Upon successful completion of this module, you will be able to understand the law and ethics surrounding the use of IT. You will be able to describe issues such as intellectual property rights protection and infringement, copyrights and plagiarism, software piracy, computer crimes, Internet fraud, objectionable materials and confidentiality in the information age. You will also be able to articulate Singapore’s laws on cybersecurity, data privacy, etc.
Organizational Ethics is the principles and standards by which businesses operate according to reference for business. It is sometimes referred to as the code of conduct for the individual working in the organization. In a work environment, you may be placed in situations where your personal value system may clash with the ethical standards of the organization’s operation culture.
Lets look at the example below
Your company has hired a new regional vice president. As the HR specialist for her region, you are asked to proceed her payroll and benefits paperwork. Your boss instructs you to waive the standard of one year waiting period for benefit entitlement. Enroll the new VP in the new retirement and employee bonus plan immediately. When you raise the concern that this is illegal, your boss informs that this new VP is a close friend of the company’s president and advises you that in the interest of your job security, you should just do it and don’t ask questions. If you have been assigned as the HR specialist in the above situation, what shall you do? Find out more in Law & Ethics on Organizational Ethics.****
Outline of this topic:
This topic will allow you to understand Organizational Ethics by exploring the respective functional departments of an organization such as the research and development, manufacturing, marketing, human resource and finance departments followed by the possible ethical challenges faced.****