenbuildingpracti
    ces.Thisshowcasestheircommitmenttoethicalpracticesandenvironmentstewardship.

    5.Ethicalsourcing:Engineeringfirmsinvolvedinmanufacturingorconstructionshouldprioritizeethic
    alsourcingofmaterials.Thisinvolvesconductingduediligencetoensuresuppliersadheretofairlaborp
    ractices,avoidchildlabor,andpromotesafeworkingconditionsthroughoutthesupplychain.

    6.Transparency:Involvesopencommunicationaboutbusinesspractices,products,andservices.Thisf
    osterstrustamongstakeholdersandcustomersprovidingthemwiththeinformationtheyneedtomak
    einformeddecision.Manufacturingorproductionengineering,maintaininghighqualitystandardsise
    ssentialforethicalbusinesspractices.Thisincludesimplementingrigorousqualitycontrolmeasures,c
    onductingregularinspectionsandadheringtoindustryregulationsandstandardstoensureproducts
    meetcustomerexpectationsandsafetyrequirements.

    7.EnvironmentalImpact:AddressesecologicalconsequencesofIToperations.Thisincludesenergy-
    efficientpractices,minimizingelectronicwaste,andadoptingsustainabletechnologiestoreducetheo
    verallenvironmentalfootprint.Engineersoftenfaceethicaldilemmas,suchascompromisingsafetyfo
    rcostsavingmeasures.Ethicalengineeringpracticesinvolvemakingdecisionsbasedonmoralprinciple
    sratherthanshortterm.

    8.Conflictofinterest:
    Acivilengineeringfirmisbiddingforagovernmentinfrastructureproject.Onoftheengineersonthetea
    mhasapersonalrelationshipwithacontractor.Thisensuresfairnessandavoidsanypotentialbiasdurin
    gtheselectionprocess.

    9.FairCompetition:Enforceethicalbusinesspractices,promoting,healthycompetitionwhileavoiding
    unfairadvantagesoranticompetitivebehavior.Thisincludesrefrainingfrompracticesthathindermar
    ketcompetition.Anelectricalengineeringcompanyisresponsiblefordesigningapowerdistributionsy
    stemforaresidentialarea.Businessethicsdictatethatthecompanyshouldprioritizepublicsafetyabov
    eallelse.Theyshouldadheretoindustrystandards,conductthoroughriskassessmentsandimplement
    measurestopreventelectricalhazards.Thisapproachensuresthatthecommunitywellbeingissafegu
    arded.

    10.Intellectualpropertyrights:

    Anengineeringfirmdevelopsagroundbreakingtechnologyforwastemanagement.Businessethicsdi
    ctatethatthefirmshouldprotecttheirintellectualpropertyrightsbyobtainingpatentsandcopyrights

    INDIVIDUALASSIGNMENT

    NAME:JULIUSANDREWMWASHITENTILE

    MODULENAME:ENTREPRENEURSHIP

    MODULECODE:GSU07114
    COURSENAME:BACHELORDEGREEOFINFORMATIONTECHNOLOGY

    FACILITATOR:DRCRNCHARLES

    ADMISSIONNUMBER:23051013035

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