Professional Issues in IT

Frank Bott, Neil Taylor

• Publisher: BCS, The Chartered Institute for IT
• Year: 2022
• Print ISBN: 9781780175881
• eBook ISBN: 9781780175904
• Edition: 3
• Topic: Business
• Subtopic: Business Ethics
• Index: Business

To be effective at a senior level, IT professionals need not only appropriate technical skills and experience, but also a broad understanding of the context in which they operate. Relevant to all sizes of organisation, this book addresses the social, legal, financial, organisational and ethical issues faced by IT professionals, in alignment with 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 changes to legislation and technology over recent years, including the GDPR and Data Protection Act, with comprehensive updates across the book in line with the latest syllabus.

Table of contents

• Front Cover
• Half-Title Page
• BCS, The Chartered Institute for It
• Title Page
• Copyright Page
• Contents
• List of figures and tables
• About the authors
• Acknowledgements
• Abbreviations
• Useful websites
• Preface
• 1. Law and Government
• 2. The Computing Profession
• 3. What is an Organisation?
• 4. Structure and Management of Organisations
• 5. Financing a Start-Up Company
• 6. Financial Accounting
• 7. Management Accounting
• 8. Investment Appraisal
• 9. Human Resources Issues
• 10. Equality, Diversity and Inclusion
• 11. Intellectual Property Rights
• 12. Contracts and Licences
• 13. Data Protection, Privacy and Freedom of Information
• 14. Internet Issues
• 15. Computer Misuse
• Appendix: Sample Contract of Employment
• Index
• Back Cover