ACF2400 Lecture Notes - Lecture 3: Password Cracking, Web Application, Bot Herder
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Ethics is generally considered to deal with relations of humans to each other. One way to describe the fields of ethics is that it deals with those actions affecting other people that make us feel good or bad about ourselves. A(cid:271)out (cid:373)aki(cid:374)g good (cid:272)hoi(cid:272)e or good de(cid:272)isio(cid:374). (cid:862)(cid:373)ake the right (cid:272)hoi(cid:272)e(cid:863) a(cid:374)d (cid:862)produ(cid:272)e good (cid:271)eha(cid:448)iour(cid:863). The nature of work carried out by accountants and auditors requires a high level of ethics. Knowledge of ethics helps to overcome ethical dilemas, allow for right choices that, although it may not benefit the company, it will benefit the pubic who relies on the a(cid:272)(cid:272)ou(cid:374)ta(cid:374)ts/auditors(cid:859) reporti(cid:374)g. Managerial ethics must of neccesity examine the impacts of the actions of managers. What are my responsibilities and obligations? consequences e. g. , enron case: ethical dilemma is where whether or not duncan should certify the liabilities with. Enron. (duncan suspects that enron may understate the liabilities on the balance sheet)
