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OCR H446 1.5.2 Moral, social, ethical and cultural exam transition

Part 9 of 9 · H446 1.5.2 · Moral and ethical issues

This is a selectable assessment bank for OCR H446 1.5.2 rather than one compulsory 54-mark sitting. Teachers can set the five-mark retrieval check followed by a section on work and automated decisions, environment and control of information, or personal information, communication and culture. Objective feedback is held for teacher review.

Students will:

  • complete a short retrieval check before the section or sections set by the teacher
  • select relevant issues from exact facts in an unfamiliar scenario
  • explain effects on particular people or groups and consider another viewpoint
  • keep permission, harm, legality and morality as four separate claims
  • reach a supported conclusion when the command word requires one

Inside: 5 explanation cells, 1 multiple-choice question, 2 fill-in-the-blanks cells and 7 written answers. 54 marks, about 20 to 40 minutes.

Series: H446 1.5.2 · Moral and ethical issues, part 9 of 9.

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Moral, social, ethical and cultural exam transition

Complete this assessment independently and without checking answers as you go. Use the command words, supplied evidence and context carefully; correctness is held where the platform supports it.

This question bank checks how well you can apply the 1.5.2 topics in unfamiliar contexts. Complete the five-mark retrieval check, then the section or sections set by your teacher. The questions are original and practise OCR’s expectations: accurate knowledge, clear use of the context, different points of view and supported conclusions.

Multiple choice1 mark

Which statement is most accurate?

  • AAn automated decision is fair as long as every applicant is processed by the same model
  • BA licence to use an image also proves that any message attached to it is harmless
  • CA translated interface is culturally suitable even if it cannot store users’ names correctly
  • DAccurate data can still be used to make an unreliable inference about a person
Fill in the blanks4 marks
Environmental questions should cover the product gap 1. AI questions should check data and possible gap 2. Cultural interface questions should cover layout, colour and gap 3 sets. Censorship decisions should provide a route for review or gap 4.
  • lifecycle
  • bias
  • character
  • appeal
  • compiler

Section A: work and automated decisions

Complete both questions if your teacher sets this section.

Written answer6 marks

A manufacturer replaces some assembly tasks with robots and introduces automated performance scores. Explain one benefit and one drawback for workers, and one benefit for the employer.

Write three developed points. Link each point to robots, changed tasks or performance scoring.

Students type their answer here.

Written answer6 marks

A university AI ranks applicants using historic admissions and postcode data. Explain one possible source of bias, one effect on applicants and one safeguard.

Show how the data could change a decision. Make the safeguard address the problem you identify.

Students type their answer here.

Section B: environment and control of information

Complete both questions if your teacher sets this section.

Written answer6 marks

A school is deciding whether to repair its current tablets or buy more energy-efficient replacements. Explain three environmental factors the school should compare.

Use three different lifecycle stages or factors. For each, state what evidence the school would need.

Students type their answer here.

Written answer9 marks

A government requires platforms to block posts that match a secret list of political phrases. Discuss the moral and social issues raised by this policy.

Use details from the scenario. Consider any protective purpose, secrecy, mistakes, freedom of expression, access to information, monitoring and safeguards. Finish with a supported conclusion.

Students type their answer here.

Section C: personal information, communication and culture

Complete all three questions if your teacher sets this section.

Written answer6 marks

A retailer combines app locations and purchases to infer that a customer is pregnant. It then sends offers to a shared household account. Explain three issues raised by this use of personal information.

Follow the data from collection to inference, decision and real effect. You may include a benefit if it is explained in context.

Students type their answer here.

Written answer6 marks

An international creator platform displays some names as squares, keeps left-to-right navigation for every language and uses colour alone to show moderation status. Explain one problem and one improvement for each design choice.

Cover character sets, layout and colour separately.

Students type their answer here.

Written answer6 marks

A user uploads an unlicensed film clip and adds a hostile message aimed at one actor. Explain three differences between the issues raised by copying the clip and by adding the message.

Consider permission, harm, legal rules and moral judgement. Use the details given.

Students type their answer here.

Fill in the blanks4 marks
When reviewing your answers, check that you selected issues from the scenario checkpoint gap 1, explained effects on people or groups, considered another view or checkpoint gap 2, and supported your final checkpoint gap 3. Cultural answers must include character sets, colour and checkpoint gap 4.

Review your answers

Workforce effects → ME01. AI and bias → ME02. Environment → ME03. Censorship and monitoring → ME04. Personal information → ME05. Piracy and offensive communication → ME06. Cultural design → ME07. Choosing issues from mixed scenarios → ME08.