Download What is Computer Ethics?

By: Muhammad Imran Saeed
Assistant Professor
Department of Computer Science and Software Engineering
Faculty of Basic and Applied Sciences
International Islamic University, Islamabad, Pakistan
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What is Ethics
Who imposes Ethics?
What is Source of Ethics for Us?
Is Pakistani Society Ethical?
Why we seem “low” in Ethics?
How Media Affects Society?
Few Examples of “Preaching” Bad.
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Ethics is related to the code or set of principles,
standards or rules that guide the moral actions of
an individual within a particular social framework.
If a task or action is done as per those code,
principles, standards or rules then it is considered
to be ETHICAL.
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Society or administration of society imposes ethics.
 Normally every religion emphasizes on an Ethical
Society. So if a Society is really a religious society
then these Norms and Rules are imposed by the
religion.
 Today in west, as religion has been separated from
daily life so we find so many unethical things in
society.
Task: Discuss Examples of Unethical norms in
Western Society.
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Quran and Sunnah
 Islam is religion of Nature
 It not only discusses about how to pray? but also
How to spend life and how to deal with others?
 So Islam never allows to separate religion from our
daily life.
 There are specifically two lines of actions for
Muslims:
a) Huquq Ullah (Rights of Allah Almighty)
b) Huquq-ul-Ibaad (Rights of People of Allah)
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a) Huqooq Ullah (Rights of Allah Almighty)
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a) Huquq Ullah (Rights of Allah Almighty)
- Islam Is Submission
- “La Ikraha Fid din” is only till you are not IN Islam.
But once you are in Islam then you have to Follow
every thing said by Allah Almighty.
- By Fulfilling Huquq Ullah, one gets fear of Allah
and tries to OBEY whatever has been told in Quran
and Sunnah.
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b) Huqooq-ul-Ibaad (Rights of People of Allah)
- Islam is Deen (that not only describes how to pray
and whom to worship rather is teaches us how to
live in Society with other Human.
- Islam Believes in Peace and equality and it is
achieved only by fulfilling the Rights (Huqooqs) of
others.
- Islamic Society should be a peaceful Society.
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Yes?
or
No?
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We are not trying to understand & Follow Quran and Hadith
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Our society was one of best Societies.
Our Social Values are changing….
Who is changing those values?
MEDIA …..???
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Media is a strong source to educate people
for good.
And Media Can Play a vital role to teach
Ethics.
But if it works in opposite direction then it
becomes killer.
Media whether print or electronic, both have
strong impact on society and specially on the
young ones.
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Media is preaching Bad like:
 Way of speaking (observe how youngers
answer (snub) their parents and elders in
different Dramas). (Also Talk Shows)
 Kids learn how to betray, misbehave and fight
through very “Harmless Cartoons”.
 Teens learn how to tell lie to parents and
elders? How to misbehave with parents?
 Illegal relationships in the name of friendship.
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Dressing against Islam.
Boys and Girls Friendships and meeting with
each other (Totally forbidden in Islam).
Bringing “tolerance” for nudity and indecency
like Fashion shows, Cheer Leaders, Dances in
the names of aerobics and lots more.
Preaching “Intolerance between husbands and
wives” that ultimately results into separation
or Divorce.
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Advertisements is another example of
Indecency and propagating the feelings that
women are tool to market the commodities.
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Media is trying to make actors/actresses and
dancers, the role model of our youth.
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Betraying people in dealings.
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Every Individual should be self-accountable
and ethical
How?
 By Understanding and Implementing Quran
and Sunnah in his/her life.
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Essence: Perform your duties and Respect
others rights.
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 Ethics
is related to the code or set of
principles, standards or rules that
guide the moral actions of an
individual within a particular social
framework.
 Normative (Applied) Ethics is the study
of norms, rules, values and standards
that should guide our moral decisions.
 Computer
Ethics: the systematic study of
the ethical and social impact of
computers in the information society.
 Computer Ethics also includes the study
of the policies, rules and legislations that
refer to a particular situation and
alternative ethical decisions, as well as
the social implications of these
alternatives.
 Ethical
Problems aggravated,
transformed or created by computer
technology.
 Policy Vacuum about usage of
Computer Technology
 Personal and Social Ethical Issues
 Information
Technology may:
1) exaggerate traditional problems (new
ways of invading privacy)
2) Convert already known ethical issues
into analogous issues (change the idea
of ownership and intellectual property)
3) Create entirely new ethical problems
(Computer Viruses and Hacking)
 Individuals
can draw upon some
personal or codified ethics:
1) The Law: Codifying moral principals with
negative consequences for disobedience.
2) Code of Practice: Guidelines for employee to work
within.
3) Professional ethics: Ethical Principles RELEVANT to
the members of that PROFESSION
4) Personal Ethics: Values that influence the action of
individual (e.g., religious precepts)
Questions
&
Answers
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