NZQA registered unit standard
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Title
Explain ethics and professionalism for the computer industry in New
Zealand
Level
5
Credits
7
Purpose
People credited with this unit standard are able to: describe
professionalism for the computer industry in New Zealand;
describe codes of practice for professional bodies in New
Zealand; describe professional relationships for computer
professionals in New Zealand; discuss the relevance of the
principles of the Treaty of Waitangi to computer professionals
in New Zealand; and discuss the significance of Government
legislation to computer professionals in New Zealand.
Classification
Computing > Generic Computing
Available grade
Achieved
Explanatory notes
1
Definition
Code of practice for the purposes of this unit standard is a document that outlines the
ethical principles of a professional organisation or group. This may also be referred
to by organisations or groups as a code of ethics, or organisational values.
2
Legislation relevant to this unit standard may include but is not limited to:
Consumer Guarantees Act 1993;
Copyright Act 1994;
Copyright (New Technologies) Amendment Act 2008;
Electronic Transactions Act 2002
Films, Videos, and Publications Classification Act 1993
Health and Safety in Employment Act 1992
Official Information Act 1982
Privacy Act 1993
Unsolicited Electronic Messages Act 2007
and any subsequent amendments.
Outcomes and evidence requirements
Outcome 1
Describe professionalism for the computer industry in New Zealand.
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Evidence requirements
1.1
The description identifies the criteria for professionalism in the computer
industry.
Range
1.2
documented criteria of a membership organisation or workplace.
The description identifies the ethics governing professional behaviour in the
computer industry.
Outcome 2
Describe codes of practice for professional bodies in New Zealand.
Evidence requirements
2.1
The description identifies ethical issues for computer professionals found in the
New Zealand Computer Society Code of Professional Conduct.
2.2
The description identifies general ethical issues for computer professionals in
professional bodies codes of ethics.
Range
two other professional bodies eg Teachers Council, Institute of
Chartered Accountants.
Outcome 3
Describe professional relationships for computer professionals in New Zealand.
Evidence requirements
3.1
The description distinguishes behaviour in professional relationships for a range
of roles.
roles may include but are not limited to three of – consultant,
employee, manager, computer supplier, client, computer user,
sales consultant.
Behaviour includes both ethical and unethical behaviour for each of the three
relationships.
Range
Outcome 4
Discuss the relevance of the principles of the Treaty of Waitangi to computer professionals
in New Zealand.
Evidence requirements
4.1
The discussion outlines the implications of the Treaty of Waitangi for computer
professionals.
Range
partnership, protection, participation.
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Outcome 5
Discuss the significance of Government legislation to computer professionals in New
Zealand.
Range
privacy, employment, resource management, official information, copyright,
consumer rights, health and safety, unsolicited messages, film, videos and
publications.
Evidence requirements
5.1
The discussion identifies the relevant Government legislation and outlines its
purpose.
5.2
The discussion outlines the implications of the relevant legislation for computer
professionals.
Planned review date
31 December 2017
Status information and last date for assessment for superseded versions
Process
Version Date
Last Date for Assessment
Registration
1
8 July 1996
31 December 2015
Revision
2
28 November 2000
31 December 2015
Review
3
19 November 2010
31 December 2017
Rollover and
Revision
4
16 April 2015
N/A
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0011
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Please note
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before they can report credits from assessment against unit standards or deliver courses
of study leading to that assessment.
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Providers and Industry Training Organisations, which have been granted consent and
which are assessing against unit standards must engage with the moderation system that
applies to those standards.
Requirements for consent to assess and an outline of the moderation system that applies
to this standard are outlined in the Consent and Moderation Requirements (CMR). The
CMR also includes useful information about special requirements for organisations wishing
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to develop education and training programmes, such as minimum qualifications for tutors
and assessors, and special resource requirements.
Comments on this unit standard
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