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INFO 208—Big Data Technologies

Research Paper—Spring Semester 2020

Glen Mules, PhD

[email protected] , [email protected] home/office: +1.914.235.7916 Updated on Sun 12-Apr-2020

Copyright © 2020, Glen R.J. Mules

You can start your Research reading immediately, but you should note the recommendations on timing below.

Due date is Monday, December 9, at Midnight PT.

The topic for the research paper for INFO 208 Spring Semester 2020 is

· California Data Privacy Law & Other Movements Around the World

Technical Requirements

Your paper should be written in academic format (double spaced, references at end, citations preferably written in APA 6th edition format).

The Research Paper should have

· Title Page

· Abstract

· A minimum of 8 pages for the body (double spaced)

· Plus: Reference section at the end where you list your citations in full form

You should have a minimum of 6 references, cited in APA (6th edition) format. You can see a sample document in APA format at

· https://owl.purdue.edu/owl/research_and_citation/apa_style/apa_formatting_and_style_guide/general_format.html

SJSU's Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Library has a reference guide with details on how to handle citations:

· https://libguides.sjsu.edu/writeandcite.

Some Recommendations on How to Get Started

a. Start your reading now so that it is not rushed at the end. From here on, you will have less Labs work on a weekly basis so that you can work on your Mini-Project and this Research Paper.

b. Wait for Weeks 13 & 14—and Unit 09 Data Governance & Data Security—before you do the final, serious writing, because in that week we cover Data Security and Privacy in some detail. By then also, you will have done some reading from the textbook, Hadoop Security.

c. You could have (and probably should have) Section Headers to help organize your researched information and comments into groups of paragraphs (i.e., more than one paragraph for each section) such as:

· Introduction

· Cybersecurity & Data Breaches as Threats

· Overview of Data Privacy Regulations Worldwide

· History of the GDPR Regulations

· Impact of GDPR on the EU & US-Based Organizations

· The California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA), 2020

· The Ethics of Working with Big Data ... [this is a required section]

· Conclusions & Future Study

These are only suggestions—except for the section on Ethics of Working with Big Data—that is required—and you are free to set your own sections and direction. This is, after all, a Research Paper , and it should be your research!

d. Don’t write monolithic sections and paragraphs. Your sentences should be organized in paragraphs that deal with one thought. Your paragraphs should be organized into sections that deal with one topic.

Some hints to get you started:

· Google search:

· California Data Privacy Law

· GDPR

· Ethics of Big Data

· Ethical issues in data science

· Data ethics examples

· Use Google Scholar (https://scholar.google.com/)—Google Scholar specializes in Research topics rather than just general interest, but not necessarily scholarly articles

· https://www.nitrd.gov/ & https://www.nitrd.gov/pubs/bigdatardstrategicplan.pdf

Notes on Formatting & Using Citations in APA Format

The American Psychological Association (APA) has only recently release version 7 of its standard. For the present you can use either APA 6th or 7th ed. as the standard for your Research Paper. Be aware that these versions of the standard differ—be consistent and use one version consistently.

The 7th edition of the American Psychological Association Publication Manual (p. 37) states that running heads are not required for student papers unless requested by the instructor. I definitely do not require them.

Some additional locations where you can find more information:

· APA Paper Formatting & Style Guidelines https://www.easybib.com/guides/apa-paper-formatting/

· How can I download the Word template (APA 7th edition)? https://bowvalleycollege.libanswers.com/faq/202831

· APA 7th edition in MS Word – YouTube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kZnVkd2svkY

· APA style report (6th ed.) – MS Word Template https://templates.office.com/en-us/apa-style-report-6th-edition-tm03982351

· APA Citation Guide http://www.bibme.org/citation-guide/apa/

· A Comprehensive Guide to APA Citations and Format http://www.citationmachine.net/apa/cite-a-book

When citing a book in APA, keep in mind:

· Capitalize the first letter of the first word of the title and any subtitles, as well as the first letter of any proper nouns.

· The full title of the book, including any subtitles, should be stated and italicized.

Each type of publication requires a specific format.

Punctuation

Correct punctuation is important for clear and effective writing. Care with punctuation is something that may need particular attention, particularly if your native language is not English—and even if your native language is English.

Punctuation in American English differs from punctuation in British English.

Take care with the following punctuation writing in American English:

· There is always a space after period (“.”) at the end of a sentence and after comma (“,”) and generally other punctuation wherever they occur.

· Use double-quotes to enclose short quotations.

· Block quotes (indented) should be use for quotes of more than several lines. Quotation marks are not used with block quotes.

· Punctuation at the end of a quote, for the text of a quote, requires special rules.

· Use only one space between sentences—using two spaces is old fashioned (was used for typewriters) and is no longer used.

Dashes & hyphens:

· Dashes—often confused with hyphens—connect groups of words to other groups of words to emphasize a point. Usually, the dash separates words in the middle or at the end of a sentence.

· Hyphens are used in compound words, e.g.: high-tech, empty-handed, …

· Dashes are used between words

· The most common dash is the em-dash (as wide as the letter “em”) and should not be confused with a hyphen:

· Em-dash: — (used to offset ideas)

· En-dash: – (used between ranges of numbers, e.g., pp. 27–29)

· Hyphen: - (used to show compounded words)

· In APA style, there are no spaces before or after dashes and hyphens:

· Hyphen: Use no space before or after (e.g., trial-by-trial).

· Em dash: An em-dash is longer than a hyphen or en-dash and is used to set off an element added to amplify or to digress from the main clause, e.g., Studies—published and unpublished—are included.

· If you have not mastered how to do an em-dash to offset text in a sentence, type a double-hyphen (hyphen + hyphen) and let MS Word change it to an em-dash (by default).

The following will help you with mastering punctuation:

· Basic Punctuation Rules https://www.apu.edu/live_data/files/288/basic_punctuation_rules.pdf

· Hyphens | Punctuation Rules—Blue Book of Grammar https://www.grammarbook.com/punctuation/hyphens.asp

· APA Fact of the Week—Hyphenation https://www.statisticssolutions.com/apa-fact-of-the-week-hyphenation/

Let MS Word help you with Spelling and Grammar

Taking advantage of Microsoft Word’s proofing and editing options can help you maintain a scholarly level of writing and complete the Research Paper writing process more quickly. For many writers, it is hard to focus on the minute details, including spacing between sentences and whether the use of affect or effect is correct.

With so much emphasis on the content and making sure one’s ideas and findings come across clearly, the meticulous details often fall by the wayside. However, Microsoft Word has various built-in features to help combat formatting and grammatical errors.

Very important:

· Using the default configuration of the program, Word displays potential spelling errors with a wavy red underline and potential grammar errors with a wavy green underline.

· Please use these hints. When I will read your Research Paper later, if I see a lot of these hints that are uncorrected, I will have to assume that you are just plain careless.

· These hints are there to give you clues as to how correct your spelling and your grammar.

Here’s some help:

· Microsoft Word Proofing Options: How to Make Word Automatically Find Errors https://www.statisticssolutions.com/microsoft-word-proofing-options-how-to-make-word-automatically-find-errors/

Example Formatting for Citations in the References section

References

Finney, J. (1970). Time and again. New York, NY: Simon and Schuster.

Jameson, J. (2013). E-Leadership in higher education: The fifth “age” of educational technology research. British Journal of Educational Technology, 44(6), 889-915. doi: 10.1111/bjet.12103

Nevin, A. (1990). The changing of teacher education special education. Teacher Education and Special Education: The Journal of the Teacher Education Division of the Council for Exceptional Children, 13(4), 147-148.

Simmons, B. (2015, January 9). The tale of two Flaccos. Retrieved from http://grantland.com/the-triangle/the-tale-of-two-flaccos/

Teen posed as doctor at West Palm Beach hospital: police. (2015, January 16). Retrieved from http://www.nbcmiami.com/news/local/Teen-Posed-as-Doctor-at-West-Palm-Beach-Hospital-Police-288810831.html

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Note that the paragraph formatting of each Reference in APA format uses this style, with the beginning of each paragraph starting at the left margin and the body of the reference is indented one-half inch. References starts on a new page. The references in this section are in alphabetic order.