This assignment has two goals: 1) have students increase their understanding of 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 use of available References and citation tools. These skills will be valuable throughout a student’s academic career. The paper will require a title page, NO abstract, three to five full pages of content with incorporation of a minimum of 3 external resources from credible sources and a Works Cited/References page. Wikipedia and similar general information sites, blogs or discussion groups are not considered creditable sources for a research project. No more than 10% of the paper may be in the form of a direct citation from an external source.
A list of topics from which students can choose is provided below.
Topics for Research Paper The focus of the paper should be on the following:
1. how information technology supports or makes possible biometrics and its various implementations, and potential ethical and privacy issues related to the use of biometrics. 2. how information technology supports or makes possible the development of artificial intelligence (AI) and intelligent agents (such as Siri, Cortana, etc.) and potential ethical and privacy issues related to AI. 3. how information technology supports or makes possible the development of robots as intelligent as humans, smart machines and the IoT, What potential benefits and risks can/will robots introduce? 4. how information technology supports or makes possible genome-based treatments for curing diseases, and potential ethical and privacy issues that might result from use of such treatments. 5. how information technology impacts family, eldercare, and parenting issues, and potential ethical and privacy issues introduced by the use of information technology and information systems in this area 6. how information technology has enhanced the use of computer-assisted education in the elementary school classroom, and the possible positive and negative impacts this enhancement provides. 7. issues facing the IT Manager or Security professional (e.g., privacy, ownership, control, accuracy, and security) in an environment where information technology is constantly expanding and changing. 8. how information technology plays a role in the era of Edward Snowden, Chelsea Manning, WikiLeaks, et and the impact on defense information systems 9. how information technology plays a role in the rise (and fall) of cryptocurrency and the positive and negatives of switching to the bitcoin environment.
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This assignment has two goals 1) have students increase their unde.docx
1. This assignment has two goals: 1) have students increase their
understanding of 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 use of available References and citation tools. These
skills will be valuable throughout a student’s academic career.
The paper will require a title page, NO abstract, three to five
full pages of content with incorporation of a minimum of 3
external resources from credible sources and a Works
Cited/References page. Wikipedia and similar general
information sites, blogs or discussion groups are not considered
creditable sources for a research project. No more than 10% of
the paper may be in the form of a direct citation from an
external source.
A list of topics from which students can choose is provided
below.
Topics for Research Paper The focus of the paper should be on
the following:
1. how information technology supports or makes possible
biometrics and its various implementations, and potential
ethical and privacy issues related to the use of biometrics. 2.
how information technology supports or makes possible the
development of artificial intelligence (AI) and intelligent agents
(such as Siri, Cortana, etc.) and potential ethical and privacy
issues related to AI. 3. how information technology supports or
makes possible the development of robots as intelligent as
humans, smart machines and the IoT, What potential benefits
and risks can/will robots introduce? 4. how information
technology supports or makes possible genome-based treatments
for curing diseases, and potential ethical and privacy issues that
2. might result from use of such treatments. 5. how information
technology impacts family, eldercare, and parenting issues, and
potential ethical and privacy issues introduced by the use of
information technology and information systems in this area 6.
how information technology has enhanced the use of computer-
assisted education in the elementary school classroom, and the
possible positive and negative impacts this enhancement
provides. 7. issues facing the IT Manager or Security
professional (e.g., privacy, ownership, control, accuracy, and
security) in an environment where information technology is
constantly expanding and changing. 8. how information
technology plays a role in the era of Edward Snowden, Chelsea
Manning, WikiLeaks, et and the impact on defense information
systems 9. how information technology plays a role in the rise
(and fall) of cryptocurrency and the positive and negatives of
switching to the bitcoin environment.
