Current Topics: IT/Policy and Ethics “In the News”
Overview:
The purpose of this assignment is to develop an understanding of an information technology “Event” that was “in the news” within the last 12 months, by providing an overview of the “Event” and whether there is, or might be a need for, an information policy pertaining to this “Event”, as well as whether there are, or might be any ethical outcomes due to this “Event”. Please note that while events in the last 12 months are preferred, you may use older events if relevant.
The “Event” is defined as any current (last 12 months) information policy legislation or current (last 12 months) news topic related to an information technology issue, which may be about the need for legislation or the development of new legislation related to the information technology “Event”.
Note: Students taking the class as a Global Citizen course must select a topic with a global/international/intercultural focus.
Assignment Tasks…
Review the following sites to select an information technology “Event” that was “in the news” within the last 12 months that is of interest to you.
Use ONLY the following resource links provided here to find the “Event in the News”:
( Note: No other resources, such as, journal articles, websites, etc.,other than Congress.gov, which is part of the assignment, should be used to embellish the essay. You may discuss other resources only if they are presented in the description of the news event)
https://www.itwire.com/ (see Government) (Links to an external site.)
http://insight.ieeeusa.org/category/policy (Links to an external site.)
https://www.computer.org/publications/tech-news (may require subscription) (Links to an external site.)
Then provide the following in essay format…
Describe the “Event” and discuss the importance of the “Event” as you view it and the significance of the “Event” to information/technology policy or possible future information/technology policy;
Go to www.congress.gov to determine if there is a law addressing the “Event”. If there is a law, describe the law and discuss the significance of the law as it relates to the “Event”. If you have searched congress.gov and believe there is no law addressing the “Event”, explain your search and conclusion;
Discuss any stakeholders that may be impacted by this “Event”;explain how they are involved or impacted by this “Event”;
Discuss any ethical outcomes you perceive relating to this “Event” using one or two workable ethical theories introduced by Quinn; if you do not perceive any ethical outcomes relating to this “Event” then discuss your views regarding no ethical outcomes.
Details:
Reference Page (labeled References)
Suggested length: 1000-1500 words plus an APA-format reference page. While you will be graded on content and not length, this length should give you an idea of how much space will usually be needed to develop the ideas required for this paper.
The paper must include the following:
*introductory paragraph – introduces the content of the paper;
*body paragraphs – the main content of the paper;
*concluding paragraph – summarizes the paper;
*list of references (labeled References) on a separate page in correct APA format and Correct APA Format for in-text citations;
*Use MS WORD as a “.doc” or “.docx” document only!;
*Check spelling and grammar – there should be no spelling or grammatical errors;
*Formatting for the text pages should be as follows: 12-point font, page numbecgors and last name in the header.
