Chapter 39: Ethical Considerations for the Information Professions By Elizabeth Buchanan
April 14, 2009
Chapter 39: Ethical Considerations for the Information Professions
By Elizabeth Buchanan
Book: Cyberethics
Library Reference: Not Applicable
Quote:
“We are all becoming information workers”
This means that in the future we will be professional people so now, we should start to know what are our ethical concerns and what we should do in that situation.
Learning Expectation:
I expect to know some of the ethical considerations for the information professions. Also, I want to know the side of Elizabeth Buchanan regarding this chapter.
Review:
This chapter talks about ethical considerations for the professional people. I believed that this chapter is very significant because this talks about the reason why there is a need to have code of ethics. In class, I learned that there are many code of ethics. This is maybe the main reason why it is important. Many businesses nowadays have seen the importance of having code of ethics and they really implement code of ethics in their business.
One of the best code of ethics that I really like is IEEE code of ethics because first of all it is very simple but yet understandable. Also, it is very concise and very specific. All information that a professional must have is written in that code of ethics.
What is code of ethics? Code of ethics is to give us a guide to be professional and especially to act as professional. There is a need for this in order to remind the professional people to act as professional. There is a big difference to act as a professional and a professional because sometimes there are professional people, but the important thing for them is money or to earn money. They are sometimes deceived by the money that will be given to them by way of using their skills or talents in order to harm other people. The code of ethics will be the one, we will reflect if we are on that situation wherein we should distinguish the right action from the wrong action.
What I’ve learned:
I learned the importance of code of ethics. I think all the businesses should have like this in order for the professional people to be reminded of their ethical mission. It is not good if a person would only recognized the money that he will gain if he would do that action, but also he should consider the ethical action.
Integrative questions:
1) What is code of ethics?
2) What should the primary role of professional person?
3) What is Robert McChesney view?
4) Give some code of ethics.
5) What are the different phases of ethical considerations?
