I am starting to like my Computer Ethics subject. This is one of my major subjects for this semester and I really find it interesting. One of our first assignments that we have to post in our discussion board is my own definition of Ethics.
I have read our book as well as the additional required readings for Chapter 1 and I can say that I really learn a lot. Here is what I posted in the discussion board for my definition of Ethics:
"Ethics for me is my guiding principle in life. It defines how I see things as either right or wrong thus it guides me in all my decisions and actions. Ethics is not something that I just picked up one day and decided to conform to it, but rather my ethics is something that has grown in me as a product and as influenced by my environment, my upbringing, the people around me or even my education. My ethics defines me as a person because my decisions and my actions define who I am as an individual."
One thing I have learned is that Ethics is a broad subject. It has different fields which deals about different ethical issues like Computer Ethics, Business Ethics and the like. The paper that I read mentioned that Computer Ethics came into existence because one philosopher believed that a different set of study has to be created to deal with issues about Information Technology because it has brought about new issues that have not been experienced before and it definitely requires new set of ethics to solve the issue.
One thing that has caught my attention when I was reading about Business Ethics was the term key man insurance. Do you know what type of insurance that one is? From what I understood, companies can get this type of insurance so the company is covered in case a key employee dies. This key employee for example might be the company’s corporate brains which brings to the company the necessary skill or knowledge which can help the company’s profitability. And if this key employee dies, the company might suffer financially because of the lost. And that is what key man insurance is for.
I did not even know that there is a type of insurance like this that exists. I am sure I will find more interesting discoveries as I progress through my Computer Ethics subject.
I have read our book as well as the additional required readings for Chapter 1 and I can say that I really learn a lot. Here is what I posted in the discussion board for my definition of Ethics:
"Ethics for me is my guiding principle in life. It defines how I see things as either right or wrong thus it guides me in all my decisions and actions. Ethics is not something that I just picked up one day and decided to conform to it, but rather my ethics is something that has grown in me as a product and as influenced by my environment, my upbringing, the people around me or even my education. My ethics defines me as a person because my decisions and my actions define who I am as an individual."
One thing I have learned is that Ethics is a broad subject. It has different fields which deals about different ethical issues like Computer Ethics, Business Ethics and the like. The paper that I read mentioned that Computer Ethics came into existence because one philosopher believed that a different set of study has to be created to deal with issues about Information Technology because it has brought about new issues that have not been experienced before and it definitely requires new set of ethics to solve the issue.
One thing that has caught my attention when I was reading about Business Ethics was the term key man insurance. Do you know what type of insurance that one is? From what I understood, companies can get this type of insurance so the company is covered in case a key employee dies. This key employee for example might be the company’s corporate brains which brings to the company the necessary skill or knowledge which can help the company’s profitability. And if this key employee dies, the company might suffer financially because of the lost. And that is what key man insurance is for.
I did not even know that there is a type of insurance like this that exists. I am sure I will find more interesting discoveries as I progress through my Computer Ethics subject.
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