Solutions for Ethics in Information Technology, 6th Edition Reynolds (All Chapters included)
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Complete Solutions Manual for Ethics in Information Technology, 6th Edition by George Reynolds ; ISBN13: 9781337405874....
1. An Overview of Ethics.
2. Ethics for IT Professionals and IT Users.
3. Cyberattacks and Cybersecurity.
4. Privacy.
5. Freedom of Expression.
6. Intellectual Property.
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Ethics in Information Technology
6th Edition by George Reynolds
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Chapter 1
An Overview of Ethics
Self-Assessment Questions
1. c. virtues
2. c. Morals
3. False
4. Bathsheba syndrome
5. d. Misuse of company time
6. c. About 40 percent
7. False
8. False
9. c. Some 6.2 million
10. b. Code of ethics
11. c. Become familiar with various philosophers and how they dealt with ethical issues.
12. a. Define the problem
13. a. Drop this option, and implement the same policy as your competitors.
14. True
Discussion Questions
1. What does it mean for an organization to act ethically? How can one evaluate whether this is
the case?
Students’ answers may vary. Some students may focus on the need for organizations to follow all
laws and regulations governing their industry. Others may suggest that an organization that acts
ethically treats its employees fairly, acts responsibly towards the communities where they are
located, and has a comprehensive corporate social responsibility (CSR) program that focuses on
its shareholders, employees, suppliers, and customers.
Students may say that an organization’s actions can be evaluated by looking at whether or
not it follows the law. An organization can also be evaluated by looking at whether or not it has
assigned a senior executive, along with other staff, to run and monitor its CSR program and by
determining if the organization is meeting its own CSR program goals. Other indicators that
students might mention include: an organization’s volunteer and charitable-giving programs, its
commitment to supply chain sustainability, and data on whether or not employees report being
able to report unethical behavior without fear of retaliation.
, 2. Identify two important life experiences that helped you define your own set of morals.
Students’ answers will vary based on their personal experiences.
3. In ethics, a slippery slope begins when one small unethical action is rationalized by the
perpetrator as innocuous because nobody really got hurt or because everybody else does it.
This rationalization process, called moral disengagement, can lead people to slip into a
pattern of bad behavior that becomes difficult to stop. Embezzler Bernie Madoff admitted to
starting by stealing a few hundred and then a few thousand from investors. When he got
comfortable with that, it eventually ballooned into something really big—he ultimately stole
$85 billion from his investors. Can you provide an example of when you or someone you
know was tempted to succumb to the slippery slope?
Students’ answers will vary based on their personal experiences. Students may share examples
relating to cheating in an academic setting, unethical behavior related to a job, or bad behavior on
social media.
4. It is easy to say that an organization should hire, reward, and dismiss employees based on
their character as well as their knowledge and skill, but how could such a policy be
implemented?
Students’ answers may vary. Student may suggest that to better assess a job candidate’s character,
an organization could use new, more creative, screening tools in its hiring process (including a
review of the social media activity of all job candidates, the use of online personality tests, and a
more extensive interview process that includes the use of scenario-based questions focused on
ethical decision making). An organization could emphasize the importance of ethical behavior
when choosing to reward or dismiss employees by establishing a code of ethics and including
specific criteria in their employees’ performance evaluations that focus on treating others fairly
and with respect; operating effectively in a multicultural environment; accepting personal
accountability; continually developing others and themselves; and operating openly and honestly
with suppliers, customers, and other employees.
5. The Ethics Resource Center identified five characteristics of a successful ethics program.
Suggest a sixth characteristic, and defend your choice. Which characteristic do you think is
the most important and why?
Students’ answers will vary. Students might suggest one of the following as a sixth characteristic:
• Employees are treated fairly.
• Company conducts regular social audits.
• Employees are able to report unethical behavior without fear of retaliation.
• Employees regularly participate in ethics training.
Students’ answers about the most important characteristic will vary based on their
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