| 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
1. What is the role of perception in an organization? What are the factors that influence perception? Explain the various decision-making models in the decision-making process. How do you minimize error? (10 Marks)
2. Explain the key characteristics of a professional? Explain the relationship with an IT professional. (10 Marks)
What are Patents and Trademarks? Do you think these ways of protection are needed in protecting intellectual properties in Nepal? (10 Marks)
Describe the main objectives of ICT policy? Explain strategies to accomplish the objectives of rapid development and expansion of information technology in a fair and competitive environment. (10 Marks)
Describe the various criteria for a valid offer and valid contract. Explain the contract with examples. (10 Marks)
What does the famous symbol © mean? Explain the significance of the Electronics Transaction Act. (10 Marks)
Is conflict necessary in an organization? Elaborate on sources of disputes and methods of dispute resolutions. (10 Marks)
Describe the main features of the Environment Protection Act. Explain the major highlights of the Labor Act-2074 of Nepal? (10 Marks)
Group: B
Read the following paragraphs and answer the questions at the end.
CASE STUDY
Binayak is a QA engineer at a software company in Nepal. An analyst named Mr. Shiva is working on a project for the revenue department of his company, testing the software used in the Inland Revenue of Nepal.
Binayak is the quality control manager for the software. Early simulation testing revealed that, under certain conditions, instabilities would arise, causing the software to crash. The software was debugged and modified accordingly to fix the problems uncovered by the initial tests and hence, the software passed all the simulation tests after the modifications.
Despite the above testing and debugging, Binayak is still not convinced that the software is safe. He is worried that the software may have a design flaw that can only be fixed using extensive redesigning. Binayak is also convinced that the technique applied to fix the initial problems is not up to the mark and it did not actually address the underlying problem.
Now, Binayak brings this issue to his supervisor who assures Binayak that the problem has been resolved. However, the supervisor also tells Binayak that any kind of redesigning would waste efforts and will cause unnecessary delays, resulting in a loss of money for the software company.
Binayak has to deal with a lot of pressure in order to step back from his opinion and let the software be tested on the taxation system. He has also been notified (rather indirectly) that if he continues to persist in delaying the system, he will be fired.
Questions:
a. What should Binayak do in the current situation? (10 Marks)
b. Explain an ethical issue based on the ACM Code of Ethics. (10 Marks)