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Ethics^[1]

Ethics is about right and wrong. Ethics isn't about right and wrong. Ethics is complicated. If someone tells you ethics are simple, they are trying to be simple about something that isn't.

I can't give you an honest definition of ethics. But I can support you to examine how you determine what is right and what is wrong (which is actually, the application of morality).

Big ideas in ethics[edit]

Don't know what to do? Ask yourself:[edit]

Question	Your answer
Who/what is affected by this issue?	Your answer
What are the possible benefits for those affected?	Your answer
What are the possible harms for those affected?	Your answer
Which option(s) will produce the most good and least harm?	Your answer
If one is harmed and another benefits, how do you decide who or what matters most?	Your answer

Resources for ethics[edit]

Click here for some questions for reflections

Click here for the system's administrator's ethics guide

References[edit]

↑ http://www.flaticon.com/

[1] ttp://www.flaticon.com/

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-[[file:system_fund.png|right|frame|System Fundamentals<ref>http://www.flaticon.com/</ref>]]
+[[file:ethics.png|right|frame|Ethics<ref>http://www.flaticon.com/</ref>]]
-This is pretty straight forward stuff. Nothing especially technical. We are concerned with the big picture related how systems integrate into organisations and how people use them. I used the standards from the IB<ref>http://www.ibo.org/</ref>, but added some other topics I think fit into this category (but not included by the IB).
+Ethics is about right and wrong. Ethics isn't about right and wrong. Ethics is complicated. If someone tells you ethics are simple, they are trying to be simple about something that isn't.
-== The big ideas in system fundamentals ==
+I can't give you an honest definition of ethics. But I can support you to examine how you determine what is right and what is wrong (which is actually, the application of '''morality''').
-=== Systems in Organizations ===
-A computer program or computer system is used by people who work in organizations. It is very helpful to understand how people, computers, and organizations work together.
-==== Planning and system installation ====
+<center>
-* [[System planning]]
+<html>
-* [[Change management]]
+<iframe width="560" height="315" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/bAZG1quHG6I" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen></iframe>
-* [[Legacy system]]
+</html>
-* [[Testing implementation]]
+</center>
-* [[Installation process]]
-* [[Data migration]]
-* [[Testing]]
-==== User Focus ====
+== Big ideas in ethics ==
-* [[User documentation]]
+=== Don't know what to do? Ask yourself: ===
-* [[User training]]
-==== System Backup ====
+{| class="wikitable" border="1" style="width: 90%"
+|-
+! Question
+! Your answer
+|- style="width: 50%;"
+| Who/what is affected by this issue?<br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br />
+| Your answer
+|-
+| What are the possible benefits for those affected?<br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br />
+| Your answer
+|-
+| What are the possible harms for those affected?<br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br />
+| Your answer
+|-
+| Which option(s) will produce the most good and least harm?<br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br />
+| Your answer
+|-
+| If one is harmed and another benefits, how do you decide who or what matters most?<br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br />
+| Your answer
+|}
-* [[Data loss]]
+=== Resources for ethics ===
-* [[Preventing data loss]]
-==== Software Deployment ====
+[[Media:Ethical framework reflections.pdf | Click here for some questions for reflections]]
-* [[Managing releases and updates]]
+[[Media:Ethics poster.pdf | Click here for the system's administrator's ethics guide]]
-=== System Design ===
-==== Components of a computer system ====
-* [[Hardware, software, peripheral, network, human resources]]
-* [[Computers in a networked world]]
-* [[Social and ethical issues in a networked world]] (also see [[ethics]])
-==== System Design and analysis ====
-* [[Planning and stakeholder involvement]]
-* [[Getting requirements from stakeholders]] (see also [[design process]])
-* [[Gathering information for solutions]] (see also [[design process]])
-* [[Illustrate system requirements]] (see also [[design process]])
-* [[Prototypes]] (see also [[design process]])
-* [[Iteration]] (see also [[design process]])
-* [[Why end-users matter so much]] (see also [[design process]])
-* [[Social and ethical issues associated with the introduction of new IT systems]] (see also [[design process]])
-==== Human interaction with the system ====
-* [[Usability]]
-* [[Problems with usability]]
-* [[Improving usability]]
-* [[Moral, ethical, social, economic and environmental implications of the interaction between humans and machines]] (see also [[ethics]])
 == References ==