Chapter 2: When Certification Is Justified

Chapter 2 : Case # 3

Discussion Questions

1. How can organizations and vendors change their certification programs to test for skills as well as core knowledge? What issues might this introduce?

The organization and vendors must produce a training to the employee in order to gain the certificate needed for the job they are in. Having a proper training gives them a opportunity to show their skills and new knowledge not just the core knowledge that they have.
2. What are the primary arguments against certifications, and how can certifying programs need to change in their programs to overcome these shortcomings?

I think they argued that having IT knowledge is not based on certificate that you have. Then lately they think and come up to an idea to built more trainings in order for them to have more experience and gain the certificate that able to use in their work.
3. What are the benefits of certifications? How might certification program need to change in the future to better serve the needs of the IT community?

For me the benefits of certificates are the recognition for you to be known as an IT professional or an IT graduate. This is one of the weapon that can help you to easily find a job. This certificate might be use to have a best IT workers in the community.

Chapter 1: Is There a Place for Ethics for IT?

Chapter 1 : Case # 3

Discussion Questions

1. Discuss how a CIO might handle Schrage's scenarios using the suggested process for ethical decision making presented in this chapter.

The CIO might handle Schrage scenarios by using this method of right ethical decision making or it can be developing the customer relation management. They Should develop a good problem statement that can lead them into there actions i mean in order for them to come up a good decisions.
2. Discuss the possible short-term losses and long-term gains in implementing ethical solutions for each of Schrage’s scenarios.

There are some readers argued that CIOs must consider a company's long-term needs rather than just the current needs of a specific project and others argued that engaging in unethical behavior even for the best of purposes, crosses a line that eventually leads to more serious transgressions. 

3. Must business choose between good ethics and financial benefits? Explain your answer using   Schrage’s scenarios as examples.

For me I think No, business must not choose between good ethics and financial benefits instead having this two kinds of characteristics in important into business. As what i have understand in Schrage scenarios they plan to outsource its maintenance and support the customer relation management system once it is develop, in this kind of plan good ethics and financial benefit is needed.

What Makes an IT Professional?

Being in my second year of schooling in college and still counting years to be called a professional still I don’t really have an exact or shall I say correct idea on what takes to be an IT professional. As I ask my parents related on this question they only answered me in one word “ATTITUDE”. For me attitude is simple word, but as I reflect on what aspects thus attitude have it reminds me that attitude are reflections in all things that we do. It simply says that good attitude is the key to be called a professional.

Now! As I learn, I compose my idea on what takes to be an IT professional by saying building up knowledge, skills and passions can put us into success because being professional it is not only based on how much experience on education we have but also base on how someone acts and uses their knowledge, skills and passions. And all of this is the product of our own good “ATTITUDE”.