This is a 2 part assignement, I have also uploaded a word Doc with better formatting of the requirements.
A matrix mapping of a key IT-related organizational (or
personal) ethical issue concerning privacy and organizational policy designed
to correct the ethical issue.
Step 1:
The first step of this is an opportunity to analyze a key
IT-related organizational (or personal, if you are not in the job force)
ethical issue, related to privacy, subject to relevant laws, regulations, and
policies. Both of the following sites
provide sources, and an excellent backdrop for issues relating to privacy
protection and the law.
·
See EPIC Privacy Issues at: http://epic.org/privacy/ See List on left and/or: EFF
·
Privacy at
https://www.eff.org/issues/privacy [see
list below in center on this page].
This includes sub-topics discussing information privacy,
privacy laws, applications and court rulings (case law is usually an extension
of the basic law based on the facts from specific cases and real-world court
decisions), and key privacy and anonymity issues. While the sites provide many
interesting topics, be sure to focus on IT topics.
Use the template below and the list of suggested workforce
privacy topics from one of the sites above to produce a matrix to map a key
organizational ethical (or personal, if not in the job force) issue and how
this issue is affected by laws, regulations, and policies. Use the list of normative ethics below to
help you complete the matrix. Choose any three (only three) of the following
list of twelve (12) principles of normative ethics described below.
Prepare the Ethical Issue matrix (single-space in the cells)
and include the following explanation (200 words) —double-space your
narrative—below the matrix:
Why I chose the dilemma;
Why I chose the three principles; and
An analysis of the research used to identify the actions in
the matrix.
The completed matrix allows you to weigh the different
issues involved and assign a rank as to the importance of the actions based on
the effect on the stakeholders.
Indicate appropriate APA in-text and source citations for
all sources. In addition to critical
thinking and analysis skills, you should reflect appropriate grammar and
spelling, good organization, and proper business-writing style.
Normative Ethics List
·
Autonomy: is the duty to maximize the
individual’s right to make his or her own decisions.
·
Beneficence: is the duty to do good both
individually and for all.
·
Confidentiality: is the duty to respect privacy
of information and action.
·
Equality: is the duty to view all people as
moral equals.
·
Finality: is the duty to take action that may
override the demands of law, religion, and social customs.
·
Justice: is the duty to treat all fairly,
distributing the risks and benefits equally.
·
Non-maleficence: is the duty to cause no harm,
both individually and for all.
·
Understanding/Tolerance: is the duty to
understand and to accept another viewpoint if reason dictates doing so is
warranted.
·
Publicity: is the duty to take actions based on
ethical standards that must be known and recognized by all who are involved.
·
Respect for persons: is the duty to honor
others, their rights, and their responsibilities. Showing respect others
implies that we do not treat them as a mere means to our end.
·
Universality: is the duty to take actions that
hold for everyone, regardless of time, place, or people involved. This concept
is similar to the Categorical Imperative.
·
Veracity: is the duty to tell the truth.
A sample template for the matrix is shown below. To reconstruct the sample template, you may
use the Table Tool in MS Word or copy and paste this template.
Ethical issue:
Stakeholders
(Principle 1)
(Principle 2)
(Principle 3)
1
2
3
Step 1: Identify the
ethical issue that you want to analyze, as described above. An example might be
the falsification of your personal profile in a social networking site.
Step 2: Identify the stakeholders involved. You, someone who
reads your personal profile in a social network site, potential employers,
etc. Be sure that each stakeholder
category is unique and not similar to another category you use.
Step 3: Choose any
three (only three) of the Normative Ethics principles that might apply to your
issue such as autonomy, publicity, and veracity.
Step 4: Identify how the ethical issue affects each
stakeholder based on the principles you identified. Put this statement in the
matrix next to the stakeholder.
Sample Completed Matrix
Ethical issue: falsifying your profile
on a social networking site
Stakeholders
autonomy
publicity
veracity
1: Yourself
You have the duty to maximize the right to make your own
decisions.
You have the duty to take actions based on ethical
standards that must be known and recognized by all who are involved.
You have the duty to tell the truth
2: Other users of the networking site
They have the duty to make their own decisions
They make these decisions based on ethical standards that
should be recognized by the person falsifying their profile
They assume that the person falsifying the profile has the
duty to tell the truth.
3: The social networking site
The autonomy of the site is limited by law (Goldman, 2007)
Users of social networking sites are content publishers,
as such the site must take actions based on legal and ethical standards and
must notify users of these standards so they are known by all.
As providers of content the site must conform to the laws
regarding truth or be held responsible for legal issues as defamation (making
harmful false statements about someone else) or copyright infringement.
(Goldman, 2007)
Step 2:
The second step of this requires that you write an
organizational policy (or personal policy, if you are not in the job force) to correct
the IT-related ethical issue that you had previously described, where you
mapped a key organizational or personal issue and identified how the digital
ethical issue was affected by relevant laws, regulations, and policies.
The following
elements must be addressed:
You may take a look at other policies to see how they are
written. While the following site:
https://www.sans.org/information-security-policy/?msc=securityresourceslp
– For other possible SANS resources, go to the home page: https://www.sans.org/
and click on the free resource link which provides credible examples of
templates for policies, an Internet search may provide other templates, however
there is no need to copy a template for this assignment, as the template should
only be utilized to provide guidance regarding the following headings.
Your policy should include appropriate information for the
following major headings:
·
Overview of the policy – an Introduction
·
Purpose of the policy – the aim of the policy
·
Scope (roles and responsibilities of
stakeholders) – who is involved in policy execution.
·
Policy Points to follow – (Note: you should be
aware that a policy only describes “what,” the staff of an
organization will do, while a procedure describes “how,” the staff of
an organization will accomplish a required action. As a result, this section
should only discuss the specific measures, needs, or changes to behavior within
the organization in terms of policy points, i.e., what they must do to conform
to the policy. Any procedures that are needed to assist in doing the “what,”
are usually included by reference later in the policy – procedures should not
be included in the policy points).
·
Sanctions/enforcement of policy – what happens
in case of non-compliance
This a minimum of three external references. Indicate
appropriate APA source citations for all sources you use.
In addition to critical thinking and analysis skills, your
paper should reflect appropriate grammar and spelling, good organization, and
proper business-writing style.
Prepare a 4-6 page, double-spaced paper with your Ethical
Matrix and your Organizational or Personal Policy (if not in the job force).
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