Alice V Ted: Ethical Case study

Alice V Ted: Ethical Case study

Question 1: Is there an Ethical Dilemma?

Read the case study below and then briefly discuss any ethical issues related to any of the people mentioned (by name) in the scenario. (Maximum 1 typed page)

Question 2: Four-step Ethical Analysis and Decision Making Process

Do the more structured ethical analysis and decision making process (as done in

Ethics Practice Class (Week 6), following the procedures outlined in Kallman and Grillo). Complete this analysis using the following headings and associated questions and/or statements. These are the same headings as used in the Ethics practice Class for the case study “Landscape”.

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One of the major ethical issues arises when Ted expresses several misgivings about Alice’s program without considering her efforts and willingness to give the software to ACE at a discounted price.  It is clear from the case that Alice developed an unquestionable anti-virus program that was capable of protecting ACE’s computer from virus attacks.  By installing anti-virus software like the one developed by Alice forms an additional security layer that safeguards incoming and outgoing data that may be appropriate to the company.

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