Assessor Resource

ICAICT418A
Contribute to copyright, ethics and privacy in an IT environment

Assessment tool

Version 1.0
Issue Date: March 2024


This unit applies to IT personnel who are required to gather information to determine the organisation’s code of ethics, and protect and maintain privacy policies and system security.

This unit describes the performance outcomes, skills and knowledge required to maintain professional and ethical conduct as well as to ensure that personal information of stakeholders is handled in a confidential and professional manner when dealing with stakeholders in an information technology (IT) environment.

You may want to include more information here about the target group and the purpose of the assessments (eg formative, summative, recognition)

Prerequisites

Not applicable.


Employability Skills

This unit contains employability skills.




Evidence Required

List the assessment methods to be used and the context and resources required for assessment. Copy and paste the relevant sections from the evidence guide below and then re-write these in plain English.

The evidence guide provides advice on assessment and must be read in conjunction with the performance criteria, required skills and knowledge, range statement and the Assessment Guidelines for the Training Package.

Overview of assessment

Critical aspects for assessment and evidence required to demonstrate competency in this unit

Evidence of the ability to:

analyse legislation and standards relating to professional conduct and privacy in the IT industry

contribute to the development of a code of ethics and monitor the workplace to ensure code of ethics is being applied and is appropriate

contribute to the development of a privacy policy and monitor the workplace to ensure the policy is being applied and is appropriate.

Context of and specific resources for assessment

Assessment must ensure access to:

relevant organisational policies, legislation and standards documentation

industry codes of practice

appropriate learning and assessment support when required.

Where applicable, physical resources should include equipment modified for people with special needs.

Method of assessment

A range of assessment methods should be used to assess practical skills and knowledge. The following examples are appropriate for this unit:

direct observation of candidate monitoring continuity of computing services and information flow to ensure the protection of stakeholder interests

review of candidate’s documented code of ethics and privacy policy

verbal or written questioning to assess candidate’s provision of some leadership and guidance to others in the implementation of ethical conduct in business relationships

verbal or written questioning to assess candidate’s ability to provide guidance to others in the operation and management of privacy policies in business relationships.

Guidance information for assessment

Holistic assessment with other units relevant to the industry sector, workplace and job role is recommended, where appropriate.

Assessment processes and techniques must be culturally appropriate, and suitable to the communication skill level, language, literacy and numeracy capacity of the candidate and the work being performed.

Indigenous people and other people from a non-English speaking background may need additional support.

In cases where practical assessment is used it should be combined with targeted questioning to assess required knowledge.


Submission Requirements

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Assessment Tasks

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Required skills

communication skills to liaise with internal and external personnel on ethical and privacy, operational and business-related matters

learning skills to update personal ethical and privacy knowledge through professional development

literacy skills to apply standards and legislation to policy and procedure development and monitoring

planning and organisational skills to plan, prioritise and monitor own work

research skills to gain and maintain current industry privacy and ethical information

technical skills to perform application and system security and storage management.

Required knowledge

Australian Computer Society Code of Ethics

federal and state or territory legislation and policy relevant to an IT environment relating to:

access and equity

copyright and intellectual property

OHS

privacy

organisational communication processes and procedures

organisational requirements for customer service

server operating systems

system security procedures.

The range statement relates to the unit of competency as a whole. It allows for different work environments and situations that may affect performance. Bold italicised wording, if used in the performance criteria, is detailed below. Essential operating conditions that may be present with training and assessment (depending on the work situation, needs of the candidate, accessibility of the item, and local industry and regional contexts) may also be included.

Legislation and standards may include:

access and equity

confidentiality requirements

copyright laws

defamation laws

industry codes of practice, such as Australian Computer Society Code of Ethics

industry standards

intellectual property

international standards

International Organization for Standardization (ISO), International Electrotechnical Commission (IEC) and Australian Standards (AS)

legal and regulatory policies affecting ebusiness

OECD Guidelines for Consumer Protection in the Context of Electronic Commerce

OHS

organisational standards

privacy legislation

project standards.

Privacy policy may include:

access of personal information

disclosure of personal information

gathering of personal information

organisation standards and practices

quality of personal information

security of personal information

sensitivity of personal information

storage of personal information

use of personal information.

Stakeholders may include:

authorised business representative

colleagues

individuals

internal departments

internal employees

external organisations

clients

project manager

supervisor

users.

Copy and paste from the following performance criteria to create an observation checklist for each task. When you have finished writing your assessment tool every one of these must have been addressed, preferably several times in a variety of contexts. To ensure this occurs download the assessment matrix for the unit; enter each assessment task as a column header and place check marks against each performance criteria that task addresses.

Observation Checklist

Tasks to be observed according to workplace/college/TAFE policy and procedures, relevant legislation and Codes of Practice Yes No Comments/feedback
Identify current legislation and standards relating to intellectual property and copyright 
Investigate current organisational copyright policy 
Adhere to organisational policy and current legislation in work practices 
Contribute to the creation or updating of the organisation’s copyright policy and procedures to align with legislation and industry standards 
Distribute new or revised policy and procedures to stakeholders 
Identify and document the relevance of legislation and standards to organisational outcomes 
Investigate and review organisational privacy policy and procedures 
Investigate and review organisational code of ethics 
Determine the integrity, confidentiality, security and availability of information as required by organisational policy 
Maintain confidentiality and proprietary rights of stakeholder interests 
Contribute to the creation or updating of the organisational privacy policy and procedures to align with privacy legislation 
Distribute new or revised policy and procedures to stakeholders 
Implement new work procedures and collect feedback from stakeholders 
Ensure the integrity, confidentiality, security and availability of information as required by organisational policy 
Review work practices to ensure application of privacy policy and procedures 
Maintain the integrity, confidentiality, and availability of information as required by organisational privacy policy 
Review work practices to ensure system security according to organisational privacy policy 
Assist in developing or updating a code of ethics to align with legislation and standards for the organisation 
Distribute the new ethics code to stakeholders and collect feedback 
Implement new ethical work procedures and collect feedback 
Review ethical work practices and feedback to ensure application of the code 
Perform regular checks to ensure stakeholders understand and are continuing to apply the code of ethics in the workplace 
Establish a review and grievance procedure to enable confidential reporting of any ethical issues 
Interview and regularly follow up with stakeholders to ensure they are receiving consistent and appropriate service in dealing with the code of ethics 

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