Homework Question

QSO 500 Module Eight Short Paper Guidelines and Rubric

Overview: For this short paper assignment, you will be analyzing ethical issues present in the provided cases. This assignment will assist you in developing your final project, due in Module Nine. Prompt: Read the following two cases: Ethical Issues in Using the Internet in Research—1 and Ethical Issues in Using the Internet in Research—2. Address the following:

 Identify three ethical issues that might arise in the conduct of the research present in the cases. For each, explain why it is an ethical issue and how it may pose a challenge in conducting the research.

 Select one of the issues you identified and describe how you would address this issue to comply with both legal and professional standards of practice.

Rubric Guidelines for Submission: Your short paper must be submitted as a 2- to 3-page Microsoft Word document with double spacing, 12-point Times New Roman font, one-inch margins, and at least three sources cited in APA format.

Critical Elements Proficient (100%) Needs Improvement (75%) Not Evident (0%) Value

Ethical Issues Identifies ethical issues present in the cases and explains what makes each an ethical issue

Identifies ethical issues but does not explain what makes each an ethical issue

Does not identify the ethical issues present in the cases

20

Challenge Explains how each ethical issue may pose a challenge in conducting research

Explains how each ethical issue may pose a challenge in conducting research, but is missing key points

Does not explain how each ethical issue may pose a challenge in conducting research

35

Compliance Describes how one of the ethical issues identified could be addressed to comply with legal and professional standards of practice

Describes how one of the ethical issues identified could be addressed to comply with legal and professional standards of practice but is missing key considerations

Does not describe how one of the ethical issues identified could be addressed to comply with legal and professional standards of practice

35

Articulation of Response

Submission has no major errors related to citations, grammar, spelling, syntax, or organization

Submission has major errors related to citations, grammar, spelling, syntax, or organization that negatively impact readability and articulation of main ideas

Submission has critical errors related to citations, grammar, spelling, syntax, or organization that prevent understanding of ideas

10

Total 100%