WWYD Chapter 5 1 Ethics in information technology 5th editio

WWYD Chapter 5 #1 Ethics in information technology 5th edition

Use the five step decision-making process discussed in Chapter 1, page 22 to analyze the following situations and recommend a course of action.

The five step decision makeing process is: 1) Develop Problem Statement 2) Identify Alternatives 3) Evaluate and choose alternatives 4) Implement Decision 5) Evaluate Results

WWYD # 1 You are a young, recently graduated attorney working part time as part of the re election campaign team for your midsized city\'s mayor. Several citizens have taken to writing strongly worded letters to the local newspaper voicing their displeasure with your candidate\'s actions in his initial term as mayor. The campaign manager has suggested that you file at least three defamation lawsuits against the most vocal complainers as a warning to others of what they can expect if they are too vocal in their disagreement with the mayor. The goal is to intimidate others who might be inclined to write negative letters to the newspaper. How would you respond to this suggestion?

Solution

The five step decision makeing process.