Provide a definition of Information Technology/Information Communications Technology (APA reference required)
information technology n. the production, storage and communication of information using computers and microelectronics
Hanks, P. (ed). (1989) Collins Concise Dictionary. Glasgow: Bath Press.
Retrieved February 14, 2007, http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Intellectual_property
Consider the definition of IT you have provided. How is this form of technology prevalent in our society? How common place has it become?
Computer data base. camera for teaching, lap-top write on screen/ people resistant/require teaching and reasurance
What IT devices or system do you feel comfortable and competent using?
- system may crash
-finance/ funding costs/ how available is it
-lack of knowledge
Thinking about your own fieldwork experiences consider how IT is being used in Occupational Therapy practice?
•How have you seen IT being used?
•What might stop practitioners and organisations from using it?
•What are some potential benefits for organisations, practitioners and clients (examples)?What are some potential negatives for organisations, practitioners and clients (examples
previlent in all aspects
What ethical implications arise from the capturing, sharing and transferring of information via IT devices (e.g. mobile phones) or systems (e.g. internet)
new responsibilities and relationships need to be identified and articulated so that people know what thier new role entails and the necessary requisites for preforming it.
Retrieved February 14, 2007, http://plato.stanford.edu/entries/computing-responsibility/
Provide a definition of Computer Ethics (APA reference required)
Computor ethics is a branch of practical philosophy which 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. wikipeddia.org/wiki/Computor_ethics
Provide a definition of Intellectual Property (APA reference required)
In law intellectual property (IP) is an umbrella term for various legal entitlementshich attach to certain tyes of information, ideas, or other intangibles in thier expressed form. The term intellectual property reflects the idea that this subject matter is the product of the mind or the intellect, andthat IP rights may be protected at law in the same way as any other form of property
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.
Retreived Februry 14, 2007, from http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Social_justice
Retrieved February 14, 2007, http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Intellectual_property
Provide a definition of Informed Consent (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.
Retreived Februry 14, 2007, from http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Social_justice
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 lives.
Once skills are mastered technology will make life easier in academic practice. However not everyone has acsses to computors, broadband and we live with the knowledge that the system may crash.
