VANESSA CAMILLERI

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BIT 5303 - Ethics in IT Group E
VANESSA CAMILLERI RICCARDO FLASK ROBERTA GALEA
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SCHOOLS R US
Eva Turner, University of East London
Case Study
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The Ethical Framework adopted

• The Normative Ethical Approach was adopted based
  on the following concepts, values and ideas
• this approach attempts to answer specific moral
  questions concerning what people should do or
  believe.
• Values which were investigated included

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• Autonomy the duty to maximize the individuals
  right to make his or her own decisions.
• Justice the duty to treat all fairly,
  distributing the risks and benefits equally.
• Publicity the duty to take actions that hold
  for everyone, regardless of time place, or people
  involved.
• Veracity the duty to tell the truth.

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• Based on the above, the Action-Based approach
  was adopted.
• Included also both the consequential approach as
  well as the non-consequential approach.
• Non-consequential approach was described as the
  most appropirate.
• Non-consequential approach included Deontology.

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The Decision Making Model

• This group followed the Josephson Institute of
  Ethics Five Steps of Principle Reasoning (1999)
  which lists the Ethical Decision Making Model in
  5 distinct steps
• Clarify
• Evaluate
• Decide
• Implement
• Monitor and Modify

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Recognising and Defining the problem

• What should Aisha do?
• accept the job with its shortcomings
• pinpoint shortcomings of software with the
  result of not being given the job

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Moral dilemmas
Conflicting Obligations
Emotions
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Different Viewpoints
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Children
Mother
Managers
Trainee Employee
Supervisors
The Company
Software
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Generate a solution

• Ask for professional advice
• Principle of Nonmaleficence...
• one ought to remove evil or harm and
• one ought to do or promote good

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Generate a solution (cont.)

• Principle of Justice
• human beings are equal
• Cultural differences
• Maltese (Union? Or..)
• Chinese (obey company rules no matter what -
  children)

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Conclusion

• Shift in the ethical framework
• Why change?
• Actions are subjective
• A persons adherence to frameworks is ultimately
  based on subjective views of priority.