Five moral dimensions of information systems

1.Which of the five moral dimensions of information systems identified in this text is involved in this case?

There are five moral dimensions that come into play with information systems. They are information rights and obligations, property rights and obligations, accountability and control, system quality and quality of life. The moral dimension of that is involved in this case is accountability and control. Drivers must be held responsible for texting while driving as they are the ones participating in the at risk behavior. The driver makes the decision to text being aware of the dangers. The driver takes full control of the situation by texting and being distracted behind the wheel. The manufacturers and developers of the cell phones cannot be held accountable as they just provide the service that allows texting and discourage texting and driving.

2.What are the ethical, social, and political issues raised by this case?

The ethical issue that is raised by this case is that individuals are texting behind the wheel when they know is wrong. These individuals are not taking into account the safety and well-being of others that they might encounter on the roads. This behavior is considered unethical, as the drivers know that is wrong and still make the conscience decision to continue with this pattern of behavior. One can reach this decision by applying the number one step in the ethical analysis. This step talks about the facts that help define the ethical question. In this case it is clearly stated the dangers that texting while driving creates as being the same level as legally intoxicated, which makes the ethical question easier to determine by establishing that it harms others. The social issue that is raised is the value that people are putting on harming others versus sending a text message. This creates a conflict of a person’s higher values order. The texting drivers do not take into consideration other’s well-being and property as they are risking inflicting damage and injury to others. The political issue that is within this case is the severity of the punishment for texting drivers and the regulation that is administered. What is the proper punishment for a car accident due to someone texting? 15 years seems to extreme. The government can be violating your privacy because to prove you were texting would have to access your phone records, which are deemed personal.

3.Which of the ethical principles described in the text are useful for decision making about texting while driving?

One ethical principle that can be applied to texting while driving is if an action cannot be taken repeatedly, it is not right to take at all. This principle applies because one might text once while driving and no harm can occur but if one keeps texting while driving tragedy will soon strike due to the distraction that it creates. The distraction could lead to a car accident, running over of a pedestrian or driving off the road. The repeat action of texting while driving is dangerous and should not be done. In the case it mentions that neurologist have found that if drivers continue the texting behavior behind the wheel they can develop addictions to their mobile device. This addiction causes burst of adrenaline into the body, after the driver becomes accustomed to this adrenaline regular driving becomes boring and requires driver to multitask with their mobile device just to be entertained. This behavior possesses and even bigger problem as the drive cannot drive without use of the mobile device, which takes awareness away from the road. This furthermore addresses the principle that texting while driving cannot be a repeatable action.

1.Which of the five moral dimensions of information systems identified in this text is involved in this case?

There are five moral dimensions that come into play with information systems. They are information rights and obligations, property rights and obligations, accountability and control, system quality and quality of life. The moral dimension of that is involved in this case is accountability and control. Drivers must be held responsible for texting while driving as they are the ones participating in the at risk behavior. The driver makes the decision to text being aware of the dangers. The driver takes full control of the situation by texting and being distracted behind the wheel. The manufacturers and developers of the cell phones cannot be held accountable as they just provide the service that allows texting and discourage texting and driving.

2.What are the ethical, social, and political issues raised by this case?

The ethical issue that is raised by this case is that individuals are texting behind the wheel when they know is wrong. These individuals are not taking into account the safety and well-being of others that they might encounter on the roads. This behavior is considered unethical, as the drivers know that is wrong and still make the conscience decision to continue with this pattern of behavior. One can reach this decision by applying the number one step in the ethical analysis. This step talks about the facts that help define the ethical question. In this case it is clearly stated the dangers that texting while driving creates as being the same level as legally intoxicated, which makes the ethical question easier to determine by establishing that it harms others. The social issue that is raised is the value that people are putting on harming others versus sending a text message. This creates a conflict of a person’s higher values order. The texting drivers do not take into consideration other’s well-being and property as they are risking inflicting damage and injury to others. The political issue that is within this case is the severity of the punishment for texting drivers and the regulation that is administered. What is the proper punishment for a car accident due to someone texting? 15 years seems to extreme. The government can be violating your privacy because to prove you were texting would have to access your phone records, which are deemed personal.

3.Which of the ethical principles described in the text are useful for decision making about texting while driving?

One ethical principle that can be applied to texting while driving is if an action cannot be taken repeatedly, it is not right to take at all. This principle applies because one might text once while driving and no harm can occur but if one keeps texting while driving tragedy will soon strike due to the distraction that it creates. The distraction could lead to a car accident, running over of a pedestrian or driving off the road. The repeat action of texting while driving is dangerous and should not be done. In the case it mentions that neurologist have found that if drivers continue the texting behavior behind the wheel they can develop addictions to their mobile device. This addiction causes burst of adrenaline into the body, after the driver becomes accustomed to this adrenaline regular driving becomes boring and requires driver to multitask with their mobile device just to be entertained. This behavior possesses and even bigger problem as the drive cannot drive without use of the mobile device, which takes awareness away from the road. This furthermore addresses the principle that texting while driving cannot be a repeatable action.