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IS3004: Societal Impact of Information Systems: Analyze the impact of the ethical and security-related IT practices on society

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Instructions

Write your responses where it reads “Enter your response here.” Write as much as needed to satisfy the requirements indicated. Each item contains the Rubric, which will be used to evaluate your responses.

Item 1

Describe two ethical issues related to IT systems. Your response should be 150–225 words (2–3 paragraphs). Be sure to reference at least one scholarly source to support your answer.

Your Response

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Rubric

Module 1: Ethical Issues Related to IT Practices

Not Present

Needs Improvement

Meets Expectations

Describe two ethical issues related to IT systems.

LO1.1: Describe ethical issues related to information technology

Response is missing.

Description of two ethical issues related to IT systems is vague, inaccurate, and/or incomplete.

Response provides a clear, accurate, and complete description of two ethical issues related to IT systems.

Item 2

Analyze the ethical issues you identified in Item 1 in terms of their effects on IT systems and impact on an organization. Your response should be 150–225 words (2–3 paragraphs). Be sure to reference at least one scholarly source to support your answer.

Your Response

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Rubric

Module 1: Ethical Issues Related to IT Practices

Not Present

Needs Improvement

Meets Expectations

Analyze the ethical issues you identified in Item 1 in terms of their effects on IT systems and impact on an organization.

LO1.2: Analyze the impact of ethical issues in information technology on organizations

Response is not present.

Analysis of the ethical issues you identified in Item 1 in terms of their effects on IT systems and impact on an organization is vague, inaccurate, and/or incomplete.

Response provides a clear, accurate, and complete analysis of the ethical issues you identified in Item 1 in terms of their effects on IT systems and impact on an organization.

Item 3

Illustrate how an organization’s approach to addressing an ethical issue from an IT perspective can lead to positive social change. Be sure to address both internal and external impacts. Your response should be 150–225 words (2–3 paragraphs). Be sure to reference at least one scholarly source to support your answer.

Your Response

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Rubric

Module 1: Ethical Issues Related to IT Practices

0

Not Present

1

Needs Improvement

2

Meets Expectations

Illustrate how an organization’s approach to addressing an ethical issue from an IT perspective can lead to positive social change, including the internal and external impacts.

LO1.3.1: Illustrate how addressing ethical issues in information technology can lead to positive social change

Response is not present.

Illustration of how an organization’s approach to addressing an ethical issue from an IT perspective can lead to positive social change, including the internal and external impacts is vague, inaccurate, and/or incomplete.

Response provides a clear, accurate, and complete illustration of how an organization’s approach to addressing an ethical issue from an IT perspective can lead to positive social change, including the internal and external impacts.

Item 4

Using the Internet and/or other sources, identify a company that has both faced and addressed one of the ethical issues you described in Item 1. Describe the scenario and outcomes of that experience, including in your description the role that society and the drive for positive social change played. In your response, include an analysis of whether the organization handled the situation effectively. What improvements might you suggest that could promote further positive social change? Your response should be 375–450 words (5–6 paragraphs). Be sure to reference at least one scholarly source to support your answer.

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Rubric

Module 1: Ethical Issues Related to IT Practices
	0 Not Present	1 Needs Improvement	2 Meets Expectations
Describe the scenario and outcomes of a company that has both faced and addressed one of the ethical issues you described in Item 1 and include in your description the role that society and the drive for positive social change played. LO1.3.2: Illustrate how addressing ethical issues in information technology can lead to positive social change	Response is not present.	Description of the scenario and outcomes of a company that has both faced and addressed one of the ethical issues you described in Item 1 and include in your description the role that society and the drive for positive social change played is vague, inaccurate, and/or incomplete.	Response provides a clear, accurate, and complete description of the scenario and outcomes of a company that has both faced and addressed one of the ethical issues you described in Item 1 and include in your description the role that society and the drive for positive social change played.
Analyze whether the organization handled the situation effectively. LO1.3.3: Illustrate how addressing ethical issues in information technology can lead to positive social change	Response is not present.	Analysis of whether the organization handled the situation effectively is vague, inaccurate, and/or incomplete.	Response provides a clear, accurate, and complete analysis of whether the organization handled the situation effectively.

Item 5

Explain two possible threats to information security. Your response should be 150–225 words (2–3 paragraphs). Be sure to reference at least one scholarly source to support your answer.

Your Response

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Rubric

Module 2: Security and Risk Management for IT Systems

Not Present

Needs Improvement

Meets Expectations

Explain two possible threats to information security.

LO2.1: Explain potential security threats in information technology

Response is not present.

Explanation of two possible threats to information security is vague, inaccurate, and/or incomplete.

Response provides a clear, accurate, and complete explanation of two possible threats to information security.

Item 6

Using the Internet and/or other sources, identify a company that has both faced and addressed an information security breach. Analyze the scenario and the impact of the information security breach on the company. Be sure to describe how the company handled the situation, as well as any outcomes of that experience. Include your appraisal of whether the company handled the situation effectively. Your response should be 300–375 words (4–5 paragraphs). Be sure to reference at least one scholarly source to support your answer.

Your Response

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Rubric

Module 2: Security and Risk Management for IT Systems
	0 Not Present	1 Needs Improvement	2 Meets Expectations
Analyze a company that has both faced and addressed an information security breach and the impact of the information security breach on the company. LO2.2.1: Analyze the impact of information system security issues on organizations	Response is not present.	Analysis of a company that has both faced and addressed an information security breach and the impact of the information security breach on the company is vague, inaccurate, and/or incomplete.	Response provides a clear, accurate, and complete analysis of a company that has both faced and addressed an information security breach and the impact of the information security breach on the company.
Describe how the company handled the situation, as well as any outcomes of that experience, including an appraisal of whether the company handled the situation effectively. LO2.2.2: Analyze the impact of information system security issues on organizations	Response is not present.	Description of how the company handled the situation, as well as any outcomes of that experience, including an appraisal of whether the company handled the situation effectively is vague, inaccurate, and/or incomplete.	Response provides a clear, accurate, and complete description of how the company handled the situation, as well as any outcomes of that experience, including an appraisal of whether the company handled the situation effectively.

Item 7

Using the company you selected for Item 6, identify how the lessons learned from the experience could be applied more generally to other organizations with regard to their risk management strategies. Be sure to include specific components of risk management in your response. Your response should be 150–225 words (2–3 paragraphs). Be sure to reference at least one scholarly source to support your answer.

Your Response

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Rubric

Module 2: Security and Risk Management for IT Systems

Not Present

Needs Improvement

Meets Expectations

Identify how the lessons learned from the experience of the company from Item 6 could be applied more generally to other organizations with regard to their risk management strategies and include specific components of risk management in your response.

LO2.3: Identify components of risk management in information technology

Response is not present.

Identification of how the lessons learned from the experience of the company from Item 6 could be applied more generally to other organizations with regard to their risk management strategies and include specific components of risk management in your response is vague, inaccurate, and/or incomplete.

Response provides a clear, accurate, and complete identification of how the lessons learned from the experience of the company from Item 6 could be applied more generally to other organizations with regard to their risk management strategies and include specific components of risk management in your response.

References

Provide a citation for each resource you used to write your response to this Assessment. A sample citation is provided below:

Baker, S. (2017). 5 types of IT security threats facing businesses. Retrieved from https://www.rutter-net.com/blog/5-types-of-it-security-threats-facing-businesses

Professional Skills Assessment

In this Competency Assessment, you will be assessed on the following Professional Skills: Written Communication, Information Literacy, Inquiry & Analysis, and Technology. These skills count toward your achievement of the Competency and the Professional Skills.

Professional Skills Assessment	0 Not Present	1 Needs Improvement	2 Meets Expectations
Written Communication: Write with clarity, coherence, and purpose.
LO1: Construct complete and correct sentences (AWE 2; Sentence Level Skills)	Sentences are incoherent and impede reader’s access to ideas.	Sentences are incomplete and/or include fragments and run-on sentences, limiting reader’s access to ideas.	Sentence structure effectively conveys meaning to the reader.
LO2: Demonstrate the effective use of grammar and mechanics (AWE 2; Sentence Level Skills)	Multiple inaccuracies in grammar and mechanics impede reader’s access to ideas.	Some inaccuracies in grammar and mechanics limit reader’s access to ideas.	Use of grammar and mechanics is straightforward and effectively conveys meaning to reader.
LO3: Create cohesive paragraphs with a clear central idea (AWE 2; Paragraph Level Skills)	Paragraphs, or lack of paragraphs, impede reader’s access to ideas.	Construction of main idea and/or supporting paragraphs limit reader’s access to ideas.	Main idea and/or supporting paragraphs effectively convey meaning to reader.
LO4: Use supporting material to support a claim (AWE 2; Use of Evidence)	Supporting materials are not present.	Supporting material is used inconsistently or inappropriately.	Supporting material is used to enhance meaning. Writing is appropriately paraphrased and uses direct quotes as applicable.
LO5: Demonstrate appropriate essay level writing skills, providing transitions between an introduction, body, and conclusion (AWE 2; Essay Level Skills)	Ideas are disorganized with no/poor transitions.	Ideas are loosely organized with unclear paragraphing and transitions.	Ideas are organized with cohesive transitions.
LO6: Identify sources (AWE 2; Credit to source)	Sources are missing.	Writing inconsistently identifies or misrepresents sources.	Writing clearly identifies the source of nonoriginal material and/or ideas.
Information Literacy: Apply strategies to evaluate information in order to effectively analyze issues and make decisions.
LO1: Identify and locate credible sources	No sources or non-credible sources are present.	Sources are inconsistently credible, appropriate, and relevant to the topic and/or assessment.	Sources are mostly credible, appropriate, and relevant to the topic and/or assessment.
LO2: Analyze information sources	Analysis is not present.	Analysis superficially applies aspects of sources that are most relevant to the topic and/or assessment and/or analysis is unclear.	Analysis thoroughly and clearly applies aspects of sources that are most relevant to the topic and/or assessment.
Inquiry & Analysis: Apply strategies to identify, frame, and evaluate problems.
LO1: Identify a problem or question in a selected area of study	No problem or question is presented.	The problem or question is vague or inappropriate to the selected field of study.	The problem or question is clearly stated in a form appropriate to the selected field of study.
LO2: Use a logical organizing principle to identify the key parts or elements of a problem or question in a selected field of study	Elements or parts of the problem or question are not presented.	Elements or parts of the problem or question are presented in a disorganized manner.	Elements or parts of the problem or question are presented in an organized manner.
Technology: Use technology effectively.
LO1: Apply the features of technology programs (i.e., Excel, Word, PowerPoint) to communicate information effectively	Technology program is not applied appropriately.	Technology program includes multiple formatting issues and/or is difficult to interpret.	Technology program includes proper formatting. Data can be easily read and interpreted.

Mastery Rubric

In order to achieve mastery of this Competency, you must achieve a “2” on every rubric row in addition to meeting the additional expectation indicated in the Mastery Rubric.

Mastery Rubric

Yes

Exceeds Expectations: In-Depth Analysis: Explores issues/objects/works through the collection and analysis of evidence that result in informed conclusions/ judgments.

LO1: Analyze multiple, relevant sources and examples to analyze the impact of ethical and security-related IT practices on society.

Responses to the items do not consistently integrate information from relevant sources and examples to analyze the impact of ethical and security-related IT practices on society.

Responses to the items consistently integrates information from relevant sources and examples to analyze the impact of ethical and security-related IT practices on society.