This assignment has two goals: 1) have students increase their understanding of the concept of Protecting Personal Information (PPI) and other ethical issues related to the use of information technology through research, and 2) learn to correctly use the tools and techniques within Word to format a research paper including using Word's citation tools. These skills will be valuable throughout students' academic career. The paper will require a title page, 2-3 pages of content with incorporation of a minimum of 3 external resources from credible sources, and a Works Cited/Reference page. A list of topics from which students can choose is provided below.

Topic for Research Paper

Identity Theft

RequirementPoints AllocatedComments

Paper should be double-spaced, 1" margins, 12 point Times Roman type0.5This is the font in normal paragraphs. Heading and title fonts may be a larger size.

Deliverable does not exceed 3 typed, double-spaced0.5Charts and other graphical information are not included in the page count. Title and reference pages are not included in page count.

Title Page which shows title and author's (student's) name.0.5Title must be appropriate for content

At least three (3) APA formatted in-text citations.

You are required to use the References feature in Word for your citations and Reference List. It is important to review the final format for APA-style correctness even if generated by Word.0.5These can be anywhere in the document, but the citations must be relevant to what is being referenced and use the APA format.

At least two (2) informational footnotes.

(Note: APA Style does not use footnotes for citations; however, does allow for the incorporation of informational footnotes)0.5These can be anywhere in the document, but the informational footnotes must be relevant to the associated text. The purpose of this requirement is to effectively incorporate the information and demonstrate that you can use the MS Word footnoting functionality.

Reference Page using APA format for references

You are required to use the References feature in Word for your citations and Reference List. It is important to review the final format for APA-style correctness even if generated by Word..5All works listed must be incorporated within the writing of your paper as specified in APA style

Describe the topic and ethical issue as it relates to the use of Information Technology 2

Discuss the trends, ways individuals and/or organizations are impacted by the issue or working to prevent the impact.2

Paper must be well-organized, clearly written in a style appropriate for college level work. 1

Paper should be grammatically correct and contain no spelling errors. 2Although you should use the SpellCheck and Grammar Check function in Word, this will not catch all errors - you are ultimately responsible for proofreading.