Friday, 11 November 2011

Week 8 ( group exercise)

Each Team is to work on the questions during today’s class and upload the answer through their blog by Friday 11th November, 5 PM. It is recommended that the teams finalize this assignment during the class time and not take it outside the designated learning time for this week. You need NOT MORE than 2 hours to get this done. Manage your time right. You need not send any email to indicate that you have updated your blog.

1. Many cell phones now come equipped with cameras. Managers of health clubs are concerned that people in locker rooms may be secretly photographed by other members carrying small cell phones. What do you think about this? Discuss your answer based on one ethical principle of your choice.

2. Before offering a job candidate a position, some potential employers do a criminal background check of the candidate. What are the pros and cons of this policy? Is this ethical? Discuss your answer based on one ethical principle of your choice.

3. Refer to the lecture slide for this week on Intellectual Property. Explain with example the following:
o Copyrights
o Patents
o Trademarks
o Trade secrets

4. Discuss software duplicating from the perspectives of act utilitarianism

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