Digital Business Applications

Assignment #1: Ethics and Legal Issues

DUE: End of Class, Today

Objectives:

Evaluate and create an Acceptable Use Policy (AUP)

Understand copyright and fair use laws governing intellectual property
Understand legal issues with consumer privacy acts and other government
regulations dealing with privacy
Explain ways of keeping digital data and computer equipment secure
Understand importance of Ethics in Business

Each of the following sections has links to information about the topic. The information
may be in a text format or a visual format. Read the text selections and watch the video
selections. Follow the instructions given. For most of the topics you will be writing a
comprehensive summary of the information listed.
I. Acceptable Use Agreement (AUP):
a. Read the following three article: http://www.entrepreneur.com/blog/218977
II. Copyright Laws:
a. Watch this Common Craft video:
i. Copyright and Creative Commons
http://www.commoncraft.com/video/copyright-and-creativecommons
III. FERPA:
a. Video from the University of Arizona Youtube video we watched on
student privacy.
i. What is FERPA [B: Business > Codner > Garcia > DBA >
Videos]
IV. Ergonomics:
a. Video from second day of class on Ergonomics.
i. Egonomics Corporate Educational Video [B: Business >
Codner > Garcia > DBA > Videos]
V. Privacy:
a. Read ONLY the following two sections (look for these headings) of this
article:
i. Privacy and Technology
ii. Privacy and the Internet
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Privacy#Privacy_and_technology
VI. Computer Security Issues:
a. Watch this short video:
i. Explaining Computer Security
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Wc1dOw4j3J8
VII.

Ethics / Business Ethics

Digital Business Applications

Assignment #1: Ethics and Legal Issues

a. Watch this video on ethics:
i. Five Ways To Think Ethically [B: Business > Codner > Garcia >
DBA > Videos]

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Assignment #1: Ethics and Legal Issues

SUMMARY TABLE
In the blank area below each term, type a comprehensive summary on what you
learned about the term that was presented in the readings and videos. Your summary
must be exactly between 20-25 words.
Then, write a good question for a test about that term. The question should be
something other than True/False (Ex: Multiple Choice, Short Answer, Fill In The Blank,
etc.)
Name Will Chase__________________________

DUE: End of

class, Today

What We Learned About:

Your Question
about:

Acceptable Use Agreement (AUP) This makes

people feel safe working on the internet. The
(AUP) also makes workers feel safe and makes
company privacy on computer and network of
the companies.

What Agreement allows the

companies to have privacy
over their computers and
networks?

Copyright Laws
Makes laws that only the owner has the right to
give permission to other because of the
copyright law that allows the owner to always
keep the item they copyright
FERPA
Federal (Education/Information) Right and
Privacy Act. The student is the only person
able to give information about themselves at
school. Your parents have to go through you to
get your grades or other Information.
Ergonomics: The ways you work on computer so
you dont get hurt from bad habits in your work
place and the way you suppose to work at the
computer work place.

What Law allows no taking

and giving away from others
photos?

Privacy
The privacy on the internet can be viewed by a
third party and they sites you leave are like
digital footsteps. It allows the group able to
seclude themselves.

How does privacy help out

with online groups

What is FERPA purpose?

What does Ergonomics

supposed to do for your work
place?

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Assignment #1: Ethics and Legal Issues

Computer Security Issues
The issues is that people steal your computer you
lose your data and they have control of all your data
on your computers hard drive.

What happens when

someone get a hold of your
computer.

Ethics/Business Ethics
Ethics are balanced and benefits that are good for
business and human wellbeing. You also identify
rights and human rights also recognizing virtues.

What do ethics do to help?

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