Tutorial One: Information Technology and Ethical Issues
| Provide a definition of Information Technology/Information Communications Technology (APA reference required)
Information Technology: The study or use of processes ( esp. using computers, micro electronics, and telecommunications) for storing, retrieving, and sending information (e.g. words, numbers, pictures). The New Zealand Oxford Paperback Dictionary.(1998).In T. Deverson(Ed). NewYork;Oxford University Press.
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| Consider the definition of IT you have provided. How is this form of technology prevalent in our society? How common place has it become? Extremely prevalent, especially in the younger generations you'll be struggling to find some-body who can't send a txt or surf the web, or a house that doesn't have a computer or somebody who doesn't have a Mp3 (or I-pod)
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| What IT devices or system do you feel comfortable and competent using? Definantly the old Cell-phone! and yeah, i can work Lap-tops, MP3 players, the net, digital cameras, flash drives etc etc. there is probley way more but i just can't think of any right now!
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| Thinking about your own fieldwork experiences consider how IT is being used in Occupational Therapy practice?
Digital camera's are now used during home assessments in regards to whether any building modifications need to be made, more reliable than sketches
Community Physical OT's can use the net in order to get correct driving directions to a patients house!! no more wrong turns!
Cell Phones are used when OTs make a home visit, so they can be easily contacted, as well as a safety precaution
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| What ethical implications arise from the capturing, sharing and transferring of information via IT devices (e.g. mobile phones) or systems (e.g. internet) Anybody can view and change the information uploaded onto the internet. sending authorized info to the wrong person, eg text or e-mail confidential info to the wrong person. |
| Provide a definition of Computer Ethics (APA reference required) Computer ethics is a branch of practical philosophy which deals with how computing professionals should make decisions regarding professional and social conduct.
Retrieved February 14, 2007, from http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Computer_ethics |
| Provide a definition of Intellectual Property (APA reference required)
In law, intellectual property (IP) is an umbrella term for various legal entitlements which attach to certain types of information, ideas, or other intangibles in their expressed form. The holder of this legal entitlement is generally entitled to exercise various exclusive rights in relation to the subject matter of the IP. The term intellectual property reflects the idea that this subject matter is the product of the mind or the intellect, and that IP rights may be protected at law in the same way as any other form of property. However, the use of the term and the concepts it is said to embody are the subject of some controversy Retrieved: February14,2007 from http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Intellectual_property |
| Provide a definition of Social Justice (APA reference required) Social justice refers to the concept of a society in which justice is achieved in every aspect of society, rather than merely the administration of law. Retrieved 27 February, from:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Social_Justice |
| Provide a definition of Informed Consent (APA reference required) Informed Consent is a legal condition whereby a person can be said to have given consent based upon an appreciation and understanding of the facts and implications of an action Retrieved 27 February, from: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Informed_Consent |
In your own words briefly summarise why (or why not) a great understanding of ITC and the ethical issues it encompasses will help us in our practice and daily lives. A great understanding of ITC and knowing the ethical issues encompassed with ITC will help OT's in daily practise and lives because it makes documenting and saving information so much easier, and with the right precautions, it also makes it a safer option to use!
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