Professional Environments MacDonald Framework

Question: Discuss about theProfessional Environmentsfor MacDonald Framework. Answer: Introduction This study aims to identify the values and clauses from ACS Code of Professional Conduct and Australian Legislation applicable to the case scenario along with demonstrating MacDonald Framework of ethical decision making Case Study After joining as a Project Manager, Alex faced a problem that due to the concern of intellectual property theft, the developers are not provided with sufficient access to their systems that lead to huge job dissatisfaction among the employees. Values and Clauses from ACS Code of Professional Conduct Relevant to the Scenario ACS Code of Professional Conduct can help Alex for upholding as well as advancing effectiveness, dignity and honor of becoming a perfect professional who would be able to secure the intellectual property of the organization (Bently and Sherman 2014). On the other hand, the ACS Code of Professional Conduct focuses specifically on the individual professional. The ACS Code of Professional Conduct is comprised of six major values such as The Primacy of the Public Interest, The Enhancement of Quality of Life, Honesty, Competence, Professional Development and Professionalism (Davison, Monotti and Wiseman 2015). Three values are specifically relevant to this scenario amongst these six values such as The Primacy of the Public Interest, Honesty and Competence (Leicester 2016). On the other hand, there are five specific clauses of ACS Code of Professional Conduct that would be the relevant one for the scenario, which would help the project manager for resolving this kind of conflicting situation. These are as follows: Respecting intellectual property of the company Endeavor to utility, continuity, security and integrity of ICT Make the employees aware of the relevant legislation as well as standards and act accordingly. Endeavour for preserving the privacy and confidentiality of the information of others (Gibson 2016). Differentiating between the personal and professional opinions and advice. Relevant Australian Legislation Applicable to the Scenario In this current scenario, the intellectual property theft is the major issue due to which a confusing situation has been occurred. Therefore, few Australian legislations of intellectual property equivalent to ACS code of Professional Conduct are applicable and relevant to this scenario (Bently and Sherman 2014). The Australian Copyright Law, Design Protection Law, Australian patent protection Law, Australian Trade Mark Protection are the most applicable legislation for this scenario (Davison, Monotti and Wiseman 2015). MacDonald Framework Figure 1: MacDonald Framework for Ethical Decision Making (Source: Created by Author) Conclusion This study is successful in conveying the relevant values and clauses of ACS Code of Conduct and establishing MacDonald Framework of ethical decision making that can resolve the complex scenario. Recommendations IP Protection The project manager should focus more on the prohibiting the issues of Intellectual Property threat by implementing ACS code of conduct Employee satisfaction Project manager should also focus on providing space with a nominal limit to the employees so that they can enjoy working in their workplaces. References Bently, L. and Sherman, B., 2014.Intellectual property law. Oxford University Press, USA. Corones, S.G., 2014.Competition law in Australia. Thomson Reuters Australia, Limited.] Davison, M., Monotti, A. and Wiseman, L., 2015.Australian intellectual property law. Cambridge University Press. Gibson, J., 2016.Community resources: intellectual property, international trade and protection of traditional knowledge. Routledge. Leicester, N., 2016. Ethics in the IT Profession: Does a Code of Ethics have an Effect on Professional Behaviour?