i. (Overview of Ethics): Mensah has been asked to see how data-entry clerks use new accounting software at KPMG. As part of an experimental study, the clerks are informed that they will remain anonymous. Mensah installs logging software on several clerks computers, and his analysis of these logfiles reveals that many of the clerks are making a particular data entry error when using the new software. These errors will cause KPMG to lose money, and company policy clearly dictates that workers salaries will be reduced for mistakes leading to loss of company profit. Mensah report the problem with the new software package to his boss. His boss demands that he turns over his log files so the company can follow-up with more training for the employees and ensure that the company is reimbursed for the errors from the employees pay. a) Identify an ethical framework and use it to argue why Mensah should NOT turn over the logfiles to his boss. [5 POINTS] b) Identify an ethical framework and use it to argue why you should turn over the logfiles to your boss. [5 POINTS] ii. (Software Development Ethics): How might a corporation use reverse engineering to convert to a new database management system? How might it use reverse engineering to uncover the trade secrets behind a competitors software? [10 POINTS] iii. (Software Development Ethics): You have been asked by the manager of software development to lead a small group of software developers in an attempt to reengineer the latest release of the software by your leading competitor. The goal of the group is to identify features that could be implemented into the next few releases of your firms software. You are told that the group would relocate from Ghana to the island of Sao Tome, in Togo Sea, to reduce the risk of the group being distracted by the daily pressures associated with developing fixes and enhancements with the current software release. What sort of legal and/or ethical questions might be raised by this reengineering effort? Would you consider taking this position? [10 POINTS] iv. (Intellectual Property): You have procrastinated too long and now you're due to write your Legal and Ethical Use of IT course is due in just five daysright in the middle of examination week. The paper counts for half your grade for the term and would probably take you at least 20 hours to research and write. Your roommate, a senior student in your department who has taken this course in the previous year with a GPA of 78%, has suggested two options: He will write an original paper for you for 500, or he will show you two or three paper mill Web sites, from which you can download a paper for less than 175. You want to do the right thing, but writing the paper will take away from the time you have available to study for your examamination in three other courses. What would you do? [10 POINTS]