Homework 1- Chapter5 and Research Paper Outline

Learning Objectives#1: Identify and analyze legal, ethical, social, and security issues related to network and stand-alone computer systems;#2Demonstrate an understanding of basic legal processes and of computer misuse, fraud and the law; and #3: Explain how regulations such as the Telecommunications Act of 1996 and industrial standards impact national and global computer interaction.

1. Suppose a denial-of-service (DoS) attack shuts down two dozen major websites, including your email server, Amazon.com, Google.com and Facebook. The attack is traced to one of the following perpetrators. Discuss if different penalties are appropriate depending on which perpetrator it is. Explain why and how these penalties would be different.

A. A foreign terrorist who launched the attack to cause billions of dollars in damage to the U.S. economy.

B. An organization publicizing its opposition to commercialization of the web and corporate manipulation of consumers.

C. A teenager using hacking tools he found on a website.

D. A hacker group showing off to another hacker group about how many sites it could shut down in one day.

2. Research paper outline.

A. Select any legal or ethical computing topic for your final research project.

B. Using Word, create a topic outline (I. A.1.a.).

i. The topic outline should include an Introduction, a Comparison of Viewpoints from literature on your topic, a Description of the Methods you plan to use to locate your research, a list of appropriate laws, an Opinion Summary, and a beginning List of References - you will be adding more as you write your research paper (use APA citation style formatting)

ii. Use a right-aligned header that contains your name and the date, and a footer that contains a centered page number

iii. Do NOT use justified paragraph alignment

Homework 2- Chapters6, 7, 8 and 9 (File #1)

Research Paper (File #2)

Learning Objective #2 Demonstrate an understanding of basic legal processes and of computer misuse, fraud and the law.

NOTE: Make sure your opinions are backed up with legal cases and or other references. Use APA citation style for these quoted or paraphrased references.

File #1 - Responses to the following questions

1. One ethical argument against offshoring jobs is that employee health and safety requirements are not as strong in some countries as they are in the United States. Evaluate this argument.

2. Many college students register for online classes rather than taking the same courses in a classroom. Discuss both advantages and disadvantages (to the students and to society in general) of students getting degrees solely from online education.

3. Software developers are sometimes advised to "design for failure." Give some examples of what this might mean.

4. As part of your job responsibilities, you oversee the installation of software packages for large customers. A recent order of laptops for a local school district requires webcam software to be loaded. You know that this software allows for remote activation of the webcam. Which laws and ethical considerations should you bear in mind?

File #2 Research paper (part of your Attendance/Discussion/Participation points)

Based on the outline you submitted as part of Project 4, submit your completed final research paper as a separate file from the answers you provided for the above questions. Do NOT click the SUBMIT button until both files have been uploaded.

If you need guidance in general on writing a research paper, a good source can be found at http://www.ruf.rice.edu/~bioslabs/tools/report/reportform.html.

• While there is no assigned length for this paper, be sure that your workcovers your topic's requirements, plus foot/endnotes and bibliography, using standard one-inch margins, 12-point font and double spacing.

• It must cover the topic effectively and present a well-developed thesis, supported by evidence from primary and secondary sources, not just your own opinion.

• Your work must in some way demonstrate an understanding of the development of scholarship on the topic-that is, the paper itself must incorporate in the text and notes an adequate discussion of the scholarly works on the subject.

• Every sentence with information from a source must give credit to the source. Otherwise, it is plagiarism.

• Proofread everything carefully.

• Be prepared to present your topic briefly to the class (in-class) or as a discussion (online students only).