Charan is a programmer for a small software development company. This company is still establishing its market share and is quite aggressive in setting software release dates. Charan is one of a small...

Charan is a programmer for a small software development company. This company is still establishing its market share and is quite aggressive in setting software release dates. Charan is one of a small team responsible for programming and testing the next release of their accounting package software. There are several programs that Charan has written and they have been tested successfully by a colleague. Charan is now testing three programs written by a colleague and has found minor bugs in each of them. Their author is fixing the bugs and then Charan will retest them. She expects this to take a further three weeks. Before all these bugs are resolved, her supervisor Collin informs Charan that management wishes to release the software to the public so as to meet the previously predicted finish date. To achieve this Charan, as a Tester, will need to sign that these tests are completed and the appropriate standards but she knows this is not the case.

What professional ethical dilemmas are Charan and Collin dealing with here? (e.g.Should we allow or sanction Charan's behaviour? Is there a public interest question raised by this scenario? What actions do everyone involved need to take to ensure that this kind of situation does not occur again


Case Study 6A Charan Charan is a programmer for a small software development company. This company is still establishing its market share and is quite aggressive in setting software release dates. Charan is one of a small team responsible for programming and testing the next release of their accounting package software. There are several programs that Charan has written and they have been tested successfully by a colleague. Charan is now testing three programs written by a colleague and has found minor bugs in each of them. Their author is fixing the bugs and then Charan will retest them. She expects this to take a further three weeks. Before all these bugs are resolved, her supervisor Collin informs Charan that management wishes to release the software to the public so as to meet the previously predicted finish date. To achieve this Charan, as a Tester, will need to sign that these tests are completed and the appropriate standards but she knows this is not the case. What professional ethical dilemmas are Charan and Collin dealing with here? (e.g. Should we allow or sanction Charan's behaviour? Is there a public interest question raised by this scenario? What actions do everyone involved need to take to ensure that this kind of situation does not occur again?) Section 1 – The White Framework Student Instructions: Fill in the Table below using short sentences or dot points to make a list in each section. You must fill out all three table cells under Issues/Results prior to marking it as complete. You should input 350-500 words into this section. Case Study Name & Number: Step Process/Step Issues/Results Step 1: Analyze - The Consequences Step 2: Analyze - The Actions Step 3: Make A Decision Section 2 – The Governance and Regulatory Environment Part 1 - ACS Code of Professional Conduct Analysis Identify the appropriate ACS Code of Professional Conduct values along with the relevant sub-paragraph topics by number and sub-paragraph (e.g. 1.2.6 (g) – endeavour to extend public knowledge and understanding of ICT). Group each by value and appropriate corresponding sub- paragraphs relevant to your case study. Case Study: (Name & Number) ACS Code of Professional Conduct Value & Section: 1.2.? ACS Code of Professional Conduct Section: 1.2.? ACS Code of Professional Conduct Section: 1.2.? ACS Code of Professional Conduct Section: 1.2.? Section 2 – The Governance and Regulatory Environment Part 2 – Legislative and International Standards Analysis Identify the appropriate Australian Legislation (e.g. Fair Work Act; Privacy Act). Identify and list relevant Australian/International Organization for Standardization/International Electrotechnical Commission (AS ISO/IEC) (e.g. AS ISO/IEC 38500:2016). Provide at least four items in each category in the boxes below. Case Study: Australian Legislation AS/ISO/IEC Standards Section 3 – Justifying a Decision and Recommending Appropriate Action Make short text responses to the five (5) questions in the spaces provided. Each response should be between 50 - 80 words (Total not to exceed 400 words). 1. What were the most important professional ethics issues/dilemmas for you in your scenario? (Reference at least two core issues) 2. What do you believe are the most appropriate decisions to be made here for management, organisation and employees? 3. Who is responsible for taking what action here and why? (Name names!) 4. What can be done, or what strategies can be implemented to ensure that a similar situation does not occur again? 5. What did you learn from reading this scenario?