Ethical Issues in Technology

Competencies

1020.2.1 : Implements Ethical Decision-Making

The learner implements ethical decision-making frameworks in the information age.

1020.2.2 : Describes Ethical Issues in Data

The learner describes ethical issues regarding data privacy, accuracy, access, and security.

Introduction

As technology continues to evolve, the ethical use of new technologies and the data associated with them continue to be a major concern. In this task, you will select a real-world scenario from the attached “Ethical Technology Use Scenarios” document that involves a potential ethical issue surrounding the use of technology. You will then apply ethical frameworks and propose a response to the issue.

Requirements

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Grammarly Note:

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Select one scenario from the attached “Ethical Technology Use Scenarios” document and do the following:

A. Discuss an ethical issue in the selected scenario by doing the following:

1. Identify the selected scenario and describe one ethical issue that occurs.

2. Discuss the impact of the ethical issue from part A1. Include why the ethical issue is a problem and who is impacted by it.

3. Explain the role a data privacy, data access, data accuracy, or data security concern played in the selected scenario.

B. Apply an ethical framework to the issue described by doing the following:

1. Apply one of the following ethical frameworks to develop one potential response to the ethical issue identified in part A1:

deontology

virtue ethics

utilitarianism

2. Explain how the response from part B1 would be similar or different when applying another ethical framework from those listed in part B1 to the same ethical issue.

C. Acknowledge sources, using in-text citations and references, for content that is quoted, paraphrased, or summarized.

D. Demonstrate professional communication in the content and presentation of your submission.

File Restrictions

File name may contain only letters, numbers, spaces, and these symbols: ! – _ . * ‘ ( )

File size limit: 200 MB

File types allowed: doc, docx, rtf, xls, xlsx, ppt, pptx, odt, pdf, csv, txt, qt, mov, mpg, avi, mp3, wav, mp4, wma, flv, asf, mpeg, wmv, m4v, svg, tif, tiff, jpeg, jpg, gif, png, zip, rar, tar, 7z