Monitoring in the workplace

Introduction:

• Technology makes it possible for employers to monitor many aspects of their employees' jobs, especially on telephones, computer terminals, through email and voice mail, and when employees are online. Almost everything you do on your office computer can be monitored.

Facts

• Employers have the right to monitor employee's activities in many situations in the workplace.
• The software product “spector 360” enables company wide monitoring of employee's pc and internet usage.

Facts

• Spector 360 showed that some employees spend most of their day surfing the Web, using social networking sites, and taking up a huge amount of downloads.
• Spector 360 has definitely, increasing productivity and reducing activity on non-business apps.

Disadvantages of Workplace Monitoring

• Increasing the stress levels in staff members.
• The pressure resulting from workplace monitoring can lead to weakness of the employee performance.

Disadvantages of Workplace Monitoring

• Lead the employee to focus on not violating the workplace monitoring system instead of focusing on the quality of the work.
• Create feeling of mistrust between the employee and the employer.

Disadvantages of Workplace Monitoring

• No one wants to be treated like a child while doing his work.
• It may end up with the employee to seek for other employment opportunities.

Solution analysis

• Employers and employees should have an agreed-upon policy as part of the contract of employment that clarifies what is and is not acceptable computer usage in the work place
• trust with an employees - Trust is not an issue here

The best Solution

• The first solution
• Because it helps employees to abide by laws
• It also improves the performance of the employees and save time for them
• Make employees focus on work without something else

How does information technology affect socioeconomic disparities? Explain your answer

information technology has a great effect on socioeconomic disparities In the early days of personal computers and the Internet, some technology analysts and sociologists worried about a “digital divide,” where wealthier and more educated people were far more likely to take advantage of newer technologies then people from less- fortunate socioeconomic groups. This divide between the “haves” and “have-nots” has decreased over time as Internet access, personal computers, and smart phones have become cheaper than ever before. Information technology has a great effect on Socioeconomic disparities. Now that users have adapted to information-technology and have learned to utilize the new technology that is available to them more time is consumed on these media devices. Based on studies, it shows that children of poor families are spending a great deal more time than shorter for more well-off families using computers phones and television to consume media.

Why is access to technology insufficient to eliminate the digital divide?

Technology has been around for quite a while, which means that the individuals who had money were able to access it sooner than others. This means that the newest technology is better understood by those individuals, and the ones who could not afford it before but now have access are just trying to learn the newest technology.Parental guidance is not equal because not everyone is concerned with the amount of time spend of the devices.Not all schools have the funds to have the newest technology so there is still a digital divide in education.

How serious a problem is the “new” digital divide? Explain your answer.

The digital divide is a very serious problem. Parents should be limiting the amount of time they allow their children to use the technology devices. Children are being less productive and are putting in too much time watching television and playing video games. They have become dependent on technology and have not had a chance to learn real life skills outside of technology. It has actually become a health concern.

Why is the digital divide problem an ethical dilemma?

The digital divide is an ethical dilemma because children have access to all kinds of information, both good and bad. Without parental control, a child can search for just about anything online and usually find what they are looking for. People are becoming more tech savvy and less social outside of social media. They spend their time looking at a computer screen instead of spending time with family and friends. Physical activities has dropped tremendously due to lack of motivation.

THANKS

• NOUF ALGAHMDI
• SHAHAD BINHAQAN
• HANA ALOMAIR
• FATIMAH ALDOSARI