! Providing in-text citations and full references tells readers what sources were used to write an article or book. ! Using APA format ensures consistency in the conventions writers use and readers expect in publications. ! Including in-text citations and full references credits writers in their field for the research they have conducted. ! Using APA format protects writers from being plagiarized and from plagiarizing others. The reference list gives the reader the information necessary to locate and retrieve any source you cite in your paper. Full references are always listed on a separate page at the end of a paper and match one-to-one with a citation that appears in a paper. Every source you cite in the paper must appear in your reference list; and, every entry in the reference list must be cited in your text. If you review other sources, but do not cite them, they are not included in the reference list. The reference page is labeled as: References centered and bolded and always plural. Each reference appears in alphabetical order by the first word, and no numbering is used. Each entry is double spaced, with the first line at the margin and the second and subsequent lines indented one-half inch. Use double spacing between entries. Research Paper Using Word 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 tre ...

1. ! Providing in-text citations and full references tells
readers what sources were used to write an article or book.
! Using APA format ensures consistency in the
conventions writers use and readers expect in publications.
! Including in-text citations and full references credits
writers in their field for the research they have conducted.
! Using APA format protects writers from being
plagiarized and from plagiarizing others.
The reference list gives the reader the information necessary to
locate and retrieve any source you cite in your paper. Full
references are always listed on a separate page at the end of a
paper and match one-to-one with a citation that appears in a
paper. Every source you cite in the paper must appear in your
reference list; and, every entry in the reference list must be
cited in your text. If you review other sources, but do not cite
them, they are not included in the reference list. The reference
page is labeled as: References centered and bolded and always
plural. Each reference appears in alphabetical order by the first
word, and no numbering is used. Each entry is double spaced,
with the first line at the margin and the second and subsequent
lines indented one-half inch. Use double spacing between
entries.
Research Paper Using Word
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

2. 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. 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

4. 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.
If there is another topic that addresses ethical issues as related
to information
technology that is of special interest to you but one that is not
in the list above, request
permission from your instructor before selecting this alternate
topic.
Writing Quality for the Research Paper
* All Grammar, Verb Tenses, Pronouns, Spelling, Punctuation,
and Writing Competency
should be without error.
* Be particularly careful about mis-matching a noun and
pronoun. For example, if you
say "A person does this…" then do not use "their" or "they"
when referring to that

5. person. "Person" is singular; "their" or "they" is plural.
* Remember: there is not their, your is not you're, its is not it's,
too is not to or two, site
is not cite, and who should be used after an individual, not that.
For example, "the
person WHO made the speech" not "the person THAT made the
speech."
* In a professional paper one does not use contractions
(doesn't, don't, etc.) and one
does not use the personal I, you or your. Use the impersonal as
in the previous
sentence. It is more business-like to say "In a professional paper
one should not use
contractions," rather than saying, "In a professional paper you
don't use contractions."
*Remember: spell-check, then proofread. Better yet, have a
friend or colleague read it
before submitting it. Read it out loud to yourself. Read it as if
you are submitting it to
your boss.
You can find instructions on how to use the References tool in
Word on a PC or
on a Mac in the separate file attached here.
Complete rubrics for this paper are found in the table on the
next page.
Element # Requirement
Points
Allocated

6. Comments
01
Open Word and save a blank document with the following
name:
“Student’s LastNameFirstInitial Research Project”
Example: SmithJ Research Project
Paper should be
- double-spaced,
- margins are set to 1” (left, right, top bottom),
- 12 point Arial type is used for all text
- headings, if used, are bold but in 12 point Arial type
1.0
This is the font in normal
paragraphs. Heading and title
fonts may be in bold, but
should remain in 12 point font.
02
Body of the paper is at least three full pages and does not
exceed
five typed, double-spaced pages. The 3- 5 pages does not
include
the title and reference pages and these are not included in the
page
count of the body of the paper.
1.0
Charts and other graphical
information are not included in
the page count.

7. 03
Title Page which shows title of the paper and the author's
(student's)
name. The title and author’s name should be centered
horizontally
and vertically on the title page.
0.5
Title must be appropriate for
content
04
At least three (3) APA formatted in-text citations.
If you are not familiar with APA format, it is recommended that
you
use the References feature in Word for your citations and
Reference
List or refer to the "Citing and Writing" option under the
Resources/Library/Get Help area in the LEO classroom.
It is important to review the final format for APA-style
correctness
even if generated by Word.
1.0
These can be anywhere in the
document, but the citations
must be relevant to what is
being referenced and the APA
format is used correctly.
05

8. At least two (2) informational footnotes.
(Note: APA Style does not use footnotes for citations; however,
APA
style does allow for the incorporation of informational
footnotes)
Footnotes are not used to list a reference! Footnotes contain
information about the topic to which the footnote has been
attached.
1.0
These 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.
06
References Page using APA format for references. The
References
must be on a separate page from the body of the paper. To
ensure
1.0
All works listed must be
incorporated within the writing

9. Element # Requirement
Points
Allocated
Comments
that the References page is separate from the body of the paper,
use
a hard return (CTRL Enter) after the end of your paper body and
the
start of the References page.
If you are not familiar with APA format, it is recommended that
you
use the References feature in Word for your citations and
Reference
List or refer to the "Citing and Writing" option under the
Resources/Library/Get Help area in the LEO classroom.
It is important to review the final format for APA-style
correctness
even if generated by Word.
REMEMBER: Every source listed on the Reference page must
be
cited at least once in the body of the paper. And every citation
needs
to have a matching source listed on the References page.
of your paper as specified in
APA style
07
Describe the topic and ethical issues as they relate to the use of
Information Technology. How does technology support your

10. topic?
What are the issues that technology introduces to this specific
topic?
2.0
08
Discuss the trends and ways individuals and/or organizations
are
impacted by the issue or are working to prevent the impact. Is
this a
topic that has been made possible only because of advances in
technology? Or has the topic been part of technology
development
since its beginning? Is the issue you are exploring helpful or
harmful
to individuals? To society in general?
2.0
09
Paper must be well-organized and clearly written in a style
appropriate for college level work. Review the notes at the
beginning
of project description (Writing Quality for the Research Paper)
2.0
10
Paper should be grammatically correct and contain no spelling
errors. Direct quotations should not exceed 10% of total words
used
in the paper.

11. 1.5
Although you should use the
Spell Check and Grammar
Check function in Word, this
will not catch all errors – you
are ultimately responsible for
proofreading.
TOTAL: 13