“The concepts of ethics, character, right and wrong, and good and evil have captivated
humankind ever since we began to live in groups, communicate, and pass judgment on each
others ' actions based on motivation, group rules and norms, and intermediate and end results.”
After reading that in the syllabus, I became incredibly intrigued as to what was to come in this
class. Ethics not only effects information technology but the whole world and throughout the
course we have been able to link ethical considerations to all aspects, with focus on information
technology.
Takeaways
The amount of ethical dilemmas we as IT professionals will face throughout are career is
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definition speaks volumes to overall basis of ethics within computer technology.
Impact
Before this class ethics was not something you thought about in daily life. It was just
second nature to act accordingly and deal with the outcome. This class makes you acknowledge
the reason behind the decision you make and why exactly it’s the best ethical decision. The amount of ethical dilemmas I face in a day at work is countless. As this class progressed I began
to realize the enormity of those dilemmas and how I react to them. Ethics before the class was
just choosing what I thought was right and wrong, in doing so it may affect others. This class has
brought clarity to those choices I make and the impact they can have on individuals and
organizations. This has greatly had an impact on how I interpret and make decisions based on
ethical issues I learned about in this class.
Changes Due to Ethics
In my daily life I think most decisions will remain the same. Simply because thus far the
choices I’ve made haven’t been unethical. Going forward I will just think more into how