8.1.5-+Social+and+Ethical+Issues


 * 8.1.5 Social and Ethical Issues **


 * ** Students learn about: ** || ** Students learn to: ** ||
 * * social and ethical issues arising from the processing of information, including:

– privacy of the individual – security of data and information – accuracy of data and information – data quality – changing nature of work – appropriate information use – health and safety – copyright laws


 * the people affected by social and ethical issues, including:

– participants within the information system – users of the information system – those in the environment

• the ethical and social responsibility of developers • current government legislation to protect the individual and organisations • the use of information systems in fields such as manufacturing as well as the traditional fields of observation and recording • global information systems:

– where the purpose involves international organisations, or – where the data and processes are distributed across national boundaries || • describe social and ethical issues that relate to:

– information system users – participants

• ensure that relevant social and ethical issues are addressed

• identify and explain reasons for the expansion of information systems, including:

– advances in technology – suitability of information technology for repetitive tasks || This page contains useful information regarding Social and Ethical issues of Information systems. Terms can be viewed to the right of the page and its definitions(containing, text, pictures and videos) on the right. The Year 11 course specifications can be viewed at the top of the page. || Or doing what you know is the right thing to do ||
 * ** Read Me **
 * ** Term ** || ** Explanation ** ||
 * **Social Issues** arising from the processing of information || Issues that effect society and its members, such as:
 * //"Privacy//
 * //Security//
 * //Accuracy of data//
 * //Appropriate use of data//
 * //Changing nature of work//
 * //Health and safety//
 * //Copyright issues" -// pg 17 IPT by Samuel Davies ||
 * **Ethical Issues** arising from the processing of information || Unwritten values that //"remain principles of morality that are understood by society and that influence the conduct of its members" -// pg 17 IPT by Samuel Davies
 * * Privacy of the Individual || //"Privacy is about protecting an individuals personal information. Personal information is information that allows others to identify you." -// pg 17 IPT by Samuel Davies

The 10 National Privacy Principals. See Fig 1.10 pg18 of the textbook.

**NPP 10: sensitive information**
Privacy Act, 1988

media type="youtube" key="5fvL3mNtl1g" height="227" width="382" || The widespread use of the Internet has even enabled business to exist with limited sometimes even no involvement of an office. || Examples of information that can often be used incorrectly include: Clients email addresses credit card checks by employers Incorrect use of school marks by media outlets, to create a story || ** NSW regulations: ** //Occupational Health and Safety Act 2000// //Occupational Health and Safety Regulation 2001// || //"Occupational health and safety (OHS) refers to the legislation, policies, procedures and activities that aim to protect the health, safety and welfare of all people at the workplace." -OHS can relate to many other jobs and professions. Even at your school OHS regulations have to be followed to maintain student safety esspecially in workshop rooms where subjects like D.T and I.T would be held.// @http://www.workcover.nsw.gov.au/OHS/Pages/default.aspx The Government Regulations || Y11 SDD Ergonomics on SDD wiki. || // Copyright Act 1968 //
 * * Security of Data and Information || media type="youtube" key="tS5_t_11eaU" height="307" width="384" ||
 * * Accuracy of Data and Information ||  ||
 * * Data Quality || media type="youtube" key="k4gj_RdtKCw" height="346" width="432" ||
 * * Changing Nature of Work || The widespread use of computer systems by workforces has caused major changes in the way workplaces operate. For example staff now have the ability to complete their work at home, as effectively sometimes even more effectively at home as they were able to at the workplace(office). media type="youtube" key="lkwxfUjOcBw" height="268" width="336" align="right"
 * * Appropriate Information Use || //"Information is created to fulfill some purpose, however ofter this same information is also useful in achieving some other purpose." -// pg 25 IPT by Samuel Davies
 * * Health and Safety || Employers are responsibly to ensure that their workers health and safety risks and hazards and minimised:
 * ** OHS || **Occupational health and safety**
 * ** Egonomics || //**"Ergonomics** is the science of designing the job, equipment, and workplace to fit the worker. Proper ergonomic design is necessary to prevent repetitive strain injuries, which can develop over time and can lead to long-term disability" - @http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ergonomics//
 * * Copyright Laws || //"Copyright laws are used to protect the legal rights of authors of original works" - pg 27// IPT by Samuel Davies

What is copyright?

CopyRight or CopyWrong

Copyright quiz ||
 * ** Public Domain || "//The **public domain** is a range of abstract materials—commonly referred to as// //intellectual property////—which are not owned or controlled by anyone. The term indicates that these materials are therefore "public property", and available for anyone to use for any purpose"//- @http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Public_domain

Wikipedia - Public Domain || St Augustine's Breakfast Club - information for teachers about Creative Commons //**"Creative Commons** (**CC**) is a// //non-profit organization// //devoted to expanding the range of// //creative// //works available for others to build upon legally and to share" - @http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Creative_commons// || Directly involved in the system, ethical issues include copyright, security and privacy. || Involved slightly less in the system, ethical issues include Security and Privacy. || Ethical issues include privacy. ||
 * ** creative commons || Wikipedia - Creative Commons
 * **The People Affected by Social and Ethical issues** ||  ||
 * * Participants within the Information System || The people who, develop, run and maintain the information system.
 * * Users of the information system || The people who "use" they system.
 * * Those in the environment || People who are effected by a system but do not directly interact with it.
 * The social responsibility of developers || It is the system developers responsibility to ensure that their system meets the social standards and requirements of law, and including, Copyright issues, Privacy issues. ||
 * The ethical responsibility of developers || System developers are expected to ensure that their systems meet society's ethical expectations. Often ethical expectations are also legal requirements, such as anti racism, anti sexism requirements etc. ||
 * current government legislation to protect the individual and organisations || * Privacy Act 1988

@http://www.privacy.gov.au/law Privacy Act


 * Freedom of Information Act 1982
 * NSW 1989


 * Copyright Act 1968

Australia Govornment - Copyright What is copyright?

Introduction to GIS
 * Occupational Health and Safety Act 2000
 * Occupational Health and Safety Regulation 2001 ||
 * The use of information systems in manufacturing || Information systems are used in manufacturing in order to replace humans. This is because technology has the ability to eliminate error, and work for free. ||
 * The use of information systems in the traditional fields of observation and recording || Information systems have made for major advancements in the traditional fields of of observation and recording. Recorders no longer have to rely on traditional pen and paper methods and can now rapidly share information and no longer have to rely on slower "snail mail" or post methods of data transmission. ||
 * **Global Information Systems (GIS)** || media type="youtube" key="z5s8kbEdB68" height="268" width="336" align="right"

media type="youtube" key="IL1SKqtWB9Q" height="307" width="384" align="right" GIS in Action



__W h a t i s G I S ? __ ** @http://www.gis.com/whatisgis/index.html || Individuals as well as organisation are concerned with the GIS invading privacy of countries and individuals. The fact that the project is transmitted nationally and internationally increases the opportunity for the data/information involved in the project to be used incorrectly. || The main ethical concern for users is that the information system is not using the users personal information that they are putting into the system for unethical issues that they would not want their information being used for. Also another issue involves the user using they system, it would be unethical for the user to use the system in a way that it was not intended, for example to gain other peoples personal information. || Issues that effect participants include: Copyright, participants have to unsure that inf formation that is going into the system and coming out for their uses has had all of its copyright issues met and dealt with. Security, Information is the system has to be securely kept safe privacy that the information of individuals going in and out of the system, does not infringe any privacy issues of the individual. || By using information systems to complete repetitive tasks, the system is then taking a human who would otherwise do that job out of business. The advantage however is that computer systems do not make errors and so do a better job of the task. and after purchase work for free. ||
 * * The purpose involves international organisations || As the GIS is an international project, international cooperation has been vital in order to ensure data integrity within the maps database ||
 * * Data and processes are distributed across national boundaries || The social issues that come into play wit the GIS are of Privacy.
 * Describe social and ethical issues that relate to information system users || Users are effected by information systems due to the fact that the system effects their lives and they effect the information system, as can be seen in the picture below, users are not directly part of the information system, but do effect it and are effected by it.
 * Describe social and ethical issues that relate to participants || the social and ethical issues for participants are often higher than that for users, this is due to the fact that participants are in direct contact with the system and so have a far greater ability to use it for both ethical and unethical purposes.
 * Identify and explain reasons for the expansion of information systems, including advances in technology || With advancements in technology so comes advancements of information systems, Information Systems were created in order to make technology expand faster and become more user friendly for humans. ||
 * Identify and explain reasons for the expansion of information systems, including suitability of information technology for repetitive tasks || The expansion of information technology for the use in repetitive tasks is a common source of debate on ethical issues.


 * Revision Quiz - ****Quia 8.1.5 Social and Ethical Issues**