SOFTWARE ENGINEERING

SOFTWARE ENGINEERING ETHICS AND PROFESSIONAL PRACTICES

ETHICAL AND PROFESSIONAL ISSUES IN SOFTWARE ENGINEERING

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
Which of the following are true 1) Ethical dilemmas arise when it is thought that serious good and bad are bound together in the same activity 2) Ethics uses the instrument of coercion to oblige its subjects 3) Ethical behavior is dependent on the conditions and circumstances under which an action/event takes place4) Codes of Conduct form a part of ethical training
A
1 and 3
B
1, 3 and 4
C
1, 2 and 3
D
2, 3 and 4
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -Option d. Is correct because Ethical Behaviour is dependent on the conditions under which an action takes place.

Detailed explanation-2: -Some examples of ethical dilemma include: Taking credit for others’ work. Offering a client a worse product for your own profit. Utilizing inside knowledge for your own profit.

Detailed explanation-3: -Ethicists have called situations like these moral dilemmas. The crucial features of a moral dilemma are these: the agent is required to do each of two (or more) actions; the agent can do each of the actions; but the agent cannot do both (or all) of the actions.

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