TUTORIAL 4 1. What information is provided or issues raised by the video on the slide titled “A.C.S. – Video 1” in the “Australian Computer Society Code of Conduct” lecture? Information and Communication Technology (ICT) is an industry profession of change, expansion, and investment. In Australia the heart of ICT is Australian Computer Society (ACS) that helps in building professional development and support to helping and developing a better and modern future. 2. What are the objectives
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high production rates. However, in the process of monitoring employees, employees’ privacy rights are violated mainly through computer monitoring, telephone monitoring and background checks. Productivity is one of the main reasons cited by employers for introducing electronic surveillance and employee testing to the workplace. Employers believe that corporate survival demands continuous improvements in employee productivity. Errors, poor products, and slow service hurt business. Therefore
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individual autonomy, privacy, and confidentiality and lead to various types of genetic stigmatization and discrimination without any commensurate benefit for the individual tested,” (Brandt; Rauf, 2004). When Burlington Northern Santa Fe Railway (BNSF) tested their employees without the employees knowing about it, the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) stepped in and cited that BNSF violated the employee’s equal rights through discrimination and the employee’s rights of privacy. These actions
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Privacy Laws and Policies Debate Many employees embark on their employers violating their privacy. Employers are becoming more aggressive on how they screen new potential hires as well as their current employees. Normally employers will conduct criminal background checks, drug testing and sometimes a credit check. The question I am asking is how far is too far? Employees need to become more aware of this situation. Employee privacy laws are limited, which makes it easier for employers to invade
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October 30, 2013 As the Chief Operating Officer (COO) of a midsize company that is preparing for an Initial Public Offering (IPO), I discover several personnel problems that require my immediate attention. It is my duty to be familiar with the Employee-at-will Doctrine and any exceptions if any that may apply to the employees and my employer. While preparing to deal with our personnel problems I discover that my company does not have a Whistle Blower Policy in place and I will address this issue
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Governance – LEG 500 April 24, 2011 Throughout this paper I will be illustration many questions around “Electronic Surveillance of Employees”. I will discuss the video and explain where an employee can reasonably expect to have privacy in the workplace, whether or not if it makes a difference if an employee is in an open area workspace or an enclosed office space, explain if Herman’s need to know whether his salespersons are honest is a sufficient ground for utilizing electronic surveillance, to
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merce and e-business has limitations Ignoring those limitations can cause problems because a company may have expectations that cannot be met, and therefore think the website is "not working" . WTGR .... Limitations of e-Commerce (e-Business) - you should understand some of the limitations and be able to explain these to a potential client because not everyone is convinced the internet will be a major way to conduct business - example TV has been around for a long time - but only a small
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The law plays a major role in society and businesses, without laws and regulations there would be chaos and quality of life would suffer. Laws are set in place to protect all of the citizens and breaking the law can have major consequences both as an individual and businesses. Laws are set in place to protect and make sure that as a society there is accountability and due process. Accountability for actions that are not in the best interest of society has to be addressed and having laws in place
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While being employed at Drexel University, I noticed that a few employees have decided to date other coworkers. The policy for Drexel public safety security officers, states that if a officer decides to date another officer then the two officer must notify the company (which is an at-will company),the account manager, and from there the company will decide if the two officers can still work the same shift or not ( (Bill Whitmore, 2010). In this case, a form, known as the Consensual Relationship
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[pic] Incident Response Plan Template for Breach of Personal Information Notice to Readers Acknowledgments Introduction Incident Response Plan Incident Response Team Incident Response Team Members Incident Response Team Roles and Responsibilities Incident Response Team Notification Types of Incidents Breach of Personal Information – Overview Definitions of a Security Breach Requirements Data Owner Responsibilities Location Manager Responsibilities
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