Research paper

Topics for Research Paper

Personally Identifiable Information (PII)
Social Engineering
Employee Monitoring
Information Privacy
Electronic Medical Records
Biometrics (in terms of ethical and privacy issues)
Identity Theft
Use of Cookies
Privacy Laws related to Information Technology use
Intellectual Property Rights; Copyright

Writing Quality for the Research Paper

* Grammar, Verb Tenses, Pronoun Use, Spelling, Punctuation, and Writing Competency.

*Remember: spell-check, then proofread. Better yet, have a friend or colleague read it before submitting it. Read it out loud to yourself.

* Remember: there is not their, your is not you're, its is not it's, too is not to or two, site is not cite, and who should be used after an individual, not that. For example, "the person WHO made the speech" not "the person THAT made the speech."

* In a professional paper one does not use contractions (doesn't, don't, etc.) and one does not use the personal you or your. Use the impersonal as in the previous sentence. It is more business-like than saying, "Also in a professional paper you don't use contractions."

* Use the impersonal as in the sentence immediately above. It is more business-like than saying, "Also in a professional paper you don't use contractions."
This is not a speech, it is a research paper. First and second person should NOT be used.




Requirement
Points Allocated
Comments
Paper should be double-spaced, 1” margins, 12 point Times Roman type

This is the font in normal paragraphs. Heading and title fonts may be in bold, but should remain in 12 point font.
Deliverable is at least three full pages and does not exceed four typed, double-spaced pages

Charts and other graphical information are not included in the page count. Title and reference pages are not included in page count. 
Title Page which shows title and author's (student's) name.

Title must be appropriate for content
At least three (3) APA formatted in-text citations.

You are required to use the References feature in Word 2010/2013 for your citations and Reference List. It is important to review the final format for APA-style correctness even if generated by Word.

These can be anywhere in the document, but the citations must be relevant to what is being referenced and use the APA format.


At least two (2) informational footnotes.

(Note: APA Style does not use footnotes for citations; however, does allow for the incorporation of informational footnotes)

These can be anywhere in the document, but the informational footnotes must be relevant to the associated text. The purpose of this requirement is to effectively incorporate the information and demonstrate that you can use the MS Word footnoting functionality.
Reference Page using APA format for references

You are required to use the References feature in Word 2010/2013 for your citations and Reference List. It is important to review the final format for APA-style correctness even if generated by Word.

All works listed must be incorporated within the writing of your paper as specified in APA style

Describe the topic and ethical issue as it relates to the use of Information Technology 

Discuss the trends, ways individuals and/or organizations are impacted by the issue or working to prevent the impact.

Paper must be well-organized, clearly written in a style appropriate for college level work. 

Paper should be grammatically correct and contain no spelling errors. 

Although you should use the SpellCheck and Grammar Check function in Word, this will not catch all errors – you are ultimately responsible for proofreading. Direct citations should not exceed 10% of total words (use Word’s ‘word count’ function)