Professional Issues in Information Technology
eBook - PDF

Professional Issues in Information Technology

  1. 210 pages
  2. English
  3. PDF
  4. Available on iOS & Android
eBook - PDF

Professional Issues in Information Technology

About this book

Relevant to all sizes of organisations, this book addresses the social, legal, financial, organisational and ethical issues faced by IT professionals. It is designed to accompany the BCS HEQ 'Diploma in IT' core module: Professional Issues in Information Systems Practice. This new edition takes into account the social and legal implications of the substantial changes to legislation and technology over recent years, for example cloud computing, the Digital Economy Act and the Equality Act.

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Table of contents

  1. Cover
  2. Copyright
  3. CONTENTS
  4. LIST OF FIGURES AND TABLES
  5. AUTHOR
  6. ACKNOWLEDGMENTS
  7. ABBREVIATIONS
  8. USEFUL WEBSITES
  9. PREFACE
  10. 1 LAW AND GOVERNMENT
  11. 2 THE COMPUTING PROFESSION
  12. 3 WHAT IS AN ORGANISATION?
  13. 4 STRUCTURE AND MANAGEMENT OF ORGANISATIONS
  14. 5 FINANCING A START-UP COMPANY
  15. 6 FINANCIAL ACCOUNTING
  16. 7 MANAGEMENT ACCOUNTING
  17. 8 INVESTMENT APPRAISAL
  18. 9 HUMAN RESOURCES ISSUES
  19. 10 ANTI-DISCRIMINATION LEGISLATION
  20. 11 INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY RIGHTS
  21. 12 SOFTWARE CONTRACTS AND LICENCES
  22. 13 DATA PROTECTION, PRIVACY AND FREEDOM OF INFORMATION
  23. 14 INTERNET ISSUES
  24. 15 COMPUTER MISUSE
  25. APPENDIX SAMPLE CONTRACT OF EMPLOYMENT
  26. INDEX