LEARNING OBJECTIVES

• TO UNDERSTAND THE RELATIONSHIP OF ETHICS TO MANAGEMENT IN THE INFORMATION SOCIETY

• TO APPRECIATE THE MORAL DIMENSIONS INVOVED & THE TRENDS IN TECHNOLOGY

• APPLY ETHICAL ANALYSIS• TO APPRECIATE THE ETHICAL PRINCIPLES

FOR CONDUCT

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MANAGEMENT CHALLENGES

• UNDERSTAND ETHICAL RISKS OF NEW TECHNOLOGY

• INCLUDE INFORMATION SYSTEMS ISSUES IN ETHICS POLICIES

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ETHICS - DEFINED

PRINCIPLES OF RIGHT AND WRONG

USED BY INDIVIDUALS

AS FREE MORAL AGENTS

TO GUIDE BEHAVIOR

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ETHICS IN AN INFORMATION SOCIETY

• RESPONSIBILITY: Accepting costs, duties, obligations for decisions

• ACCOUNTABILITY: Assessing responsibilities for decisions & actions

• LIABILITY: Must pay for legal damages• DUE PROCESS: Insures laws are applied

properly

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• INFORMATION RIGHTS & OBLIGATIONS

• PROPERTY RIGHTS

• ACCOUNTABILITY & CONTROL

• SYSTEM QUALITY

• QUALITY OF LIFE

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MORAL DIMENSIONS OF THE INFORMATION SOCIETY

INDIVIDUAL

SOCIETY

POLITY

ETHICAL ISSUES

SOCIAL ISSUES

POLITICAL ISSUES

QUALITY OF LIFEQUALITY OF LIFE

INFORMATION INFORMATION RIGHTS & RIGHTS & OBLIGATIONSOBLIGATIONS

PROPERTY PROPERTY RIGHTS & RIGHTS & OBLIGATIONSOBLIGATIONS

ACCOUNTABILITY ACCOUNTABILITY & CONTROL& CONTROL

SYSTEM SYSTEM QUALITYQUALITY

ETHICAL, SOCIAL & POLITICAL ISSUES

INFORMATION INFORMATION & &

TECHNOLOGYTECHNOLOGY

TECHNOLOGY TRENDS LEADING TO ETHICAL ISSUES

• COMPUTING POWER DOUBLES EVERY 18 MONTHS

• ADVANCES IN DATA STORAGE

• ADVANCES IN DATA MINING TECHNIQUES

• ADVANCES IN NETWORKING

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ETHICAL ANALYSIS FOR THE INFORMATION AGE

• IDENTIFY, DESCRIBE THE FACTS• DEFINE THE CONFLICT, IDENTIFY VALUES• IDENTIFY THE PARTIES INVOLVED• IDENTIFY ALL THE OPTIONS• IDENTIFY POTENTIAL CONSEQUENCES

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• TREAT OTHERS AS YOU WANT TO BE TREATED

• IF ACTION NOT RIGHT FOR EVERYONE, NOT RIGHT FOR ANYONE (KANT)

• IF ACTION NOT REPEATABLE, NOT RIGHT AT ANY TIME (DESCARTES)

• PUT VALUE ON OUTCOMES, UNDERSTAND CONSEQUENCES

• INCUR LEAST HARM OR COST

• NO FREE LUNCH

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ETHICAL PRINCIPLES

INFORMATION RIGHTSPRIVACY: - THE RIGHT TO BE LEFT ALONE

FAIR INFORMATION PRACTICES (FIP):• NO SECRET PERSONAL RECORDS• INDIVIDUALS CAN ACCESS, AMEND

INFORMATION ABOUT THEM• USE INFO ONLY WITH PRIOR CONSENT• MANAGERS ACCOUNTABLE FOR DAMAGE DONE

BY SYSTEMS• GOVERNMENTS CAN INTERVENE

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