Module 2

This is about the student handbook on computing for the students of Virginia University (Please surf for it). Read and understand their handbook.

If you are to become a part of the VSU team who will formulate a handbook like that of Virginia University, give at least 2 policies that you want to be implemented in VSU or even just for CS students like you, regarding computing . Also include sanction or sort of punishment to those who will violate the said policy.

If I am to become a part of the VSU team who will formulate a handbook like that of Virginia University, the 2 policies that I want to implement in VSU or even just for the CS students like me are:

1.  POLICY: During laboratory time, accesses of the non-related web pages    of the activity during the period are not allowed.

    SANCTION: When caught, student will be marked zero on the activity during the laboratory period.

2. POLICY: Posting of answers on personal web pages of the past exams without the instructors consent is prohibited, for it may be hacked by other users and will be used as a cheat.

    SANCTION: When found, the student is entitled to talk with the department head. If not reasonable enough, the owner is subjected to delete all the postings. If the owner will not delete the postings, the student will be banned from doing any more internet posting.

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According to the definition of ethics, it can be connected to the norms or custom of the society. What could be ethical to one could be unethical to another. If this is the case, in which ethics seem to be subjective in nature, why is there a need to study computer ethics at all? Support your opinion with facts.

Ethics can be connected to the norms or custom of the society. Though a certain custom can be ethical on a society, it is not an assurance that the other society can classify them as ethical also. There is still a need to study computer ethics even if ethics seems to be subjective in nature because each type of ethics deals with the different protocols that their members must obey and respect. Computer ethics deals with the proper usage of telecommunications and data storages. With the knowledge of an individual pertaining to computer ethics, he/she will not do anything that contradicts the codes of computer ethics. We all know that pornographic sites and even pictures are all over the internet, with the knowledge that this can cause harm to the public, these sites are eve blocked to avoid viewing by the public. Without computer ethics, guess there are a lot of damage that can cause harm with the abuse of today’s technology.  

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There are 4 types of non-jural law. Divine, natural, moral and physical. If you are to practice just one type of the non-jural law for the entire existence of your life, what would it be and why?

If I were to practice just one type of non-jural law for the existence of my life, it would be the Divine Law. As we all know, that this pertains to the laws that God has initiated to govern all His creations, living and also the non-loving. I believe that if practicing the laws that God has made, it will please Him and that I am living according His will. Giving back your life to your creator can bring someone’s life’s happiness to the fullest is what I believe in. Also, what I believe is that the other non-jural laws like natural, moral and physical law are laws made because of the divine law. These three laws made are with the accordance to the divine law. And so practicing this law and living this law for my entire existence is like I am practicing all the 4 non-jural laws.