Thisassignment
has twogoals:
1)have
students increase
their understandingof theconcept of ProtectingPersonalInformation(PPI)andother
ethical issuesrelatedtotheuseofinformation technologythroughresearch,and2)
learntocorrectlyusethetoolsandtechniques withinWordtoformataresearchpaper,including useofavailableReferencesand citation tools. These skillswill be valuablethroughoutastudent’sacademic career.Thepaper willrequireatitlepage, NO abstract,threetofourfullpagesofcontentwithincorporation ofa minimumof3 external
resources fromcrediblesources andaWorksCited/References page.Wikipedia andsimilar general
informationsites,blogsordiscussiongroups arenotconsidered creditablesourcesfor
aresearchproject. No morethan10%of the
papermaybein the
formof a directcitationfromanexternalsource.

A list oftopics fromwhichstudents
can
choose is provided below.

TopicsforResearch
Paper

Exploreethical
issues thatmaysurround
the use ofinformationtechnologyin theimplementationor development ofoneof
thesetopics

1.
GeneticEngineering–cropsand humans

2. Biometrics–various implementations and the ethicalandprivacyissuesrelatedtothe useofbiometrics

3. Developmentofartificial intelligenceandintelligentagents
(such asSiri,Cortana,and soon)

4.
Developmentofrobotsas intelligentas humans;smartmachines
andtheIOT.

5.
Genome-basedtreatmentsfor curingdiseases

6.
Family,eldercare,and parentingissues with technologyand information systems

7. The pros and
cons ofusingcomputer-assisted
education in theelementaryschool
classroom

8. Issues facing theITManageror
Securityprofessional(e.g., privacy,
ownership,control,accuracy, security)

9. Ethical issues
in defense informationsystems
in thiseraofEdward Snowden,ChelseaManning,Wikileaks, etc.

If there is another topicthat
addressesethicalissues
as relatedto
informationtechnologythatis of special
interest toyoubutonethatisnotinthe
listabove,requestpermissionfromyour
instructor beforeselecting
thisalternate topic.

WritingQuality
fortheResearchPaper

*
AllGrammar, VerbTenses, Pronouns, Spelling, Punctuation,
andWritingCompetencyshouldbewithouterror.

*
Beparticularlycareful
about mis-matchinganoun and
pronoun.For example,
if
yousay”A persondoes
this…”then donotuse”their” or”they” when referringtothatperson.”Person”
is singular; “their”or”they”is
plural.

* Remember:thereisnottheir,yourisnotyou’re,itsis notit’s,tooisnottoor
two,siteisnotcite, and whoshould
be usedafter an individual, notthat. Forexample,”thepersonWHOmadethespeech” not “thepersonTHATmadethespeech.”

*
In
aprofessional paperone doesnot
usecontractions (doesn’t, don’t,etc.)andonedoesnotuse
the personalI,youoryour.Use
the impersonal as in the previoussentence. Itis morebusiness-like tosay”Ina
professional paper one shouldnotusecontractions,”rather thansaying,
“Inaprofessionalpaperyoudon’t
use
contractions.”

*Remember: spell-check,then proofread.Better yet, have
afriend or colleaguereaditbeforesubmitting it. Read itout
loudto yourself.Read it
as ifyou aresubmitting
ittoyourboss.

You canfindinstructionsonhowto
usetheReferencestoolinWord onaPCoronaMacintheseparatefileattached here.

Completerubricsforthispaperarefound
inthetableonthenextpage.

Element#	Requirement	PointsAllocated	Comments
01	Paper should be – double-spaced, – marginsare setto1”(left,right,top bottom), – 12 pointArial type is used for all text – headings, ifused,are boldbutin 12 point Arial type	1.0	This is thefontinnormalparagraphs. Headingandtitle fontsmaybeinbold,butshouldremainin12pointfont.
02	Bodyofthepaperis at leastthreefull pagesanddoes not exceedfivetyped,double-spaced pages.The3- 5 pages does notincludethetitleand referencepagesandthese are notincludedinthepagecount of the bodyofthepaper.	1.0	Chartsandothergraphicalinformation arenot included in the pagecount.
03	TitlePage whichshows title of thepaperand theauthor’s (student’s)name.The title and author’s name shouldbe centeredhorizontally andverticallyonthe titlepage. Thetitle and author’snameshouldappear in the center ofthe page.	0.5	Titlemustbeappropriateforcontent
04	At least three (3)APAformattedin-text citations. If youare notfamiliar withAPA format,it is recommendedthatyouusethe References feature inWordfor your citations and ReferenceListor refertothe”Citing andWriting”optionunder theResources/Library/GetHelpareaintheLEO classroom. It is importanttoreviewthefinalformat forAPA-stylecorrectnessevenif generatedbyWord.	1.0	Thesecan be anywhereinthedocument,but thecitationsmustberelevantto whatis beingreferencedandtheAPAformat isusedcorrectly.
05	Atleast two(2) informationalfootnotes. (Note:APA Styledoes not usefootnotesforcitations; however,APAstyledoesallowfor theincorporationofinformationalfootnotes) Footnotesarenotusedto listareference!Footnotescontaininformationabout the topicto whichthefootnotehas been attached.	1.0	Thesecan be anywhereinthedocument,but theinformationalfootnotesmust berelevant to theassociatedtext.Thepurposeofthisrequirement is toeffectivelyincorporatetheinformationand

Element#	Requirement	PointsAllocated	Comments
			demonstratethat youcanusethe MSWordfootnotingfunctionality.
06	References PageusingAPAformat for references. The Referencesmust beonaseparate pagefromthebodyof the paper. If youare notfamiliar withAPA format,it is recommendedthatyouusethe References feature inWordfor your citations and ReferenceList or refer tothe “Citing andWriting”optionunder theResources/Library/GetHelpareaintheLEO classroom. It is importanttoreviewthefinalformat forAPA-stylecorrectnessevenif generatedbyWord.	1.0	Allworks listed must beincorporatedwithin thewriting ofyourpaper asspecifiedinAPAstyle
07	Describethe topic and ethicalissueas itrelates to the use ofInformationTechnology	2.0
08	Discuss the trends and ways individuals and/or organizations areimpactedbytheissue orare workingtoprevent theimpact.	2.0
09	Papermustbewell-organized,clearly written ina style appropriatefor college level work.	2.0
10	Paper should be grammaticallycorrect and contain no spellingerrors.	1.5	Althoughyoushould usetheSpell CheckandGrammarCheckfunctioninWord,thiswill notcatchall errors–you areultimatelyresponsibleforproofreading.Directcitationsshould notexceed10% of totalwords (useWord’s ‘wordcount’ function)
TOTAL:	13