This week’s topics
Professional Ethics and Conflicts of Interest
- Professional codes of conduct (BCS and ACM)
- Identifying financial and fiduciary conflicts
- Vendor bias and moonlighting
- Ethical decision-making frameworks
- Conflicts of Interest
- The WH Framework for Ethical Decision-Making
- Directors' Conflicts of Interest | Business Law & Practice | SQE Prep
What you will be able to do
- 1.1 Analyse the types of conflicts of interest for IT professionals.
- 1.2 Critically evaluate various ethical issues for IT professionals.
Activity
Start with this week’s 3 videos, then: Seminar, guided reading and a short written task: analyse the types of conflicts of interest for IT professionals.
Study materials
Videos
- Conflicts of Interest · YouTube · Dr Yannis · 28 min · for registered students
- The WH Framework for Ethical Decision-Making · YouTube · Alanis Business Academy · 6 min · for registered students
- Directors' Conflicts of Interest | Business Law & Practice | SQE Prep · YouTube · The Law Academy · 7 min · for registered students
Further resources
- BCS, The Chartered Institute for IT: Code of Conduct · PDF · Other, guidance · for registered students
- Information Systems for Business and Beyond (2019), ch. 12: The Ethical and Legal Implications of Information Systems · PDF · Other, textbook chapter · for registered students
- Business Ethics, ch. 3: Defining and Prioritizing Stakeholders · PDF · OpenStax, textbook chapter; pp. 69–92 · for registered students
Materials marked “for registered students” open in the student portal, which is set up as soon as you receive final acceptance.
