3601ICT PROFESSIONAL
PRACTICE AND PORTFOLIO
Professionalism
Today’s Lecture
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Professionalism
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Career Options
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Workplace Relations
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Industry Trends
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Copyright
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Why be Professional?
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Experience a high level of employment
success!!!
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A desirable quality in IT (most) industry
Are you a Professional?
What do you consider to
be the characteristics of
a professional?
Are you a Professional?
Professionalism is not
a “just getting by”
attitude.
Are you a Professional?
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Producing quality work
Maximising knowledge
Being innovative
Showing constant improvement
Seeking additional or greater responsibility
Teaching
Ignoring distractions or losses\
Understanding the importance of communication, appearance, and mannerisms:
Possessing a good attitude.
Keeping up with ethics, regulatory, and legal issues
Comprehending a project's business aspects
http://www.zdnet.com.au/jobs/resources/soa/Defining-professionalism-in-IT/0,130056675,139176390,00.htm
Are you a Professional?
Professional associations usually
specify a code of conduct for their
members.
 Consider ACS,AIMIA,DIA
(two relevant organisations you
should consider joining)
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ACS Code of Professional Conduct
and Professional Practice
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The Public Interest
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Integrity
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Confidentiality
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Objectivity and Independence
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Competence
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Keeping Up-To-Date
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Subordinates
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Responsibility to Your Client
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Promoting Information Technology
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The Image of the Profession and the Society
source: http://www.acs.org.au/index.cfm?action=show&conID=200505020937347680
AIMIA Industry Code of Conduct
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Standards
An AIMIA member shall not make misleading or deceptive claims about
any content, product or service, whether by words, omission, illustration or
any other means.
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Subcontractors and suppliers
AIMIA members will ensure that their subcontractors and suppliers adhere to
the code as closely as possible. No AIMIA member will enter into a subcontract
with the purpose of evading any aspect of the Code.
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Sales and Client Service
AIMIA members must ensure that customers are provided with all information
reasonably necessary for them to make an informed purchase decision.
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Confidentiality
AIMIA members will respect the confidentiality of client business. An AIMIA
member will consult with clients on the content of any press release or
advertising relating to the client’s business, product or service.
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Fulfillment
AIMIA members must use their best endeavours to complete projects or deliver
products and services on time and on budget.
source: http://www.aimia.com.au/i-cms_file?page=1495/Industry_Code_of_Conduct_v1_0.pdf
Design Institute of Australia Code
of Ethics & Guide to Professional
Conduct
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The Designer’s Responsibility to the Community
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The Designer’s Responsibility to the Client
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The Designer’s Responsibility to Other
Designers
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Designer’s Remuneration
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Publicity
source: http://www.design.org.au/content.cfm?id=35
Professionalism
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It’s not just about being a great
designer or artist or… – that’s only the
starting point!
Professionalism
 “Professionalism
is indeed a
question of how we do things,
rather than what we do.
Professionalism is an attitude which
influences standards, ethics and
processes. It defines what we stand
for and what we stand against”
- Len Warwick
Professionalism
 True
professionals create positive
experiences for their clients
Career Development
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The average person will change jobs six
times in their lifetime
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The self employed will have at least 7
failed businesses before they get it right
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Contracts are the future of the IT sector
Career Options
 Public
sector
 Private
 Self
sector
employed
 Research
Career Options
 Public Sector
 Work/life balance
 Secure job
 Make a difference to the community
 Private Sector
 Job satisfaction
 Provide more opportunity for quick
advancement
Career Options
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Self Employed
 40%
of you will start your own businesses
 Freelance work
 Contract jobs
 Networking
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Research
 Opportunities
for honours/masters and post-grad
 What is the difference?
 What are the benefits?
 What do I do? How do I get involved…
Your Rights @ Work
When Starting work you should clarify the
following:
 confirm which award (if any) and/or agreement
you are covered by;
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your job classification and rate of pay;
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your employment status e.g. casual, full-time,
permanent etc;
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your hours of work, including any regular
overtime and shift work;
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details of any probationary period;
Your Rights @ Work
When Starting work you should clarify the
following:
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what are your/the employer’s superannuation
contributions and benefits;
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if initial training is required, the form it will take,
when it will be completed and what you are
expected to be able to do thereafter.
Your Rights @ Work
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employers expectations
more about the job and the employer's
performance expectations;
other rules including completion of time
sheets, meal break times and notification
requirements when unable to attend work,
Your Rights @ Work:
Freelance Work
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You are not guaranteed regular payment in the same
way that employees are. You might have to wait for
payment until the job is complete; and
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If you are injured while you are working, you might not
be entitled to compensation unless you have your own
accident insurance protection.
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if you work as an independent contractor, get a written
contract completed before you start each job, so that
the terms and conditions of the business arrangement
are clear
Source: Job Watch
Industry Trends
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Job prospects for IT Multimedia
Developers are GOOD. Employment for
IT Multimedia Developers to 2011-12 is
expected to be STRONG.
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IT Multimedia Developers have a high
proportion of full-time jobs (92 per cent).
Source: ABS Labour Force Survey, Australia - DEWR trend data
Industry Trends
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For IT Multimedia Developers working fulltime, average weekly hours are 40.4
(compared to 41.8 for all occupations) and
earnings are high - in the ninth decile.
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Unemployment for IT Multimedia
Developers is below average.
Source: ABS Labour Force Survey, Australia - DEWR trend data
Industry Trends (cont’d)
Age Profile (% share)
Source: ABS Labour Force Survey, Australia - DEWR trend data
Industry Trends (cont’d)
Male/Female (% share)
Source: ABS Labour Force Survey, Australia - DEWR trend data
Industry Trends (cont’d)
Employment by Region (% share)
Source: ABS Labour Force Survey, Australia - DEWR trend data
Industry Trends (cont’d)
Weekly Earnings (full time and before
tax)
Source: ABS Labour Force Survey, Australia - DEWR trend data
Copyright
What is it?
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Copyright is a type of legal protection for
people who express ideas and information in
certain forms. The most common forms are:
 Writing
 visual images
 music
 moving images.
Source: Australian Copyright Council
How Do You Get Copyright
Protection?
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Copyright protection is free and applies
automatically when material is created. For
example, as soon as a poem is written, or a
song is recorded, it is protected.
There is NO registration system for copyright in
Australia.
Australian copyright works are protected in most
other countries, and copyright works from most
other countries are protected in Australia.
Source: Australian Copyright Council
The Copyright Notice
You do not need to put a "copyright notice"
on your work for it to be protected in
Australia.
 You may choose to put a copyright notice
on your work to remind people that it is
protected by copyright.
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Source: Australian Copyright Council
What Does Copyright Protect?
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“written material”
“artistic works”
“musical works”;
“dramatic works”
“computer programs”;
“compilations”
“sound recordings”
“broadcasts”:
“published editions”:
“cinematograph films”
Source: Australian Copyright Council
What Does Copyright Protect?
(cont’d)
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Something that is a literary, dramatic,
musical or artistic work for copyright
purposes will be protected if it is
“original”.
Source: Australian Copyright Council
When is Copyright Infringed?
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An infringement occurs if the whole or a
“substantial part” of a work is used.
There are some situations where copyright
law allows people to use copyright material
for their own personal use, but these are
narrow and specific
Source: Australian Copyright Council
Recommended Reading
Copyright Information
http://www.copyright.org.au/
 Copyright law in australia.pdf
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