1.If you are to become a part of the VSU team who will formulate a handbook like that of Virginia University, give at least 2 policies that you want to be implemented in VSU or even just for CS students like you, regarding computing. Also include sanction or sort of punishment to those who will violate the said policy.
- Downloading of irrelevant videos and internet gaming within classroom hours should be prohibited for it hinders attention to class discussions and it will slow down the system of the computers. Students caught doing so during class hours, for the first time, are to suspended for two days from using the computer facilities of the school. And for the second time, be fined for an appropriate specified amount.
- Posting of nasty or scandalous pictures and/or videos that will ruin the reputation of the university should be prohibited and immediately stopped if there is any found out. The team should immediately trace the doer and be warned for expulsion for the first act and be expelled on the next attempt.
2. According to the definition of ethics, it can be connected to the norms or custom of the society. What could be ethical to one, could be unethical to another. If this is the case, in which ethics seem to be subjective in nature, why is there a need to study computer ethics at all? Support your opinion with facts.
- When one is trying to create a blog for people to comment on things posted which are about things,people, etc. it could be ethical in the sense that you are helping people to express their ideas, but in the other hand, you are trying to establish a conversation where one could hurt the other by their own uncontrolled ideas which the others would possibly consider it wrong, tactless or immoral, which would turn out to be unethical.
By studying computer ethics, one would be able to understand or know the limits of computer usage
and even internet usage.
3. There are 4 types of non-jural law. Divine, natural, moral and physical. If you are to practice just one type of the non-jural law for the entire existence of your life, what would it be and why?
- “Violation on law on intellectual property could be stated as “piracy, or the unauthorized copying, reproduction, dissemination, modification, storage, uploading, downloading, communication, making available to the public, or broadcasting or protected material, electronic signature or copyrighted works including legally protected sound recordings or phonograms or information material on protected works, through the use of telecommunication networks, such as, but not limited to internet…”
the act of stealing, theft or robbery.
“Thou shall not steal…”, stated by the Holy Bible which contains the Holy Writings of
Christianity. This relates to the above description. Therefore, this law governing computer
use is under the divine law.
Why this law? Because it is the most self explanatory one for me and I liked how it deeply
connects with the Bible of which I deeply believe in and include it in my life.