Details of Assessment
Term and Year Time allowed -
Assessment No 1 of 1 Assessment Weighting 100%
Assessment Type Written Response
Due Date Week No. 8 Room
Details of Subject
Qualification ICT40115 Certificate IV in Information Technology
Subject Name Copyright, Ethics and privacy in IT
Details of Unit(s) of competency
Unit Code (s) and Names ICTICT418 Contribute to copyright, ethics and privacy in an ICT environment
Details of Student
Student Name
College Student ID
Student Declaration: I declare that the work submitted is my own, and has not been copied or plagiarised from any person or source. Signature: ___________________________
Date: _______/________/_______________
Details of Assessor
Assessor’s Name
Assessment Outcome
Results
0 Competent 0 Not Yet Competent
Marks /100
FEEDBACK TO STUDENT
Progressive feedback to students, identifying gaps in competency and comments on positive improvements:
________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
Student Declaration: I declare that I have been assessed in this unit, and I have been advised of my result. I am also aware of my right to appeal and the reassessment procedure.
Signature: ____________________________
Date: ____/_____/_____ Assessor Declaration: I declare that I have conducted a fair, valid, reliable and flexible assessment with this student, and I have provided appropriate feedback
0 Student did not attend the feedback session.
Feedback provided on assessment.
Signature: ____________________________
Date: ____/_____/_____
Purpose of the assessment
The purpose of this assessment is to assess the student in the following outcomes: Competent
(C) Not yet Competent
(NYC)
Performance Criteria: ICTICT418 Contribute to copyright, ethics and privacy in an ICT environment
1. Protect intellectual property
1.1 Identify current legislation and standards relating to intellectual property and copyright
1.2 Investigate current organisational copyright policy
1.3 Adhere to organisational policy and current legislation in work practices
2. Contribute to copyright policy
2.1 Contribute to the creation or updating of the organisation’s copyright policy and procedures to align with legislation and industry standards
2.2 Distribute new or revised policy and procedures to stakeholders
3. Protect rights of stakeholders
3.1 Identify and document the relevance of legislation and standards to organisational outcomes
3.2 Investigate and review organisational privacy policy and procedures
3.3 Investigate and review organisational code of ethics
3.4 Determine the integrity, confidentiality, security and availability of information as required by organisational policy
3.5 Maintain confidentiality and proprietary rights of stakeholder interests
4. Contribute to privacy policy
4.1 Contribute to the creation or updating of the organisational privacy policy and procedures to align with privacy legislation
4.2 Distribute new or revised policy and procedures to stakeholders
4.3 Implement new work procedures and collect feedback from stakeholders
4.4 Ensure the integrity, confidentiality, security and availability of information as required by organisational policy
5. Maintain privacy policy
5.1 Review work practices to ensure application of privacy policy and procedures
5.2 Maintain the integrity, confidentiality, and availability of information as required by organisational privacy policy
5.3 Review work practices to ensure system security according to organisational privacy policy
6. Contribute to creation of ethics code
6.1 Assist in developing or updating a code of ethics to align with legislation and standards for the organisation
6.2 Distribute the new ethics code to stakeholders and collect feedback
6.3 Implement new ethical work procedures and collect feedback
6.4 Review ethical work practices and feedback to ensure application of the code
7. Maintain ethics code
7.1 Perform regular checks to ensure stakeholders understand and are continuing to apply the code of ethics in the workplace
7.2 Establish a review and grievance procedure to enable confidential reporting of any ethical issues
7.3 Interview and regularly follow up with stakeholders to ensure they are receiving consistent and appropriate service in dealing with the code of ethics
Assessment/evidence gathering conditions
Each assessment component is recorded as either Competent (C) or Not Yet Competent (NYC). A student can only achieve competence when all assessment components listed under “Purpose of the assessment” section are recorded as competent. Your trainer will give you feedback after the completion of each assessment. A student who is assessed as NYC (Not Yet Competent) is eligible for re-assessment.
Resources required for this assessment
• Computer with relevant software applications and access to internet
• Weekly eLearning notes relevant to the tasks/questions
Instructions for Students
Please read the following instructions carefully
• This assessment has to be completed 0 In class 1 At home
• The assessment is to be completed according to the instructions given by your assessor.
• Feedback on each task will be provided to enable you to determine how your work could be improved. You will be provided with feedback on your work within two weeks of the assessment due date. All other feedback will be provided by the end of the term.
• Should you not answer the questions correctly, you will be given feedback on the results and your gaps in knowledge. You will be given another opportunity to demonstrate your knowledge and skills to be deemed competent for this unit of competency.
• If you are not sure about any aspect of this assessment, please ask for clarification from your assessor.
• Please refer to the College re-assessment for more information (Student handbook).
Assessment - Written exemplar
Part 1. Case Study Scenario [50 marks]
A company has a licence for one copy of a database programme. The Team Leader wants you to prepare a feasibility study on setting up a 20-user network. He believes he will achieve great savings by networking his one licence of the database.
Write a report to Project Manager explaining that it is not possible to do this for intellectual property, copyright and ethical reasons. Explain the intellectual property, copyright law the company would break if such program was implemented.
Your task:
• Write a report explaining that it is not possible to do this for intellectual property, copyright and ethical reasons.
• Explain the intellectual property, copyright law the company would break if such program a program was implemented and the consequences of such action by the business
Report Content:
The body of your report should include information from the following outline:
• Introduction [5 marks]
• Copyright / Intellectual property issues [20 marks]
o Identify current legislation and standards relating to intellectual property and copyright
o Investigate current organisational copyright policy
o Research organisational copyright policy and current legislation in work practices
o Create organizational copyright policy and review work practices to address integrity, confidentiality, and availability, security of information
• Ethical issues [20 marks]
o Code of Ethics
o Ethical issues
• Conclusion [5 marks]
Part 2. Information Research [30 marks]
Using the newspapers, magazines and Internet, research the status of finger-printing programs. List the advantages and disadvantages of using finger-printing for attendance at Academies Australasia’s school environment.
Your Task:
• Identify the privacy legislation and privacy issues that would arise due to such a system. [10 marks]
• How privacy issues would be addressed if such a system was implemented. [10 marks]
• Create a privacy policy for the organisation and review work practices to address integrity, confidentiality, and availability, security of information [10 marks]
Part 3. Ethics code [20 marks]
Pretend you own a software consulting business that is growing in size and you need to employ more programmers. Most of the work in on-site and your developers are sometimes working on their own computers, sometimes on the clients systems. As we are simulating an I.T environment you can make assumptions.
Your task:
• Produce a concise Code of Ethics and checklist appropriate for all staff [10 marks]
• Write a policy ethics document that explains how your company expects its employees to behave ethically and when dealing with your client’s confidential information. [5 marks]
• Write a grievance procedure for staff, so they can confidentially report any ethical issues. [5 marks]
Assignment Preparation Guideline:
Following are guidelines for the submission of assignment.
• Use size A4 paper and leave at least a 3 cm margin. This is the best format for both marking and photocopying.
• Number each page of the assignment.
• Make a duplicate copy of each assignment. This overcomes any problems should your assignments ever be lost in transit even though this rarely happens.
Marking List Marks
Part 1 – Case Study Scenario
Introduction /5
Copyright / Intellectual Property Issues /20
Ethical Issues /20
Conclusion /5
Part 2 – Information Research
Privacy Legislation and Issues /10
Privacy Issues addressed /10
Privacy Policy /10
Part 3 – Ethics Code
Code of Ethics and Checklist /10
Ethics Policy /5
Grievance Procedure /5
TOTAL /100
Case Study Report
Student Name:
Student Number:
Table of Contents
Part 1 – Case Study Scenario 9
Part 2 – Information Research 10
Part 3 – Ethics Code 11
Part 1 – Case Study Scenario
Resource:
• Copyright Law
http://www.austlii.edu.au/au/legis/cth/consol_act/ca1968133/
• Australian Copyright Council
http://www.copyright.org.au/acc_prod/ACC/Home/ACC/Home.aspx?hkey=24823bbe-5416-41b0-b9b1-0f5f6672fc31
• Copyright Issues
http://www.wordconstructions.com.au/articles/business/copyright.html
• IT Copyright Issues
http://www.adelaide.edu.au/legalandrisk/copyright/it-issues/
• Legal Issues and the Internet
http://www.offthepagecreations.com/legal_issues_internet.php
• Smartcopying
http://www.smartcopying.edu.au/
• What is Intellectual Property?
http://www.wipo.int/about-ip/en/
• Types of IP
https://www.ipaustralia.gov.au/understanding-ip/getting-started-with-ip/types-of-ip
• Australian Intellectual Property laws
https://www.austrade.gov.au/International/Invest/Guide-to-investing/Running-a-business/Understanding-Australian-business-regulation/Australian-Intellectual-Property-laws
• IP Case Studies
https://www.ipaustralia.gov.au/tools-resources/case-studies
• Example - Copyright Policy
https://www.ibsa.org.au/copyright-policy
Introduction [5 marks]
Copyright / Intellectual Property Issues [20 marks]
Ethical Issues [20 marks]
Conclusion [5 marks]
Reference
Part 2 – Information Research
Resource:
• Privacy Act
https://www.oaic.gov.au/privacy-law/privacy-act/
• Australian Privacy Principles
https://www.oaic.gov.au/privacy-law/privacy-act/australian-privacy-principles
• Office of the Australian Information Commissioner
https://www.oaic.gov.au/
• Australian Privacy Foundation
https://www.privacy.org.au/
• Top Five Privacy Issues Organizations Must Tackle
http://www.itbusinessedge.com/slideshows/show.aspx?c=91946
• Top Data Privacy Issues To Scare You In 2016
http://www.informationweek.com/strategic-cio/security-and-risk-strategy/top-data-privacy-issues-to-scare-you-in-2016/a/d-id/1323752
• Checklist - Identifying privacy issues
http://www.ipc.nsw.gov.au/checklist-identifying-privacy-issues
• Example - Privacy Policy
https://www.ibsa.org.au/privacy-policy
Privacy Legislation and Issues [10 marks]
Privacy Issues addressed [10 marks]
Privacy Policy [10 marks]
Reference
Part 3 – Ethics Code
Resources:
• ACS Code of Ethics
https://www.acs.org.au/content/dam/acs/acs-documents/Code-of-Ethics.pdf
• ACS Code of Professional Conduct Professional Standards Board
https://www.acs.org.au/content/dam/acs/rules-and-regulations/Code-of-Professional-Conduct_v2.1.pdf
• ACS Code of Professional Conduct Case Studies
https://more.acs.org.au/__data/assets/pdf_file/0004/30964/ACS_Ethics_Case_Studies_v2.1.pdf
• 5 Ethical Challenges of Information Technology
http://www.useoftechnology.com/5-ethical-challenges-information-technology/
• 10 ethical issues confronting IT managers
http://www.techrepublic.com/article/10-ethical-issues-confronting-it-managers/
• Copyright Law and Ethics
http://generator.acmi.net.au/resources/legal-and-ethical-issues
• Ethics Checklist
https://hilo.hawaii.edu/uhh/hr/documents/ethics_checklist.pdf
• Employee Grievance Procedure
http://policy.usq.edu.au/documents/13331PL
• Example - Ethics Policy
https://www.sans.org/security-resources/policies/general/pdf/ethics-policy
Code of Ethics and Checklist [10 marks]
Ethics Policy [5 marks]
Grievance Procedure [5 marks]
Reference