Ethics in Information Technology [Paperback]

George Reynolds (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: October 26, 2009 | ISBN-10: 053874622X | ISBN-13: 978-0538746229 | Edition: 3

ETHICS IN INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY, THIRD EDITION is a highly anticipated revision that will help readers understand the legal, ethical, and societal implications of information technology. The third edition offers updated and newsworthy coverage of issues such as file sharing, infringement of intellectual property, security risks, Internet crime, identity theft, employee surveillance, privacy, compliance, social networking, and ethics of IT corporations. This book offers an excellent foundation in ethical decision-making for current and future business managers and IT professionals.

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About the Author

George Reynolds brings a wealth of computer and industrial experience to the project, with more than thirty years of experience working in government, institutional, and commercial IS organizations. He has also authored nineteen texts and has taught the introductory IS course at the University of Cincinnati, Miami University, and College of Mount St. Joseph. --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.

Product Details

• Paperback: 480 pages
• Publisher: Course Technology; 3 edition (October 26, 2009)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 053874622X
• ISBN-13: 978-0538746229
• Product Dimensions: 9.2 x 7.4 x 1.2 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.7 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 3.6 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (11 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #178,819 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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18 of 22 people found the following review helpful:

2.0 out of 5 stars Business MIS not ethics, May 2, 2003

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Jode Poley (NJ) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Ethics in Information Technology (Paperback)

This text is highly reductionist. From the beginning his only concern is argue for protecting from monitary loss (he describes unethical behavior based on how much money you loose). In summary this is a book designed to develop a background for understanding why we have corporate security on IT/IS systems. The book really should be titled "MIS and Corporate Security the Current Social Backdrop".

There is nothing real for the student to grab ahold of from an ethical stand point. Use this as source book for indentifying the current trends but don't expect it to cause your students to think.

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars It is a fast read, but has some flaws, March 23, 2011

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This review is from: Ethics in Information Technology (Paperback)

This book is a fast read for my Ethics class at school. The book offers relatively small chapters and intriguing context. However, some of the material that I have read does not seem right to me. I feel that this book follows many sections of the ethics world perfectly and offers great insight into the dos and don'ts, but at the same time mentions some material that is flawed. This book is OK, but could use some deeper research into the world of MMOs as well as preventing online crime.

3 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Great Discussion Questions, June 7, 2007

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John Matlock "Gunny" (Winnemucca, NV) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Ethics in Information Technology (Paperback)

You don't normally think of ethical issues in the case of information technology, but this book brings many, many questions to the fore. ==For instance should American companies (Sun, Cisco, Yahoo! & Goodle) assist the Chinese government in censoring web access. They block access to words like 'Dalai Lama' and 'democracy.'

We have seen a raft of corporations filing bogus financial statements. These were undoubtedly produced on a computer. What about access to porn sights from public facilities like libraries or schools? What about pirated software, or pirated movies or songs. And computer controlled surveillance - it is said that the average person in London appears on 300 cameras. Where does a right to privacy interfere with a society's right to protection from vandals, from terrorists.

This book features white pages and grey pages. The white pages describe facts, laws, rules, equipment and so on. The grey pages summarize the chapters but then give a large number of questions that either review the material or which can service as discussion questions for classroom use.