INFT6800Professional Practice in IT

Course handbook

Description

Information technology (IT) professionals need to be aware of both societal and technical issues in their work and require a solid understanding of the Professional Code of Conduct relevant to their field of practice. Recent developments in the technical areas of IT, such as social media, mobile applications, data analytics and data mining, have introduced new problems for professionals in social areas. IT professionals need to be aware of the ethical problems and the legal challenges that may arise from the use of information technology, as well as their level of accountability for these issues. Such issues include cybercrime, privacy, security and safety, intellectual property and social responsibility. IT professionals need to be able to validate the quality of current developments and research in their field. For this, they require a basic understanding of research methods and techniques in order to appraise the quality and appropriateness of implementation of current developments in a social context. IT professionals might be required to validate past research for implementation, or to appraise a proposed project. This involves appraisal of whether ethical and legal obligations are met and whether an appropriate research approach has been proposed and/or applied. This course introduces students to ethical and legal issues and provides a basic understanding of research appraisal and validation that IT professionals will need in their professional practice.

Availability2024 Course Timetables

Learning outcomes

On successful completion of the course students will be able to:

1. Discuss how information technology affects users and society, particularly in relation to cybercrime, privacy and intellectual property

2. Discuss and apply ethical theories and concepts

3. Design principles of conduct to guide ethical decision making

4. Explain Australian and international privacy laws in relation to IT

5. Discuss the theory of, and different approaches to, international professional research

6. Present research project appraisals to professionals to facilitate decision making

7. Discuss the role of a contemporary IT professional

Content

1. Security and cybercrime
2. Intellectual property and copyright
3. Privacy and privacy laws
4. Ethical theories: responsibility, accountability and liability
5. Legal obligations and liabilities of IT Professionals
6. IT Professional Code of Conduct
7. Fundamental research method theory and approaches for professionals: qualitative and quantitative research methods tools and techniques
8. Research project appraisal and validation.
9. History of the IT Profession
10. Innovation and Entrepreneurship as an IT Professional

Requisite

Students must not enrol in INFT6800 if they have successfully completed INFT6802.

Assessment items

Quiz: Quizzes

Written Assignment: Written Assignment/Essay including Presentation

Contact hours

Trimester 2 - 2024 - Callaghan

Trimester 2 - 2024 - Singapore NAIHE

Trimester 2 - 2024 - Online

Trimester 2 - 2024 - Sydney Elizabeth Street

Course outline

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