Professional Issues in IT, Third Edition

  • 5h 30m
  • Frank Bott, Neil Taylor
  • BCS
  • 2022

Relevant to all sizes of organisation, this book addresses the social, legal, financial, organisational and ethical issues faced by IT professionals, in alignment with the BCS HEQ 'Diploma in IT' core module: Professional Issues in Information Systems Practice.

This new edition takes into account the social and legal implications of the changes to legislation and technology over recent years, including the GDPR and Data Protection Act, with comprehensive updates across the book in line with the latest syllabus.

About the Author

Frank Bott, now retired, was Head of the Computer Science Department at Aberystwyth University. He has published extensively on software engineering and professional issues in IT.

Neil Taylor is a lecturer in the Computer Science Department at Aberystwyth University, and moderator for the BCS HEQ examinations.

In this Book

  • Abbreviations
  • Useful Websites
  • Law and Government
  • The Computing Profession
  • What is an Organisation?
  • Structure and Management of Organisations
  • Financing a Start-Up Company
  • Financial Accounting
  • Management Accounting
  • Investment Appraisal
  • Human Resources Issues
  • Equality, Diversity and Inclusion
  • Intellectual Property Rights
  • Contracts and Licences
  • Data Protection, Privacy and Freedom of Information
  • Internet Issues
  • Computer Misuse
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