Responsibilities of a Professional with Respect to the Law

Question: What are the responsibilities of a professional with respect to the law use the BCS code of practice as a guide. What a professional should do, what mustnt they do how can they ensure they act professionally in meeting their responsibilities with respect to the law? Answer: Responsibilities of a professional with respect to the law Responsibility in simple words means the task or the job which is to be properly completed or done by a particular. The other word which explains responsibility is duty. Profession of a persons defines it professional in its field.9 Parker, R. (2009). The professional. New York: G.P. Putnam's Sons). To perform the role of that profession the skills set, knowledge defines it profession. Suppose a person is an engineer so its profession is engineer and he/ she is professional in its field. (Demetriades, D. (2003). Information technology. ) Oxford: Oxford University Press. As an I.T professional the rules and regulations defined by the British Computer Society known as BCS has to be followed. In comparison of general laws these laws are more of professional standards it is assumed by the experts in the I.T field. Cooper, L. and FelÊÂ ¹dman, D. (2011). BCS. New Jersey: World Scientific. BCS has its own code of conduct which helps out in setting the professional standards, laws and ru les. The BCS code explains the principles of practices in relation to the contemporary all-around demand in I.T. The BCS code of conduct is used to describe the standards of practice related to I.T. The person choosing profession as ICT (Information Communication Technology) or IS (Information System) personnel has to delivery their duties taking into consideration the code of practices of BCS. The BCS may set standards for the profession working in U.K as well as for the professional working outside the country. Bott, F. (2005). Professional Issues in Information Technology. Swindon: British Informatics Society. Dos and Donts of the professionals The professional is advised to follow all the common practices but he/she may select the practices relevant to the given skills sets and streams. The code of good practice is designed as a web-based document which is available in several formats and the professional have to get through it before starting their work. The professionals have to follow the standards relevant to the companys business, technology and development methods. The standards have to be used in the effective and intelligent manner so that the result achieved is good. The standards have to be updated periodically and the company should motivate the employees to adopt it. If the professional is having any doubt about the laws and regulation, he/she should consult to the experts. For making the law updated various tools and methods have to be used.(Rotunda, R. and Dzienkowski, J. (2010). Professional responsibility. [St. Paul, Minn.}: West, a Thomson Reuters business.) Assurance that they are performing their responsibilities The experts should always make sure that everyone is following the laws and regulation under the BCS standards. The experts should always seek the opportunity for increasing the awareness of it in the company (Rowland, D., Kohl, U. and Charlesworth, A. (2012). Information technology law. Abingdon, Oxon: Routledge.) Everyone should be aware of the laws and the standards relevant to their job. These helps in increasing the level of best practice of the individual in the company. To encourage the profession to adapt the standard in their work life there should be making aware with the benefits of using the standards. The experts should make sure that the scope, timescales; responsibilities are explained properly to the person as it will help in selecting the standard relate to his work. The laws, standards are developed taking in consideration of the public, society, and work environment of the I.T professionals. References Bott, F. (2005). Professional Issues in Information Technology. Swindon: British Informatics Society. Cooper, L. and FelÊÂ ¹dman, D. (2011). BCS. New Jersey: World Scientific. Demetriades, D. (2003). Information technology. Oxford: Oxford University Press. Parker, R. (2009). The professional. New York: G.P. Putnam's Sons. Rotunda, R. and Dzienkowski, J. (2010). Professional responsibility. [St. Paul, Minn.}: West, a Thomson Reuters business. Rowland, D., Kohl, U. and Charlesworth, A. (2012). Information technology law. Abingdon, Oxon: Routledge.