Prelim Question 4

Ethics is relevant regardless of the type of organization and style of management. It is by this ethics that legal and moral laws are established. IT is not at all excluded from this. Answer then the following. 1. List down the ethics for computer usage.

• To respect the intended use of all computer accounts for university research, clinical, instructional, and administrative purposes and to follow the rules and regulations governing the use of UW facilities and equipment
• To respect the privacy of others by not sending them unwanted email messages, misrepresenting them when sending email, or tampering with their accounts, files, or data
• To use only your own user identification, and to use it for the purposes for which it was intended
• To not attempt to break a computing system or harass other people, either by developing programs for those specific purposes or by using already existing programs to do so
• To not use university-owned computers for personal activities for for illegal purposes, such as unauthorized copying of license or copyrighted software. https://www.ee.washington.edu/computing/faq/ethics.html

2. What common forms of ethic violations happen in the internet and in the organization? -----Specifying false or misleading identification when required to do so for any purpose associated with the use of the computer system.Attempting to penetrate or alter computer security mechanisms or gain access to restricted information;Using another person's account without their knowledge;Engaging in any activity which deprives others of their privileges on the computer system.

3. How does ethics affect the decision making of mangers?
-----Ethics programs identify preferred values and ensuring organizational behaviors are aligned with those values. This effort includes recording the values, developing policies and procedures to align behaviors with preferred values, and then training all personnel about the policies and procedures. This overall effort is very useful for several other programs in the workplace that require behaviors to be aligned with values, including quality management, strategic planning and diversity management.
4. Cite a company which experienced legal or social conflicts because of its violation of ethics.
a. Describe briefly the nature of the problem.
b. How was this resolved?
c. Who were affected?
d. What were the damages?
-----Syngenta Seeds and Dekalb Genetics Corp. were both cited for changing the operation of their fumigant chambers without proper notification and approval from the DOH, the department said. The Kauai seed-processing facilities were fined $9,900 and $5,900, respectively. Both companies paid their fines.

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