HOW YOU RELATE TO OTHERS IN BOTH YOUR PERSONAL AND WORK LIFE

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HOW YOU RELATE TO OTHERS IN BOTH YOUR PERSONAL AND WORK LIFE

Task

In week 9 you learnt about making decisions in various ethical situations. Understanding who you are and how you relate to others in both your personal and work life can make you aware of the values that are important to you as well as the values that you may need to work on to improve your professional standing. This portfolio item is designed to make you think about how to respond to an ethical scenario as a good ICT professional. As you are training to be an ICT professional you should refer to the ACS Code of Ethics and/orACS Code of Professional Conductin your response.It should be approximately400 words.

Responding to an ethical situation

Scenario:

You are currently working in an ICT role (you may select a relevant position related to the ICT industry in your response) where you have access to client information including their personal and health information. During the course of your job you find that your best friend’s husband has been diagnosed with a terminal illness and has only six months to live. Your friend has never mentioned to you that her husband is so unwell. Your friend and her husband are just about to take out a huge home loan to buy a property in Sydney. You are concerned that her husband may die soon and leave your friend with a huge debt that she will be unable to pay on one salary.

Write about 400 words (in 2 – 3 paragraphs) outlining how you will respond to this ethical dilemma. What will you do in this situation? Will you tell your friend about her husband’s diagnosis so she can rethink taking out the home loan, or will you inform your management about your dilemma and ask for advice? Or will you not say anything to your manager but simply contact your friend to inform her of the situation? Is there anything else you will do? Explain what you will do and the reasons for your actions referring to the ACS Code of Ethics and/or the ACS Code of Professional Conduct. You must correctly reference the document/s in APA style.

Marking Criteria

Your response should include:

1. What would you do in this situation and why?(2 marks)
2. What elements from the ACS document/s would you consider as reasons for your actions?Indicate the particular element/s in the document/s you are referencing?(2 marks)
3. Why do you think it is important for an ICT professional to be an ethical person? (1 mark)