Ethical Decision Making Information Systems Journal

Question: Discuss about theEthical Decision Makingfor Information Systems Journal. Answer: Introduction In this case the issue is that the government has faced embarrassment due to error on part of the web developer and for whose mistake Sally the IT manger would be accountable. The Australian Computer Society (ACS) provides six core values for professionals registered under ACS. The values primarily provide that a computer professional must give public interest primary importance, improve the quality of life of people related to work, work with competence for stake holders, improve personal skills, act honestly and work with professionalism (Burmeister, 2013). The code also provides that if a conflict arises between the guidelines provided by the code the professional must give importance to public interest. Using the theory provided by Chris MacDonald Sally in this case must first identify the moral obligation which arises out of the issue and evaluate the dispute between two or more ideas or values (MacDonald, 2014). In this case it is clear that the moral obligation of sally in this case is to ensure that no harm is caused to the reputation of the government which has been caused due to the action of Han the web developer. The next step which sally must take in this case is to identify the parties who can be affected by the decision to be made by her (Clarke, 2016). The party in the provided scenario who is affected the most is the state government as its official website has been said to have links to court cases under the order of suppression which means they are not to be disclosed. Sally also has to consider Sally has to determine the values involved while she makes a decision about the ethical dilemma (Myers Venable 2014). It was not possible for her to open every link and therefore she could not have identified the issue. In this case sally needs to analyze the benefits and burdens of her decisions before she comes to a conclusion. Sally can even look for similar problems which have been caused in the past in relation and take note of how such problem had been addressed. The problem also needs to be discussed by sally with other managers of the department to come to the best possible solution. Sally must also ensure that the decision taken by her with respect to the present situation is in compliance with legal provisions and organizational rules. The Civil Law (Wrongs) Act 2002 section 4.10 deals with the kind of issues which have arisen from the provided scenario In this case it is recommended that Sally must hold Han responsible for the embarrassment caused to the state government. She must also acknowledge the fact that although it is a difficult job but it is her responsibility to ensure no harm is caused to the government as the ACS professional code provides that a person must work with competency. Sally must also find and remove all such links from the website and further ensure that such likes are not added to the website in the future. In addition sally must appoint a team to check all links which are to be added to the website and ensure no content is against ethical values and legal provisions. References Burmeister, O. K. (2013). Achieving the goal of a global computing code of ethics through an international-localisation hybrid.Ethical Space,10(4), 25-32. Clarke, R. (2016). Big data, big risks.Information Systems Journal,26(1), 77-90. Myers, M. D., Venable, J. R. (2014). A set of ethical principles for design science research in information systems.Information Management,51(6), 801-809. MacDonald, C. (2014). Living With the Dragon: Thinking and Acting Ethically in a World of Unintended Consequences, by Daryl Koehn. New York: Routledge, 2010. ISBN: 978-0415874977.Business Ethics Quarterly,24(03), 485-488.