Handout 2

Question 1

What is a trade secret?

Answer 1

• Company information securely made unkown to the public
• Gives company an edge against competitors

Question 2

What is Whistle-blowing?

Answer 2

Employee effort to bring a company’s unethical or dangerous act to light

Question 3

What is a conflict of interest?

Answer 3

An IT professional’s personal interests intervene with professional obligations

Question 4

What is Fraud?

Answer 4

Crime of obtaining something through trickery

Question 5

What are the Characteristics of Fraud?

Answer 5

• Wrongdoer made a false representation
• Wrongdoer intended to deceive an innocent party
• Innocent party justifiably relied on the misrepresentation
• Innocent party was injured

Question 6

What is a Misrepresentation?

Answer 6

Misstatement or incomplete statement of a material fact

Question 7

What is a breach of Contract?

Answer 7

One party fails to meet the terms of a contract

Question 8

What is a Material Breach of Contract?

Answer 8

A party fails to perform certain obligations that impairs or destroys the essence of the contract

Question 9

What are the Frequent Causes of Problems in IT Projects?

Answer 9

• Scope Creep (uncontrolled, gradual expansion of scope)
• Poor Communication
• Delivery of an Obsolete Solution
• Legacy Systems

Question 10

What is Bribery?

Answer 10

• Act of providing money, property, or favors to gain a business advantage

Question 11

What is Internal Control?

Answer 11

Process to provide assurance of effectiveness and efficiency of operations, reliability of finances, and compliance with applicable laws and regulations

Question 12

What are Policies?

Answer 12

Guidelines and standards by which the organization must abide

Question 13

What are Processes?

Answer 13

Collection of tasks designed to accomplish a stated objective

Question 14

What is a Procedure?

Answer 14

Defines the exact instructions for completing each task in a process

Question 15

What is the Purpose of Separation of Duties?

Answer 15

Separation of Duties ensures fraud would require the collusion of two or more parties

Question 16

What is the FCPA?

Answer 16

The Foreign Corrupt, Practices Act is a US act that makes bribing a foreign official, a foreign political party official, or a candidate for foreign political office a crime

Question 17

Gifts vs Bribes

Answer 17

• Gifts are open, public, and a gesture of goodwill without any expectations
• Bribes are under-the-table and encourage an obligation to act favorably to the donor

Question 18

What is an IT person?

Answer 18

Someone who uses a hardware or software product

Question 19

What are Regulatory Laws?

Answer 19

Establish safety standards for products and services to protect the public

Question 20

What Makes a Professional?

Answer 20

Skill, good judgement and work habits

Question 21

What Skills are Expected from a Professional?

Answer 21

• Expert in the tools and skills they need
• High ethical and moral standards
• High Quality Results
• Meet their Commitments
• Communicative
• Train and develop the less skilled

Question 22

How to Improve Professionalism?

Answer 22

• Subscribing to a professional code of a ethics
• Joining and participating in professional orgs
• Obtaining appropriate certs
• Supporting government licensing

Question 23

What is a Professional Code of Ethics?

Answer 23

States the essential principles and core values of an occupational group

Question 24

Benefits of Following a Code of Ethics?

Answer 24

• Ethical decision making
• High standards of practice and ethical behavior
• Public Trust and Respect
• Evaluation Benchmark

Question 25

What is the ACM?

Answer 25

The Association for Computing Machinery is a digital library for computer science with news, observations, practical research, and a code of software engineering code of ethics

Question 26

What is the IEEE-CS?

Answer 26

The Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers - Computer Society sets standards in the field of computing

Question 27

What is the ACM/IEEE-CS Software Engineering Code of Ethics?

Answer 27

Code of ethics for all software engineers, made by ACM/IEEE-CS

Question 28

Define the 8 Points of the ACM/IEEE-CS Software Engineering code of Ethics?

Answer 28

1. Public: consistently work for public interest 2. Client and Employer: consistently work for their best interest and public 3. Product: ensure work meet highest possible professional standards 4. Judgement: maintain integrity and independence in professional judgement 5. Management: subscribe and promote ethical approach in work 6. Profession: advance integrity and reputation for profession with public interest 7. Collegues: be fair and supportive of collegues 8. Self: participate in lifelong learning and promote ethical professional approach

Question 29

What is a Certification?

Answer 29

Indication of posessing a particular set of skills, knowledge, or abilities

Question 30

What is a Government License?

Answer 30

Government-issued permission to engage in an activity or operate a business

Question 31

What is a Core Body of Knowledge?

Answer 31

- Outline of agreed-upon skills and abilities all licensed professionals must possess

Question 32

What is the NCEES?

Answer 32

The National Council of Examiners for Engineering and Surveying develops, administers, and scores US engineering examinations for licenses

Question 33

What does a US Software Engineering License Certify?

Answer 33

- Completion of engineering education from an accredited program - At least four years of software engineering experience under qualified engineers - Passed "The Fundamentals of Engineering" and "Software Engineering Principles and Practices" exams

Question 34

How does One Maintain their Software Engineering License in the US?

Answer 34

Meeting their state's minimum continuing education requirements

Question 35

What is an Industrial Licensing Excemption Law?

Answer 35

Allow unlicensed individuals to work in a company as long as they are not making final decisions to release a product to the public or are offering engineering services directly to the public

Question 36

What are the Common Ethical Issues for IT Users?

Answer 36

- Software Piracy - Inappropriate Use of Computing Resources - Inappropriate Information Sharing

Question 37

What is an AUP?

Answer 37

An Acceptable Use Policy is a document specifying restrictions and practices a user must agree to in order to use organizational computing and network resources

Question 38

What are the Five Key Elements of an Effective AUP?

Answer 38

- Purpose: why and its goals - Scope: who and what are covered - Policy: Definition of Unacceptable and Acceptable use with examples - Compliance: who monitors compliance and who its measured - Sanctions: action for policy violations

Question 39

What is Compliance?

Answer 39

Being in accordance with established policies, guidelines, specifications, or legislation