Provide a definition of Information Technology/Information Communications Technology (APA reference required)
Information technology (IT), also known as Information and Communication(s) Technology (ICT) and Infocomm in Asia, is concerned with the use of technology in managing and processing information, especially in large organizations.
Retrieved February 14, 2007, from http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Information_Technology
Information technology n. The production, storage and communication of information using computers and microelectronics.
Hanks, P. (ed). (1989) Collins Concise Dictionary. Glasgow: Bath Press.
Consider the definition of IT you have provided. How is this form of technology prevalent in our society? How common place has it become?
Some of the forms of technology prevalent in our society are: emails, computer, internet, i pod, email, mobile phones, digital cameras, blackboard.
They have become very common that they are part of everyday importance.
What IT devices or system do you feel comfortable and competent using?
Face book, computer, i pod, mobile phones and email
Thinking about your own fieldwork experiences consider how IT is being used in Occupational Therapy practice?
To keep client’s notes e.g JAVA
Instant information to many professionals at the same time e.g pagers and mobile phones
Video conferencing used by professionals who cannot be present for an important meeting in person.
Mobile phones
Laptop: take as you go to write notes
What ethical implications arise from the capturing, sharing and transferring of information via IT devices (e.g. mobile phones) or systems (e.g. internet)
Bridge of privacy
Social justice: can every one afford it
Information misuse
Managing info, ( to monitor who access the information).
Erased date easily copied and altered, easy transfer of information across border
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 February 14, 2007, http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Intellectual_property
Provide a definition of Social Justice (APA reference required)
Social justice mostly refers to an ideal of society, where "justice" refers to economic status rather than to the administration of laws. It is based on the idea of a society which gives individuals and groups fair treatment and a just share of the benefits of society, although what is "fair treatment" and a "just share" must remain unclear or subject to interpretation.
Retrieved February 14, 2007, 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 February 14, 2007, 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 live
Understanding of ITC and the ethical issues it encompasses will help in our practice and daily live because: It will keep us informed, make practise faster,easier and more convinence, help us understand the importance of respecting others privacy.
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