Week 003

Introduction to the
Profession
Week 003: Introductionto the Profession

Objectives:

At the end of this module you are expected to:

• Know the ICT Career Opportunities
• Explain the code of ethics for IT professionals
• Familiarize with the common applications used by ICT Professionals
• Understand ACM membership
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Lesson 1: ICTCareer Opportunities

• As an ICT student, you should be able to know the different career

opportunities in your field.

• This can help you set up your goal as you choose your career path in
the future.
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Lesson 1: ICTCareer Opportunities

• Application Developer
• An application developer is someone who develops applications for
computers.

• Database Administrator
• Database administrators are people who are in-charge of a company’s
database.

• Data Analyst
• A data analyst collects and stores data on sales numbers market research,
logistics, linguistics, or other behaviors.
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Lesson 1: ICTCareer Opportunities

• Web Developer
• A web developer is similar to an application developer. The
difference is that a web developer is focused websites.

• Network Engineer
• The task of a network engineer is to work with a company's
computer network, using information technology to make network
systems for all employees to use.
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Lesson 2: Code of Ethics for ICTProfessionals

• The ACM (Association for Computing Machinery) is a well-known

organization for computing professionals.
• ACM designed the ACM Code of Ethics and Professional Conduct -
this serves as a guide on how ICT professionals should use
technology in an ethical way.
• The ACM Code of Ethics and Professional Conduct is has four parts:
general ethical principle, professional responsibilities, professional
leadership principles, and compliance with the code.
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Lesson 2: Code of Ethics for ICTProfessionals

• General Ethical Principle

• Acomputing professional should:
• Contribute to Society and to Human Well-being, Acknowledging
that all People are Stakeholders inComputing
• Avoid Harm
• Be Honest and Trustworthy
• Be fair and take action not to discriminate
• Respect t he work required to produce new ideas, inventions,
creative works, and computing artifacts.
• Respect Privacy
• Honor Confidentiality
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Lesson 2: Code of Ethics for ICTProfessionals

• Professional Responsibilities
• Acomputing professional should:

• Strive to achieve high quality in both the processes and products

of professional work.
• Maintain high standards of professional competence, conduct, and
ethical practice.
• Know and respect existing rules pertaining to professional work.
• Accept and provide appropriate professional review.
• Give comprehensive and thorough evaluations of computer
systems and their impacts, including analysis of possible risks.
• Perform work only in areas of competence.
• Foster public awareness and understanding of computing,
related technologies, and their consequences.
• Access computing and communication resources only when
authorized or when compelled by the public good.
• Design and implement systems that are robustly and usably
secure.
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Lesson 2: Code of Ethics for ICTProfessionals

• Professional Leadership Principles
• Acomputing professional, especially one acting as a leader, should...

• Ensure that the public good is the cent ral concern during all
professional computing work.
• Articulate, encourage acceptance of, and evaluate fulfillment of
social responsibilities by members of the organization or group.
• Manage personnel and resources to enhance the quality of
working life.
• Articulate, apply, and support policies and processes t hat
reflect the principles of the Code.
• Create opport unities for members of the organization or
group to grow as professionals.
• Use care when modifying or retiring systems.
• Recognize and take special care of systems that become
integrated into the infrastructure ofsociety.
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Lesson 2: Code of Ethics for ICTProfessionals

• Compliance with the Code

• Acomputing professional should:
• Uphold, promote, and respect the principles of the Code.
• Treat violations of the Code as inconsistent with membership in
the ACM.
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Lesson 3: Applications of ICTProfessionals

• Word-processing applications
• E-mail Applications
• Web-browsers
• Spreadsheet Applications
• Presentation Software
• PDF Readers
• Anti-viruses
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Lesson 4:ACMMembership
• Benefits ofACMMembership

• ACM have a offers online resources for lifelong learning, including online courses
targeted toward essential IT skills and popular certifications; online books &
videos from Skillsoft®, online books from Safari®, Morgan Kaufmann and
Syngress; videos and webinars on hot topics, presented by today's innovators.
• You will have the option to subscribe to the full ACM Digital Library, which
includes over 2 million pages of text
• Asubscription to some of ACM’s Magazines and Journals.

• Special discounts and access to valuable products and services through the
ACM's Insurance and Discounts and Special Offers program
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Lesson 4:ACMMembership
• JoiningACM
• To join ACM, all you have to do is go to the website
https://www.acm.org/membership/join .