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SCHOOL OF ENGINEERING AND TECHNOLOGY
DEPARTMENT OF COMPUTING AND INFORMATION SYSTEMS
ACADEMIC SESSION JANUARY – MARCH 2021
BIS2205 (MU3 2414) / BIS2212 (MU3 2422): SOCIAL & PROFESSIONAL
RESPONSIBILITIES
MIDTERM TEST: MONDAY, 01 MARCH 2021
TIME: 1 ½ HOUR + 10 MINUTES READING TIME (10.00am – 11.40am)
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INSTRUCTIONS TO CANDIDATES
This is an Online Open Book Examination.
Answer ALL questions:
Write your answers on the MS Word document.
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Go into this Folder: “BIS2212 MIDTERM TEST” in eLearn.
Retrieve the question from the file Link: “BIS2212 TEST PAPER”.
This Link will be displayed at 10.00am.
Name your answering Word document as: T(tutorialGroup)_(yourID),
e.g. T12_17801234.
Submit your answered Word file to the submission Link: “BIS2212 TEST SUBMISSION” before
11.45 am.
This Link will be removed at 11.45am.
Proof of Attendance:
You must join the Test BBCollab Session and turn on the video before starting the Test.
(Session name: BIS2212 Midterm Test - Attending Session)
IMPORTANT NOTES TO CANDIDATES
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Your Test is ended at 11.40am and the Test Submission Link will be cut off at 11.45am. You
have FIVE (5) minutes extra time to submit/upload your answered Word file in eLearn. That is,
you have sufficient time to upload your Word file to eLearn.
You will not be able to submit your answered file after 11.45am and you will be considered as
absent.
Plagiarism is prohibited.
Communications (discussion) with other persons are prohibited.
This paper contains 2 questions printed on 3 pages including cover page.
Question 1 (60 marks)
Read the news report excerpts below and answer the questions that follow:
“Sugarbook founder charged with incitement over claims of ‘sugar babies’ among
Malaysian varsity students
Malaymail.com, Wednesday, 24 Feb 2021 12:09 PM MYT
SHAH ALAM, Feb 24 — The Malaysian founder of the Sugarbook dating platform claimed trial
at the Magistrates Court here today to the charge of publishing statements conducive to public
mischief on social media earlier this month.
Chan Eu Boon, 34, was accused of committing the offence in a post uploaded to the TechNave
news portal at around 10am on February 10.
According to the charge sheet, Chan allegedly published a post titled 'Top 10 Sugar Baby
Universiti in Malaysia' with the intention to incite fear and public anxiety in the public, at the
same time abetting others to commit a criminal offence against public order.
The charge was framed under Section 505(b) of the Penal Code that covers the offence of
making statements with intent to likely cause fear or alarm to the public.
A conviction could result in imprisonment for a term of not more than two years or a fine or
both.
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Controversial data released by Sugarbook had claimed the majority of its users were young
Malaysian varsity students which listed the spread of local institutions where these sugar babies
are enrolled but also how Malaysia is home to more than 300,000 individuals offering paid
companionship.
The revelation eventually led to public outrage, with many questioning and condemning the
immoral and exploitative nature in the “compensated dating” promoted by the app.
Several police reports were then lodged about the claims.”
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Sugarbook is a business social website. Identify the stakeholders affected in this
case as mentioned in the news article and explain how are they affected.
[10 marks]
ii)
Through the ethical “lenses”, discuss the issues involved in this case and how the
public can feel more secure in the digital environment.
[20 marks]
iii)
After this episode with the law, evaluate the ethical dilemmas the website
Sugarbook will have in order to continue operating.
[30 marks]
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Question 2 (40 marks)
Read the following passage and answer the questions that follow.
You are employed in a company that creates game software. Your task, among others, is to
develop new games. Your boss just asked you to develop a game that depict a tough police
officer whose job is crack down on the human trafficking racket.
Your boss has given a guideline what should be in the plot. There must be gruesome
conditions and actions involving women and children. Location will include on board of
boats, inside container trucks and dilapidated buildings and small rooms. Bloody actions are
a must.
You are in dilemma and so unsure of these guidelines. You start thinking and decided to do
the following reality checks:
i)
Determine and discuss who are the stakeholders and targeted customers and what
ethical issues are involved with relation to them.
[15 marks]
ii)
Suggest your line of actions to your boss based on the framework of ethical decision
making.
[25 marks]
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BIS2205 (MU3 2414) / BIS2212 (MU3 2422): Social and Professional Responsibilities
(January 2021 Midterm)
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