Ethical Issue in Technology (3%)

Objective: This is the first part of a three-part assignment: an individual assignment to research existing or emerging IT related technology and its ethical impact.

Note: You must produce this project report in your original expression. Also, do not quote any source text and do not include any graphics of any kind in your project papers. Only use text and original expression - only that will be counted in addressing the minimum word count and addressing the topic criteria.

Submission Requirements: Submit the assignment response for grading in your corresponding project Assignments Folder as a single attached Microsoft Word file (as an .rtf or .doc format file).

Format: This assignment requires a minimum of three reference sources. Indicate appropriate American Psychological Association (APA) style for citations and references for all sources you use. In addition to critical thinking and analysis skills, your paper should reflect appropriate grammar and spelling, good organization, and proper business-writing style. Note: you only need to use APA style guidelines for the citations you provide in the body of your text to indicate that you are drawing information from a source (but not quoting it) and also in a corresponding reference entry in a list of references after the end of the body of your text.

Here is the structure and description of each section of the report:

Cover Page:

Topic Title: [Provide a complete proposed Title Here]

Your Full Name

Date of Report Submission

Course Name

Body of Report:

In the body of your report (minimum report total of 350 words), describe each of these points in the order presented here using the following phrases indicated as required headings:

Topic Selection (heading)

Explain briefly-one paragraph should be sufficient-why you selected this topic.

Here is a list of topic ideas from which you can select a topic for this assignment:

Information Technology - Ethical Issues that Arise Because of the Technology (choose topic from this list):

The Internet: search engines, filtering, pornography, access, etc.

Databases: data mining, privacy, security, etc.

Communication: e-mail, social networking, monitoring, etc.

Gaming: regulation, violence, addiction, gender stereotyping, educational games, etc.

The IT Industry: intellectual property, e-waste, software piracy, etc.

Three Research Questions (heading)

State three critically important questions that you would like to address regarding your topic when you complete your research (in the subsequent C2 Project report).

Include a written description (at least 1 or 2 sentences as a brief paragraph) for each question that describes and justifies why that question is critically important in addressing the chosen ethical issue. These questions will form the thesis and starting point for writing the report in your next project.

Reminder: The emphasis on this paper is on digital information technology and the ethical issue(s) with its use!

Note: The objective in developing and posing these questions is to stage your research and writing for the C2 Project Issues report so that one or more ethical principles are applied and explained as a result of your research. This process helps you establish a thesis for your research.

Three Reference Sources (heading)

Provide at least three proposed reference sources (in APA reference format), at least two sources of which must be found using the UMUC library online database.

Reminder: Include a cover page and follow all APA formatting requirements.

Important Note: After submission of your C1 report, your subsequent grading will include comments concerning your choice of topic and its possible refinement if/as needed for your subsequent C2 report in which you represent the result of your research on this chosen topic. Please check and follow any suggestions provided in the comments. If no comments suggest topic refinements, you can proceed with your topic as planned.