Week 2: Course Project: Topic Selection and Proposal Submission

LAS432_Week 2_Topic Selection and Proposal

This week, you will select your topic of research for the Course Project. You will need to define the chosen topic, provide a brief description of the emergent technology, and provide a plan to help you move forward with your research and organization processes. Use the template below to produce your Team Topic Selection and Proposal. Each team member must submit a copy of the Topic Selection and Team Proposal this week.

This assignment is worth 50 points.

Step 1: Identify your team and team members

Step 2: Identity your topic. (The topic is water conservation)

· Provide a paragraph length topic description.

· Define any terms or technologies as needed.

Step 3: Outline major ethical concerns.

· What are the key ethical concerns circulating your topics?

· What is the relationship between your selected technology and ethics?

· Generate a list of at least three ethical questions.

Step 4: Identify a potential argument.

· Propose a preliminary thesis statement that makes a value judgment about your selected technology.

Step 5: Identify potential subtopics for investigation.

· List potential subsections or subtopics that will help explore your technology and the ethical concerns it engages.

· Provide brief descriptions of potential subtopics.

Step 6: Divide responsibilities.

· Identify which team member will be working on each subtopic for the project.

Step 7: Reflect on your role.

· Individual Reflection: This section should be developed individually for each team member as part of his or her individual submissions.

· What will your role be?

· What is your topic?

· How does your topic relate to your proposed thesis statement?

· What is your research plan for moving forward?

Grading Rubric

Total: 50

Content	Points
Selects appropriate topic and defines key ethical concerns	10
Provides a tentative thesis statement and previews areas to be explored	20
Provides a detailed team and individual plan for next steps	20
Total	50

Don't forget to submit your assignment.

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Step 8: Fill out and complete the Team Charter. Attach.

When you are finished, make copies and distribute to group members and the instructor.