CSE3801 - Team Project 2
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3801
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Philosophy
Date
Feb 20, 2024
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Group 6
Names: Kaila Bryant, Selam Kelil, Vanesa Gomes, Lucas Haas, and Yacine Diop
Ethical Dilemma #4
Stakeholders:
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Patients with cancer who will be treated with the device
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Doctors and other medical professionals who will utilize the gadget to treat patients
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Members of the project team who have been engaged in developing the gadget
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The company that manufactures and sells the device
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Regulators and entities in charge of authorizing and monitoring the reliability and
efficacy of the device including FDA
Risks, Concerns, Issues, and Consequences:
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The danger of undetected bugs or defects in the technology that could cause injury or
even death to patients.
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The risk of damage to brand credibility and monetary loss if the equipment fails or causes
complications to patients.
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The ethical concerns of delivering a gadget that has not been fully tested and approved by
regulatory authorities.
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Legal liability and lawsuits are possible if the gadget causes damage to patients or
dismisses rules.
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Medical complications caused by improperly functioning or mistreatment of patients due
to malfunctioning software.
Benefits:
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Cancer patients can use the device to get treatment, perhaps enhancing their probability
of recovery.
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Doctors and healthcare providers can use the equipment to provide patients with greater
accuracy and successful treatment.
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The company may reach its deadline without incurring financial costs or losing income
due to delays.
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The team working on the project can finish the project and continue on assessing patients
and ways to improve the device.
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The team can use the new patients to examine the effectiveness of the product long-term.
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If successful, the device can pave way to new variations of medical equipment
Responsibilities of Decision Maker:
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The decision maker must take into account all of the best and worst-case scenarios if they
release the material before it is truly ready.
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Since human lives are at stake, bring the conversation to board members to make a well
informed decision and prepare everyone to make the decision.
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Have medical professionals and regulating bodies involved in the matter to access risks
before making any decision.
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The decision maker can facilitate a transparent conversation that will help all parties
involved (including but not limited to patients, medical professionals, company
stakeholders, FDA and other entities) to build trust and produce the best product for
patients.
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Clear and concise risk mitigation plan to prevent any issue prior or during use, to address
the issue that has risen.
Rights of Stakeholders:
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All stakeholders have the right to be aware that the product is underdone and may have
bugs.
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If the customers haven’t been notified of the risk of bugs, then the customer has the right
to lawfully sue the company for putting people at risk.
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Decisions should be notified and in the best interest of the stakeholders, unless there is an
unknowing issue on the product before the customer receives it(customer unaware of any
issue with the product at arrival).
Impact of Options
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Communication of these issues and risks will allow more open communication between
the producer of the device and the company that is buying the device.
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Lack of communication and premature release can risk monetary loss for both our
company and the client’s company.
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A failure due to premature launch can decrease our company’s credibility and lead to less
opportunity for projects and production.
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Failures can also lead to lowering credibility of the client
Actions Accessible
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Ethically Obligatory:
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Communicate current issues with the product and all risks that could happen
should it be released prematurely.
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Ethically Prohibited
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Covering the truth about risks of the premature project in order to reach the
deadline
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Lying about risks in order to convince the client to give a time extension
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Ethically Acceptable
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Request an extension after expressing concern for bugs and consequences for
bugs.
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Run more tests for the program/machine and push for better goals to reach the
time constraints.
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Have professionals (Medical, computing, or any other necessary field) monitor
the testing of the machinery and software. Pre and post release.
Final Decision:
It will be ethically moral to communicate all of the risks and concerns associated with the
device as well as request an extension in the testing and distribution of said device.
This decision would be ethically sound with many of the topics discussed in computational ethics
codes. While launching the product on time would be satisfactory for the requirements and the
client’s needs, it would be violating many ethical morals. As shown above, the product is more
than just a simple program; it controls a device that can seriously put people’s health at risk. Of
course, that would lead to a lot of monetary loss, but it would also lead to distrust in the
technology and would be unethically sound since the patients are subject to discovering the bugs
that could have been fixed before launch. Even if the launch were to be approved on-time and
unprepared for full use, our job is to consider what's in the best interest for our company, our
team, our clients, and the users of this device. With all of these different perspectives over what
the product should do, and who the product should benefit, the most ethically moral decision is
to communicate concerns, risks, and possible outcomes with the device as it currently is and to
request an extension as to avoid the more fatal risks and pursue a successful launch of the device.
In doing so, not only will it be a cost-effective decision in the long run, as lawsuits will be
avoided, but the credibility of the company will increase and the reliability of the device will
heighten, meaning that all parties benefit from this decision.
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