Exam 2: Ethics for It Workers and It Users

Dorothea Perry and Robert Gross were put on probation and subsequently fired for job-performance issues by their employer, Collegis, shortly after reporting that they found child pornography on the computer of a professor at New York Law School.

Participation in an IT professional organization does little to help IT workers stay on top of the many new developments in their field.

The responsibility for decision making on a project is shared between the ____________________ and the IT worker.

A breach of duty of care addresses only the failure to act as a reasonable person would act. It does not address the failure to act when there is a duty to do so.

To prove fraud in a court of law, prosecutors must demonstrate that ____.

Typically, the client makes decisions about a project on the basis of information, alternatives, and recommendations provided by the ____________________.

IT workers have a duty to understand a user's needs and capabilities and to deliver products and services that best meet those needs without regard for the costs and time involved.

The lack of agreement on the core body of knowledge for various IT roles is a primary reason for the lack of international or national licensing programs for IT professions.

A government license grants permission for an individual to engage in an activity or to operate a business. It is generally administered at the ____ level and often requires that the recipient pass a test of some kind.

From a legal perspective, IT workers are not recognized as professionals because they are not ____ by the state or federal government.

Bribery involves providing money, property, or favors to someone in business or government to obtain a business advantage.

The FCPA permits ____________________ that are made for "routine government actions" such as obtaining permits or licenses; processing visas; or facilitating actions of similar nature.

IT workers cannot be held responsible for creating an environment that supports the ethical behavior of IT users.

Professionals who breach the duty of care are liable for injuries that their negligence causes. This liability is commonly referred to as ____________________.

From a legal perspective, IT workers are not recognized as ____________________ because they are not licensed by the state or federal government.

A ____________________ is a calling that requires specialized knowledge and often long and intensive academic preparation.

____________________ involves providing money, property, or favors to someone in business or government to obtain a business advantage.

The cost of "getting legal" by acquiring the correct number of software licenses is many times more expensive than the cost of criminal or civil penalties to a corporation or the people involved in software piracy.

As a result of improved ____, clients are able to break down their business processes into their fundamental steps and decide which they will perform themselves and which they will outsource to service providers.

After Perry and Gross were fired by their employer, they filed a $15 million lawsuit that charged New York Law School and their employer, Collegis, with ____________________ for their reporting of child pornography on a professor's computer.