Ethics in Information Technology

UNIQUE APPROACH CREATES ONE OF THE FEW TECHNOLOGY-SPECIFIC ETHICS BOOKS AVAILABLE. This book has wide application in today's information technology field, where ethics are becoming more and more important. The author's unique focus helps readers better understand the legal, ethical, and societal implications of information technology today.

IN-DEPTH EXAMINATION OF ETHICAL SITUATIONS PROVIDES PRACTICAL INFORMATION FOR BUSINESS MANAGERS AND IT PROFESSIONALS. This distinctive text addresses a full range of ethical issues related to IT in substantial depth and detail. Information is tailored specifically to the needs of the people who are primarily responsible for addressing ethical issues in the workplace: business managers and IT professionals.

UPDATED MANAGER'S CHECKLISTS EMPHASIZE KEY CONSIDERATIONS FOR STRONG BUSINESS DECISIONS. These useful Manager's Checklists offer your students brief, helpful reminders of practical questions to ask and critical points to consider when making important business decisions.

EXCELLENT FOUNDATION EQUIPS READERS FOR FUTURE DECISION-MAKING. This book and the proven features it offers, such as Manager's Checklists, provide an exceptional, solid foundation for current and future business managers and IT professionals responsible for ethical decision-making.

NEW, EXPANDED COVERAGE OF KEY ISSUES AFFECTING IT PROFESSIONALS AND INFLUENCING PROFESSIONAL ETHICS. Students examine state licensing of IT professionals; cyberterrorism and hacktivism; the erosion of privacy due to electronic surveillance; the positive and negative impacts of social networking; the design and implementation of safety-critical systems; and the impact of IT on the standard of living, worker productivity, and health care.

NEW, CONTEMPORARY BUSINESS VIGNETTES -- Organizations Behaving Badly -- offer insights into ethical decisions taking place in today’s organizations.

NEW THOUGHT-PROVOKING, CRITICAL-THINKING EXERCISES BRING ETHICAL CONCEPTS TO LIFE. These exercises cause the reader to pause, consider, and apply what they’ve just read. NEW THOUGHT-PROVOKING, CRITICAL-THINKING EXERCISES BRING ETHICAL CONCEPTS TO LIFE. These exercises cause the reader to pause, consider, and apply what they’ve just read.

ADDITIONAL, UPDATED END-OF-CHAPTER EXERCISES PROVIDE VALUABLE PRACTICE. Expanded and varied end-of-chapter exercises encourage critical application of chapter concepts. Students practice principles with revised Self-Assessment Questions, Discussion Questions, and What Would You Do? features. Updated cases based on real business scenarios include questions to check understanding.

MINDTAP®. MindTap assignments guide students to analyze, apply, and improve thinking. Relevant readings, multimedia, and activities move students from basic knowledge and comprehension to application, analysis, synthesis, and evaluation. ConceptClips focus on understanding IT terminology and concepts with brief, entertaining, and memorable visual and auditory presentations of challenging topics. MindTap Infographics feature checklists, diagrams, graphs, pictures, and timelines for a more complete and engaging understanding.

TEST BANK AND CENGAGE LEARNING TESTING, POWERED BY COGNERO®, HELPS CHECK STUDENT UNDERSTANDING. This fully featured, online assessment system allows you to manage test bank content, quickly create multiple test versions and deliver tests in several forms, including from an LMS.