Assessment DetailsThis assignment has two subtasks of equal weights. Students are expected to complete both subtasks.Subtask 1: Case StudyPercentage Value of Task: 7.5%Minimum Time Expectation: 10...

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Assessment DetailsThis assignment has two subtasks of equal weights. Students are expected to complete both subtasks.Subtask 1: Case StudyPercentage Value of Task: 7.5%Minimum Time Expectation: 10 hoursAssume that Mr. McBright is an employee of a company called NewAge Pty Ltd, which develops operating systems for a tablet computer manufacturer by name XYZ Pty Ltd. Mr. McBright is in charge of testing the proper functioning of the operating system and endorsing them prior to their release to XYZ Pty Ltd. Mr. McBright reports to Mrs McDonald, who has become so complacent with her position within NewAge Pty Ltd that she takes every step to protect it. For example, since assuming her current position five years ago she has not developed herself for a higher-level position, neither has she trained or sponsored any of her subordinates for further career development. Mrs McDonald also does not employ anyone who appears to be much more competent than herself. Furthermore, to Mrs McDonald, the most important criteria for hiring new employees is the college that they attended. The management philosophy of Mrs McDonald has resulted in many incompetent employees at NewAge Pty Ltd, resulting in the lack of current best practices for software development.XYZ Pty Ltd contracted NewAge Pty Ltd to develop a software at the cost of A$2 million. Just prior to handing over of the operating system to XYZ Pty Ltd, Mr. McBright discovered a bug in it, although it could provide its intended basic functions.ITECH7402 PROFESSIONAL IT CULTURECRICOS Provider No. 00103D ITECH7402_Task3_Individual written task specification.docx Page 2 of 4He reported his discovery to Mrs McDonald, but they colluded to keep the finding secret in order to meet project schedule.Eventually the new operating system with its bug was released to XYZ Pty Ltd. XYZ Pty Ltd then installed the buggyoperating system it acquired from NewAge Pty Ltd on 20,000 newly-manufactured tablet computers without knowing thedeficiency. Five weeks after releasing the first set of tablets running the faulty operating system into the market, the softwarecreated a virus, called McDonaldBug, which destroyed all the customer records of Badluck Bank which acquired some ofthe tablets. Four months after the release of the second set of tablets manufactured from the faulty operating system oneof the tablets burst into frames, burning an office complex owned by TastyBurgers Pty Ltd.An investigation into the two accidents revealed that:1. The main cause of the two accidents was that the tablets involved were manufactured using the buggy operatingsystem acquired from NewAge Pty Ltd.2. NewAge Pty Ltd has four branches located in four countries, and the employees at each branch have different setof skills. However, Mrs McDonald has the habit of not making good use of the skills of her colleagues working fromother branches than where she sits.3. The main cause of the bug in the software was the lack of current best practices for software development atNewAge Pty Ltd as Mrs McDonald has not mentored her staff for career development for a long time. Also, MrsMcDonald employs only people of her alma mater.Both Badluck Bank and TastyBurgers Pty Ltd sued XYZ Pty Ltd for damages. XYZ Pty Ltd also sued NewAge Pty Ltd forcompensation. The authorities of the council of the city (called LivingCity) including its mayor Hon. Joseph Luck, where theheadquarters of NewAge Pty Ltd is located, interfered in the legal proceedings to get NewAge Pty Ltd exonerated. Theirreason is that NewAge Pty Ltd is the major employer in LivingCity. Eventually, Badluck Bank and TastyBurgers Pty Ltd arebattling against XYZ Pty Ltd in courts. The legal proceedings have been adjoined until further notice.Subtasks 1 Tasks:Students are expected to prepare a business report of maximum length of 750 words that gives an ethical analysis of theissues raised in the case study. Your submission must at least address the following points:a) List the stakeholders in the case study. Discuss how each of the stakeholders in the case study applied or failedto apply ethical decision-making approaches in the IT work environment. (V3)b) Clearly state the ethical dilemma that confronts the stakeholders mentioned in the case study.c) Provide an ethical response to the dilemma according to consequences alone. Consider the consequences foreach of the stakeholders mentioned in the case study.d) The ACS Code of Professional Conduct extends the meaning of the six ethical values with requirements thatcontribute to observing the values. Examine the code and identify requirements (using value numbers 1-6 and arequirement letter) that are relevant to this case study. For each identified requirement, explain how it should beapplied in this case study. (K2)e) Use appropriate theories of ethical philosophy to analyse the case study, especially for the position of MrsMcDonald and Mr. McBright in passing the software while knowing that it was buggy. (K1)
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Soumi answered on Jan 03 2021
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(Task 1)
Executive Summary
This assignment deals with et
hical dilemma in NewAge Pty Ltd. The stakeholders impacted by the ethical issues have been mentioned in the initial part of the assignment. The ethical theories, which have been ignored by Mrs McDonalds have also been discussed in the later part of the assignment. The ethical response to the dilemma has been proposed to ensure that such instances can be managed effectively.
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Introduction    4
Analysis    4
Conclusion    6
References    7
Introduction
In the modern business environment, ethics has an integral role to play. Organisations abiding by ethical practices tend to increase the value for all the stakeholders. In case of service industry, customer satisfaction is given high importance. This assignment deals with an ethical issues related to NewAge Pty Ltd. The issue is a decision between meeting the deadline and quality standards.
Analysis
The stakeholders listed in the case study are management, employee and the client. Mrs McDonald is occupying a managerial post in the company. She was aware of the bug issue, which was related to the operating software developed for the client. In spite of having proper knowledge of the issue, she tried to supress the issue to meet the deadline. She employee inefficient employees to ensure his existence in the organisation. The employee mentioned in the study is Mr. McBright, who had knowledge of the bug in the operating system. However, he acted as per the instructions of Mrs McDonald rather than discussing the same with anyone else. The customer is XYZ Pty Ltd., who was provided with the faulty operating system. The employees of the company had suffered...
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