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Professional and Ethical responsibilities

Professional and Ethical responsibilities. Gustavo Gomez Todd Grober Michael Irani Ruslan Kadtlyak Junhyung Kim Brian King Michael Leighton. What is a "Professional". Gustavo Gomez. A Professional. A person who has received education and training in a specialized area.

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Professional and Ethical responsibilities

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  1. Professional and Ethical responsibilities Gustavo Gomez Todd Grober Michael Irani Ruslan Kadtlyak Junhyung Kim Brian King Michael Leighton

  2. What is a "Professional" Gustavo Gomez

  3. A Professional A person who has received education and training in a specialized area.

  4. How does One Become a Professional • Attended a higher level of education after college • Learn a Trade in a specialized field and join a guild

  5. Character and Integrity Honesty and Forthrightness Trustworthiness Continual improvement Pressing for excellence Being responsible and accountable Projecting a professional image Professional maturity and conduct Confidences and confidentiality Following instructions Being a team player Manners Doing What is Right Reinforce having a professional culture Encourage adopting desirable values Inspire excellence and teamwork Boost confidence and pride Different attribute of a Professional

  6. Benefits of becoming a Professional

  7. Various Forms of Professional Credentialing Todd Grober

  8. Some Forms of Credentialing • Vendor certifications • Professional licensing

  9. Certifications definition • Voluntary process. • Administrated by a professional society or manufacturer.

  10. Computing Certifications • General – • Certified Software Development Program (CSDP) administrated by the IEEE. • Manufacturer specific – • Microsoft Certified Application Developer (MCAD) administrated by Microsoft

  11. Perceptions of the Value of Certification by Computing Professionals

  12. Primary Achievements Resulting From Certification

  13. Licenses definition • Mandatory, legal process. • Administrated by the state or federal government.

  14. Licensing • Current Status? - Texas • Issues For and Against • ACM’s position - No agreed uponBody of Knowledge

  15. Ethical Dissent andWhistleblowing Michael Irani

  16. Ethics What makes something wrong? Stockholder vs. stakeholder

  17. When to blow the whistle? • That the act of whistleblowing stem from appropriate moral motive of preventing unnecessary harm to others; • That the whistleblower use all available internal procedures for rectifying the problematic behavior before public disclosure, although special circumstances may preclude this; • That the whistleblower have ‘evidence that would persuade a reasonable person’; • That the whistleblower perceive serious danger that can result from the violation; • That the whistleblower act in accordance with his or her responsibilities for ‘avoiding and/or exposing moral violations’; • That the whistleblower’s action have some reasonable chance for success.

  18. NASA and Slideshows • Information limited to software setup • Only so many points can be shown on screen, anymore and data is unmanageable • Ethical concern with importance of information

  19. Whistleblowing’s effectiveness Source: http://www.computingcases.org/case_materials/hughes/support_docs/whistleblowing/going_public.html

  20. Protection for Whistleblowers • Civil Service Reform Act of 1978 • Whistleblower Protection Act of 1989 • Sarbanes-Oxley Act 2002

  21. Acceptable Use Policies in the Workplace Ruslan Kadylyak

  22. Abstract • Acceptable use policy defines an employer’s expectations from employees. • It is called to reduce number of unpleasant conflicts between management and workers by declaring a set of rules that brings clearness to the question of allowable usage of company’s property. • This policy, also, can give a legal protection to an employer in some cases of employee’s fraud. • Acceptable use policy is an important regulation paper that every business with one and more employees should have.

  23. The Internet and Acceptable Use Policy • More than half of all US workers use computer on a workplace • Most of the worker’s computer time belongs to the Internet related activities • The Internet is not a safe place • Ways of protection

  24. Internet- and computer-use rates by occupation, September 2001

  25. Legal Disclaimer as a Part of Acceptable Use Policy • Primary reason for the policy is economical • Legal reason is very important too • Take the legal responsibilities off your head

  26. Big Brother and employee’s privacy • Arguments “for” • Non-work-relatedactivities during work time • Employees download illegal stuff • Inside hacking • Arguments “against” • Employer’s snooping leaves an employee unprotected

  27. Dealing with harassment and discrimination Junhyung Kim

  28. Harassment and Discriminationissue • Race Discrimination • Freeman case in University of Pittsburg • Sexual harassment • The Public Service Employee Survey

  29. Once or Twice Not Applicable How many times have you experienced harassment on the job?

  30. ACM Code of Ethics • Avoid harm to others. • Be fair and take action not to discriminate. • Respect the privacy of others.

  31. The Role Of The Professional In Public Policy • What does the Professional mean • What does Public Policy mean Brian King

  32. History • Who forms our Public Policy • Why is this no longer good enough

  33. Current Issues • Many problems the professional should be concerned with • The internet • The DMCA

  34. Ways To Help • Many forums to help fix the problems • What else can be done

  35. The Future • Helping bring change in the long term • Why it is so important to do so

  36. Programmer Licensing Michael Leighton

  37. Licensing • Legal requirement • Most software engineers are not currently licensed. • Big debate going on whether or not it is ethical to require licenses. • ACM’s position

  38. Licenses cont. • Reasons for licensing: • There is a lot of poorly programmed software being produced • Engineers are immune from liability

  39. Engineering Licenses

  40. Pros/Cons • Pros Will “weed” out poor programmers, leading to higher salaries Possibly better written code • Cons Engineers will be held liable Licenses may only be good in one state

  41. Texas Board of Professional Engineers • Texas is the first state to issue licenses in the field of software engineering • Requires degree or degree combination • No license means severely limited growth potential

  42. Future of Licensing • Very broad definition of programmer and software engineer • Licensing will probably be mandatory one day in all states • Might depend on importance of end product

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