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Understand ethical & social issues related to systems Ethics in an information society Moral dimension of information systems
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SYSTEM QUALITY
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Quality of life
System quality
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TRADE SECRET: is a formula, practice, process, design, instrument, pattern or compilation of information which is not generally known, by which a business can obtain an enormous economic advantage over competitors or customers. E.g. Coca cola COPYRIGHT: is a set of exclusive rights granted by the law of jurisdiction to the author or creator of an original work, including the right to copy, distribute and adapt the work. E.g. books, software PATENT: A patent is a set of exclusive rights granted by a national government to an investor or their assignee for a limited period of time in exchange for a public disclosure of an invention. E.g. medicines
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QUALITY OF LIFE
Rapidity of Change: Rapidity of technological change gives businesses less time to respond or adjust to the competition Maintaining Boundaries: Family, Work, and Leisure Hard to maintain boundaries between family, work, and leisure due to a do anything anywhere environment HEALTH RISKS: REPETITIVE STRESS INJURY (RSI) COMPUTER VISION SYNDROME (CVS) TECHNOSTRESS: Irritation, hostility, impatience, enervation, fear VDT RADIATION 3/23/2014 IBA
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Identify the options that you can reasonably take Identify the potential consequences of your options
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INFORMATION RIGHTS
PRIVACY: Right to be left alone FAIR INFORMATION PRACTICES (FIP): No secret personal records Individuals can access, amend information about them Use information only with prior consent Managers accountable for damage done by systems Governments can intervene
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ETHICAL ISSUES: Who is morally responsible for consequences of use? SOCIAL ISSUES: What should society expect and allow? POLITICAL ISSUES: To what extent should government intervene, protect?
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