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Scenario: You are a junior consultant at a small firm. Your manager has asked you to write a brief, 3-4-page report for a client who is concerned about their use of technology. The client, a growing small business, wants to know how to use technology to improve efficiency while also ensuring they are protecting their employees and customers.
Submission Instructions:
Write a 3-4-page APA paper that addresses the following:
1. Analyze the Digital Transformation: Discuss how the ethical and secure use of at least two technologies from your course (e.g., cloud computing, data visualization, or AI) can help a company achieve a digital transformation. Explain how using these tools responsibly can improve business practices.
2. Assess the Risks: Identify and explain at least two major ethical or privacy risks that a company faces when using these technologies. For example, how could an over-reliance on AI for decision-making lead to biased outcomes, or how could poor data management practices lead to a data breach? Cite specific examples from the provided lecturettes to support your points.
3. Propose Best Practices: Based on your analysis, propose a plan for a company to mitigate these risks. Your plan should include at least two best practices for employees (e.g., using a password manager, applying the CRAAP test to AI-generated content) and two best practices for the company (e.g., implementing least privilege access, providing cybersecurity training).
4. Format: Written in APA style; include at least 2 different legitimate citations, use the library, do not depend on Internet searches, approximately 3-5 pages not including the Cover or References pages.
5. Review the rubric.
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Week6Assignment-TheEthicalTechnologyAudit-BUSN202.pdf
BUSN202 - The Ethical Technology Audit 202 Course: BUSN202 B001 Summer 2026
Criteria Exemplary Accomplished Developing Beginning Did Not Attempt
Criterion Score
Analysis
of Digital
Transform
ation
/ 4040 points
The paper
identifies
two specific
technologies.
For each, it
provides at
least two
distinct ex-
amples of
how their re-
sponsible
use improves
business
practices,
citing the
lectures.
34 points
The paper
identifies
two specific
technologies.
For each, it
provides one
example of
how their re-
sponsible
use improves
business
practices,
citing the
lectures
30 points
The paper
identifies
two tech-
nologies, but
provides a
vague or
generic ex-
planation of
their impact
on business
transforma-
tion, with no
specific ex-
amples or
lecture
citations.
26 points
The paper
identifies
fewer than
two tech-
nologies or
the analysis
is superficial
and discon-
nected from
the course
concepts
0 points
The student
did not sub-
mit the
assignment.
Criteria Exemplary Accomplished Developing Beginning Did Not Attempt
Criterion Score
Assessme
nt of
Ethical &
Privacy
Risks
/ 4040 points
The paper
clearly iden-
tifies and ex-
plains two
distinct ethi-
cal or privacy
risks. The
analysis ex-
plicitly con-
nects each
risk to a spe-
cific technol-
ogy and cites
a specific ex-
ample from
the lectures.
34 points
The paper
identifies
and explains
two risks,
but the con-
nection to
the tech-
nologies is
general or
lacks specific
examples.
30 points
The paper
identifies
two risks,
but the ex-
planation is
brief or un-
clear. The
analysis lacks
specific
examples.
26 points
The paper
fails to iden-
tify or ex-
plain a risk,
or the expla-
nation is
incorrect.
0 points
The student
did not sub-
mit the
assignment.
Total / 100
Criteria Exemplary Accomplished Developing Beginning Did Not Attempt
Criterion Score
Best
Practices
&
Solutions
/ 10
APA
Formattin
g &
Length
/ 10
10 points
The paper
proposes a
comprehen-
sive plan
with at least
two best
practices for
employees
and two for
the com-
pany. The
plan is prac-
tical, directly
addresses
the risks
identified,
and is based
on concepts
from the
lectures.
8.5 points
The paper
proposes a
plan with at
least two
best prac-
tices, but
one or more
of the sug-
gestions are
general or
not fully
aligned with
the risks
identified.
7.5 points
The paper
proposes a
plan with
fewer than
four best
practices, or
the sugges-
tions are
vague and
not directly
tied to the
course
concepts.
6.5 points
The paper
fails to pro-
pose a plan
to mitigate
the risks.
0 points
The student
did not sub-
mit the
assignment.
10 points
The paper is
3-4 pages in
length, in-
cludes a title
page and ref-
erence page,
and contains
one to three
errors in APA
formatting.
8.5 points
The paper is
3-4 pages in
length, in-
cludes a title
page and ref-
erence page,
and contains
one to three
errors in APA
formatting.
7.5 points
The paper is
either too
short or too
long. It con-
tains four or
more APA
formatting
errors, or key
components
(like the ref-
erence page)
are missing.
6.5 points
The paper
does not ad-
here to the
length or for-
matting
require-
ments.
0 points
The student
did not sub-
mit the
assignment.
Overall Score
Exemplary 90 points minimum
Accomplished 80 points minimum
Developing 70 points minimum
Beginning 60 points minimum
Did Not
Attempt 0 points minimum
