Blog Entry #2 - Case Study 2

Can she continue with the evaluation?

• She must not continue to evaluate her current work with Company A.

If she cannot continue with the evaluation how does she inform Company A of the patent violation?

• As an HCI consultant with an extensive experience in evaluating web sites and graphical user interfaces (GUI), she should tell the Company A that the software that she is to evaluate contains a GUI which has been used by other company (without mentioning/telling the name of Company B to avoid violation to her obligation with this company) which has been already patented .This will actually cause conflict in future if they would insist to use this GUI which is similar to other. She should rather suggest the Company A for some changes to avoid this conflict.

 Does she have an obligation to let company B know Company A has copied their GUI?

• Under her contractual arrangements she is not allowed to discuss the evaluation of a product with anyone outside the contract. She have no obligation to let company B know that company A has copied their GUI. But if Company A insists to use the same GUI as the Company B she should let the Company B know about this problem to take legal actions regarding with this problem.

We have identified the values and ideals to this case study moreover, under the said values and ideals are the standard conduct should be applied and these are the following:

4.3.1 Priorities: I must place the interests of the community above those of personal or sectional interests.

4.5.5 I must advise my client or employer of any potential conflicts of interest between my assignment and legal or other accepted community requirements

4.3.2 Competence: I must work competently and diligently for my clients and employers. 

           

4.6.7 I must go beyond my brief, if necessary, in order to act professionally.

4.3.3 Honesty: I must be honest in my representations of skills, knowledge, services and products. 

4.7.1 I must not knowingly mislead a client or potential client as to the suitability of a product or service.

4.7.3 I must give opinions which are as far as possible unbiased and objective.

Blog Entry #2 - Case Study 1

          Regarding to the problem of Diane; that she is in a problem choosing what will be the most important thing to do in her conflicts about of what she believes for the better of the company and also the decision of the company that all the personnel agreed to have less security for database management system. All we can say in this problem, based from the code of ethics for IT Professionalism of Australian Computer Society (ACS), in a certain point, Diane must follow their decision as her clients because it was stated at the ACS Code of Ethics Section 4.8.2 “I must consider and respect people's privacy which might be affected by my work.” Moreover, from the values and ideals of the code of ethics 4.3.1 Priorities, it is stated there “I must place the interests of the community above those of personal or sectional interests.” So it means that whatever their decision that they will make, we will just obey from them. But in the other hand, we will pursue our opinion and suggestion for the better of the company we are working into because it was stated at Article 4.3.4 “I must strive to enhance the quality of life of those affected by my work.” and also on Article 4.5.2 that “I must endeavor to preserve the integrity and security of the information of others.” which means, we will create a system that will be used not only for the innovation of the company, but also it will increase the rate of security for the company and if they will not change their minds, It We will bid for a lower price for the said improvement with a high security database management system not only for our sake but also for the improvement and security of their company toward bad elements throughout the on-line world. In that, In this case, we must know how to value our customer or clients and give them our very best quality in work.