Ethics and IT Professionals

Learning Objectives:

• Identify the importance of ethics in today’s business and academic climate
• Distinguish between the ethical challenges associated with nonacademic and academic institutions and professionals
• Determine the scope of the ethical problem in the United States
• List the fallouts for IT professionals from ethical problems
• Evaluate how IT professionals compare to other professionals in ethical surveys
• Define the most current challenges to IT professional ethical behavior
• Identify the hopeful signs for ethical behavior being a priority in the American work place
• Determine the components for IT professionals to function ethically

Participants discuss data security, federal privacy and security compliance regulations, corporate culture, and the attitudes that the workers of tomorrow (students) have on ethics. These are common concerns for all businesses and colleges. And IT professionals are at the center of it all. They oversee information and the access to information that is the lifeblood of an institution’s health and survival. When the flow of information is slowed or the integrity of the information is contaminated, serious damage occurs. And with the advent of regulations like HIPAA, Sarbanes-Oxley, Gramm-Leach-Bliley, and others, there is even more causes for concern for IT professionals. Learn about ethical modeling as a leader in the classroom, colleges, and businesses. Find out about the most common reasons for not reporting ethical misconduct and strategies for making ethical decisions.

To find out more, email Ed Leach or call (480) 705-8200, x233.