Ethical and Professional Issues in IT Questions with Answer – 2024 Fall (MCIS)

Ethical and Professsional Issues in It Questions with Answer – 2024 Fall(MCIS)

Group A

Answer any eight questions:

1. What does it mean to be a professional? What are the key compentencies and ethical responsibilities of an IT professional? How does continuous learning play a role in professionalism?\

2. What is a professional code of ethics? Discuss the importances of ethical guidelines for IT Professionals based on the ACM Code of Ethics and General Moral Principles.

3. Describe the major features of Nepal’s Labor Act. How do trade unions contribute to employee rights and workplace ethics?

4. How do conflicts arise in a workplace? What strategies can help in reducing workplace conflicts? Discusss the ethical considerations in resolving conflicts.

5. What do you mean by Perception? Explain about the relationship between Perception and Decision Making by citing a suitable example of your own.

6. Which areas of industry or business should be focused to increase the economy of the country like Nepal by using ICT? Explain.

7. What do you mean by Valid Contract? Describe the essential of valid contract. Explain challenges of contract issues in software industry of Nepal.

8. Discuss the duration of protection for different types of intellectual property (e.g., Copyright, patents, trademarks).

9. Explain the scenario of Digital Divide in the developing country like Nepal.

Group B

Mrs. Pratima Aryal is the owner of a software firm in Pokhara. Her Company is currently developing an AI- based fraud detection system for Everest Financial Services, a private bank. The client has given full creative freedom to Pratima’s team but has limited the project budget. During the final testing phase, Pratima’s team identifies a potential vulnerability that could allow unauthorized users to manipulate financial transactions. Fixing the issue would require an additional NPR 500,000, which the client is unwilling to spend.

Despite repeated warnings from Pratima about potential fraud risks, the bank’s executives insist on launching the system as it is. Pratima faces a dilemma; whether to proceed as requested by the client or delay the launch until proper security measures are implemented.

Questions:

a. What ethical dilemmas does Pratima face in this situation?
b. Should she refuse to deploy the system with the existing vulnerabilities? Why or why not?
c. What could be the legal and professional consequences if the system is hacked due to poor security?