Paper C1

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Paper C1: Topic Selection (Individual) - Research on an existing or emerging technology and its related ethical issues.

This is the start of a three part assignment, consisting of Papers C1, C2, and C3.  For the first part or C1:

· Select Topic  – Select a digital ethical issue for your research that is caused by the existing or emerging technology. You will utilize this research topic for Paper C2 (Individual Research Paper) and C3 (Study Group PowerPoint presentation).  Following is a link to some suggested topical ideas you may want to consider as a candidate for this assignment.  Be sure to keep in mind that the technology aspects of this assignment are different from those of Paper A (Application of decision making frameworks to IT-related ethical issues) or Paper B1 and B2, which dealt with aspects of organizational policy.                   

Recommended Source:

https://www.scu.edu/ethics/ethics-resources/ethics-articles/

The above link will enable you to find articles on ethics in many fields and disciplines, please remember that the emphasis on this paper is on digital technology and the ethical issue(s) with its use

· Topic Title – Begin with a topic title that describes what you will research in Paper C2.

· Explain the reason for your topic selection briefly in a  paragraph of at least 150 words .

· In addition, please determine three critically important questions you would like to address regarding your topic, in your C2 individual research paper.  Include a written description (100 words) for each question that includes why that question is critically important. 

· The objective in developing and posing these questions is  to stage your research and guide your preparation of the final C–2 Research Paper , so that one or more ethical principles are applied and explained as a result of your research. This process helps you establish a thesis for your research.

· Lastly,  provide at least three proposed reference sources, at least two of which must be from the UMUC library database (or an equivalent academic database) , which you plan to use to address (i.e., research) the three questions.  These proposed reference sources must have clickable and persistent URLs.

Remember: the emphasis on this paper is on digital technology and the ethical issue(s) with its use! Remember to follow all APA formatting requirements. You must secure prior approval of your topic C1) from the instructor (use the Pager utility in LEO or regular e-mail) before proceeding with your research!

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Paper C2 (Individual) – Individual research paper on existing or emerging technology and its related ethical issues.

This is the second part of a three-part assignment, an individual assignment to  research an existing or emerging technology and its ethical impact  using the Web for the topic and questions that you selected for Paper C1. Please ensure that your research for this assignment addresses the ethical issues of an existing or emerging technology!

Prepare a minimum 3- 5 page, double-spaced paper and submit it to the Assignments Module as an attached Microsoft Word file. Indicate appropriate APA compliant reference citations for all sources you use.  In addition to critical thinking and analysis skills, your paper should reflect appropriate grammar and spelling, good organization, and proper business-writing style.

Preparation for Paper C3 (see Table below):

· The instructor has assigned Study Groups for the third part or Paper C3.

· To assist in collaboration for Paper C3,  please prepare and post an approximate one page synopsis (i.e., a brief summary) of Paper C1  concerning your topic selection to your assigned Group topic under the Group Collaboration on Paper C3 forum in the LEO Discussions section. This will permit further interaction of the group in preparation for the group presentation of Paper C3.   The synopsis should state why you feel this topic is important and describe any supporting resources you found supporting your choice.

· To assist in the further collaboration for Paper C3 please post your research paper (i.e., Paper C2), when it is completed in the assigned Group topic under the Group Collaboration on Paper C3 forum in the LEO Discussions section. This will enable others in your Group to read additional details on the topic that you wrote about.

In order to clarify a potentially confusing situation for the C series of papers, due to overlapping dates , the following table has been constructed:

Item	x/xx – x/xx	x/xx – x/xx	x/xx – x/xx	x/xx – x/xx
Paper C1	Start paper	Complete and Post to Assignments
Paper C1 – Synopsis		Prepare and Post to assigned Group topic under the Group Collaboration on Paper C3 forum in the Discussions section, when completed
Paper C2		Start paper	Complete and Post to Assignments
Paper C2			Post to assigned Group topic under the Group Collaboration on Paper C3 forum in the Discussions section, when completed
Paper C3		Groups review the Paper C1 synopsis and Paper C2 when they are posted and start to build consensus for the group topic to be featured in Paper C3	Designate Group Leaderand start paper by completing consensus building on the topic and commence group preparation of presentation. The designated Group Leader must identify him or herself to the Instructor	Group completes presentation and only Group Leaders post to Assignments and to the respective DT-8 Group topic.

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Presentation (PowerPoint) C3: Power Point presentation of research on an existing or emerging technology and its related ethical issues 

As this assignment is a continuation of the previous individual assignments (Paper C1/C2) on researching an existing or emerging technology and its related ethical issues, use the Paper C1 synopsis, and the Paper C2 attachment that resulted from individual research.

This is an individual presentation assignment.

The presentation will be developed using MS PowerPoint and will include:

· 1 Title slide including school, course, date of presentation, and names of all team members

· 1-2 Introductory slides providing an overview of the topic selected and rationale for selection

· 5-8 slides providing research results on emerging technologies and its related ethical issues

· 2 slides on summary/conclusion

· 1 - Reference slide

The Notes portion of MS PowerPoint should be utilized to elaborate, provide speaker notes, or explain key points as needed. If used properly, the Notes portion should reduce the amount of text on the slide. Make sure that your slides are not text-heavy and use a font size that may be readily seen by an audience . Remember to cite sources using proper APA formatting and provide clickable URL links. Ensure that your sources are reputable and credible.  Do NOT submit research taken from Wikipedia sources, blogs, or sources with no date and/or author .

Submission of the completed presentation should be submitted to your Assignments folder

Once all presentations are posted in the appropriate Assignment slots, there will be a follow-on conference for Week 8 where the Professor will post presentations for students to comment on.

Discussion for week 8 regarding these presentations posted will be done in a respectful manner and is meant to provide students with positive and constructive feedback, as well as have the class benefit from other students different research topics and conclusions.

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Paper D: Reflective paper on class learning.

Consider this assignment as a reflective piece on class learning as it applies to Ethics in Information Technology. It describes your  Ah-ha  or Eureka moments. It is hoped that this course made you think about the ethical issues that occur in your personal and work lives and how to go about making ethical choices. Please use the ideas you learned from this course; how you will synthesize what you learned from your research about your topic including - over-arching issues, readings, discussion from class, and conclusions from other assignments that apply to your research.

Please address the following elements:

· From a class learning perspective,  what were some of your “take-aways ?”

· How has this  impacted your understanding  of the ethical issues?

· What will you do differently ?

· How has what you have learned in this course  influenced your career ?

· As we continue to move toward a global community,  what new challenges might we see relating to ethics in IT? 

You are to prepare a reflective piece of  not more than 2-3 pages , double-spaced and submit it to your Assignment Folder as an attached Microsoft Word file.  This paper may be subjective in nature!