Unit 4 –

P5- Explain the legal and ethical issues in relation to the use of business information

P6- Explain the operational issues in relation to the use of business information

M2 – analyse the legal, ethical and operational issues in relation to the use of business information

For P5

Legal issues: relevant data protection legislation eg Data Protection Act 1998, Freedom of Information Act 2000; other relevant legislation, eg Computer Misuse Act 1990

Ethical issues: codes of practice, eg on use of email, internet, ‘whistle blowing’; organisational policies; information ownership

For P6

Operational issues: security of information; backups; health and safety; organisational policies; business continuance plans; costs, eg additional resources required, cost of development; impact of increasing sophistication of systems, eg more trained personnel, more complex software

Introduction:

What are legal issues and ethical issues? What business will you be discussing?

Legal issues:

Data Protection Act 1998- what is it? How does your business follow it? How does it affect your business and what they do?

Freedom of Information Act 2000; what is it? How does your business follow it? How does it affect your business and what they do?

Computer Misuse Act 1990 what is it? How does your business follow it? How does it affect your businessand what they do?

Ethical issues:

codes of practice what is it? How does your business follow it? How does it affect your business and what they do?

Use of email, internet, what is it? How does your business follow it? How does it affect your business and what they do?

‘whistle blowing’; what is it? How does your business follow it? How does it affect your business and what they do?

organisational policies; what is it? How does your business follow it? How does it affect your business and what they do?

information ownership what is it? How does your business follow it? How does it affect your business and what they do?

Operational issues

Security of Informationwhat is it? How does your business follow it? How does it affect your business and what they do?

Backups what is it? How does your business follow it? How does it affect your business and what they do?

Health and Safetywhat is it? How does your business follow it? How does it affect your business and what they do?

Organisational Policieswhat is it? How does your business follow it? How does it affect your business and what they do?

Costswhat is it? How does your business follow it? How does it affect your business and what they do?

Conclusion-

Summary which groups of issues- ethical, legal or operational affect your business the most.

Legal

ethical