Professional Issues in Information Technology
             Don't they say " first impressions last" ... well, here's my first impression on:
             1. the relevance of this subject to my course and;
             So where do I start - well how about I start with you because once I've made my first impression on you, based on my first impressions about this subject, then I can justify the second point.
             It seems clear to me that I am supposed to be writing not based on what I don't know but on what I do know. Well that's easy, not a great deal, so I will be completely honest and say I haven't researched any of the content in this essay and it is only based on my own understanding.
             So here are the key words you've given me to trigger some potential ideas in my head (a) 'ethics', (b) 'computer ethics', (c) 'professional ethics'. My initial thought is 'shit' however I can't say that! But why not? I'm only expressing the way I feel ... is that right or wrong?
             a) Hang on, is that ethics? Questioning the notion of what is right or wrong and attempting to justify it through our opinions. I've got a feeling I'm warm however I can't be completely sure. What I am sure of, is you cannot pin ethics down and there is no absolute right or wrong answer. However many people and society in general will subscribe to what is considered right or wrong. Obvious examples include refrain from rape, stealing, murder, assault, slander, and fraud. And in society this is enforced through law which often based on circumstance or evolution can fall over and bring us to question what is written down as right or wrong and the issue becomes one of an ethical debate. Personally I don't believe in absolute right or wrong which is probably similar to the ideas of a Zen Buddha. A step further would have me saying I don't be
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