Question :

Mr. Smith Harry has a car manufacturing company which has recently integrated management information system. He wishes to obtain more information on ethics and social issues related to management information system.

(a) What do you understand by the term ethics and privacy?

(b) Explain to Mr. Harry Smith, what are the key technology trends that are giving rise to ethical issues.

(c) The following terms are the basic concepts for ethical analysis. Define these terms :

(i) Responsibility
(ii) Accountability
(iii) Liability
(iv) Due process

(d) Provide the FIVE steps involved in ethical analysis.

(e) One challenge that Mr. Harry will face is the protection of Intellectual Property. Briefly describe TWO ways of protecting intellectual property.

(f) List TWO health risks which Mr. Harry is bound to encounter with his employees with the excessive use of computer and communication technologies.