| Level | Master |
| Programme | MCIS |
| Semester | Spring/Fall |
| Year | 2022/2023 |
| Course | Ethical and Professional Issues in IT |
| Full Marks | 100 |
| Pass Marks | 60 |
| Time | 4 hrs |
Candidates are required to give their answers in their own words as far as practicable. The figures in the margin indicate full marks.
Attempt all the questions.
Group “A”
- What is attribution theory? What are its implications for explaining organizational behavior?
- What do you mean by Professional? Is software development a profession? Describe the characteristics of an IT professional.
- How do you define the professional code of ethics? Discuss the statement on the basis of codes of ethics of ACM.
- Describe the main objectives of ICT policy of Nepal. Explain the main features of ICT policy in Nepal.
- What do you mean by tort? Describe the essentials of a valid contract. What are major challenges in the contract law in Nepal?
- What does the famous symbol © mean? Why do you think various ways of protection are needed for intellectual properties?
- Describe conflict resolution techniques. Describe ethical issues in conflicts.
- Describe the main features of the Trade Union Act. What are the significances of the Environment Protection Act?
Group “B”
- Read the following paragraphs and answer the questions at the end. (20 Marks)
CASE STUDY
Rahul works as a QA Engineer at a large hardware manufacturing company. He is responsible for the final testing of his company’s servers and is part of a team that decides when new products will be shipped to distributors for sale.
Rahul’s company has a contract with another company that makes the chips incorporated into the servers. The business model for this product is to release a new generation server approximately every six months, meaning Rahul has a limited timeframe to conduct Quality Control tests.
Because there is such a short amount of time between releases of each next new product, the Quality Assurance department cannot perform every possible test on the servers to ensure they are defect-free. Rahul will not ship a product if there is any possibility that the server could malfunction and cause physical harm to the customer. However, he will ship a product that has a higher likelihood of failure resulting in data loss for the customer, because he knows that if he doesn’t, his company’s competitor will.
Questions:
a. What are the ethical issues arising from the above case?
b. Is this an ethical way to conduct business? How should he determine when to ship a product with known defects?