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Module 1 Tutorial Questions (Due 11:59pm 12th of December 2021)
Ethics and Professional Code of Conduct


Instructions:
• You must answer all questions.
• The presentation of your document is to be of a professional nature. This means formatting and
styling is present, and for each question the question number and the related answer is clearly
present. If an answer is not clearly labelled with the question number it corresponds to, zero (0)
marks will be given for that answer.
• This assessment involves academic writing. This means all work must be in your own words, and any
ideas or knowledge you have used must be properly referenced using the APA style of referencing. A
reference list is to be included at the end of the document listing only those references cited within
your text – it is highly recommended to use a referencing tool. For more information, please refer to
Lecture 1: Intro and 2: How to Succeed in this Unit on vUWS (recordings week 1 and week 2).
• All chapters referenced relate to the text Ethics in ICT: An Australian Perspective
• Although all questions must be attempted, only 3 questions will be assessed. The 3 questions
marked will not be identified until marks are released.
• Font: 12pt, Arial, Black, 1.5 line spacing for Body Text. Any headers are to be additional increments
of this font of your choosing.
Note:
Academic writing entails demonstrating your comprehension and understanding. For this assessment, the
knowledge area is Module 1: Ethics and Professional Code of Conduct.

Although some questions may appear to require an opinion-oriented answer, you are to take the persona of
an IT professional and answer accordingly. Use the textbook as a starting point for further investigations.



Question 1 (Read chapter 2 – The Study of Ethics)
Explain what is meant by the term unethical, and give at least two examples.

Question 2 (Read chapter 2 – The Study of Ethics)
A computer technician working at a repair centre finds child pornography on a computer he is repairing. He
knows possession of child pornography is illegal, and that he should contact authorities, however he also
knows that he should not have been looking at the contents of the client’s hard drive for personal interest. He
thinks about how his snooping could cost him his job if his employer finds out. Because of this, he doesn’t
report the discovery to the police, instead, he deletes all the files he found containing child pornography and
continues to repair the computer.
In relation to this scenario answer these questions:
a) Do you agree with the computer technician’s actions?
b) What did he do right?
c) What did he do wrong?
d) If you were in the same position, what would you do?




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Question 3 (Read chapter 6 – Computer Crime)
Explain what honeypots and honeynets are with a real-world example, and is there anything ethically wrong
with using them?

Question 4 (Read chapter 11 – Professional Ethics and Responsibilities)
There is a difference between personal and professional codes of ethics. Explain in detail how they are
different from each other.

Question 5 (Read chapter 4 – Privacy)
a) What organisations do the Australia Privacy Principles set out in Privacy Act 1988 – Schedule 1 apply to?
b) Does this legislation provide adequate privacy protection for Australians? Justify your answer.

Question 6 (Read chapter 4 – Privacy)
Research the laws and regulations in Australia around taking of photos/videos of a person, as well as
laws/regulations around publishing these. Answer the following questions and justify your answers.
a) Do you need to get consent before taking a photo of someone? Does it differ for different situations?
b) Are there situations where it is illegal to publish a picture you have taken of someone?

Question 7 (Read chapter 8 – Computer Law, Ethics and Intellectual Property)
Explain the relationship between Trade Marks and domain names in Australia.

Question 8 (Read chapter 12 – Communication Skills)
Research the term 'shared understanding' in the context of collaborative teams. For this context answer the
following:
a) Explain what is meant by shared understanding
b) Explain why shared understanding is important
c) Outline 3 ways shared understanding can be developed within a project team.

Question 9 (Read chapter 5 – Cyberspace)