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IT professionals work in an environment which is§under continual innovation, exerts a global influence§and yet is relatively young. In such a context, how§can professionals be effectively supported in their§ethical practice? IT professional ethics has§predominantly focussed on external standards or§internal reasoning. However, attention also has to be§paid to professionals experience of ethics, which§influences how they interpret standards and construct§reasoning. A comprehensive experience of ethics will§embrace the professional s inner circle, their§employer, their client and humanity. In order to§promote such a comprehensive view, we need to§re-conceptualise a) the IT discipline, focussing on§information users; b) professional ethics, adopting§other-centred attitudes; and c) professional§development, pursuing a change in lived experience.§This book is written for those interested in§professional ethics (practitioners, educators,§professional bodies and employers), especially in the§computing field.
