Thisassignment has twogoals: 1)have students increase their understandingof theconcept of ProtectingPersonalInformation(PPI)andother ethical issuesrelatedtotheuseofinformation technologythroughresearch,and2) learntocorrectlyusethetoolsandtechniques withinWordtoformataresearchpaper,including useofavailableReferencesand citation tools. These skillswill be valuablethroughoutastudent’sacademic career.Thepaper willrequireatitlepage, NO abstract,threetofourfullpagesofcontentwithincorporation ofa minimumof3 external resources fromcrediblesources andaWorksCited/References page.Wikipedia andsimilar general informationsites,blogsordiscussiongroups arenotconsidered creditablesourcesfor aresearchproject. No morethan10%of the papermaybein the formof a directcitationfromanexternalsource.

A list oftopics fromwhichstudents can choose is provided below.

TopicsforResearch Paper

Exploreethical issues thatmaysurround the use ofinformationtechnologyin theimplementationor development ofoneof thesetopics

1. GeneticEngineering–cropsand humans

2. Biometrics–various implementations and the ethicalandprivacyissuesrelatedtothe useofbiometrics

3. Developmentofartificial intelligenceandintelligentagents (such asSiri,Cortana,and soon)

4. Developmentofrobotsas intelligentas humans;smartmachines andtheIOT.

5. Genome-basedtreatmentsfor curingdiseases

6. Family,eldercare,and parentingissues with technologyand information systems

7. The pros and cons ofusingcomputer-assisted education in theelementaryschool classroom

8. Issues facing theITManageror Securityprofessional(e.g., privacy, ownership,control,accuracy, security)

9. Ethical issues in defense informationsystems in thiseraofEdward Snowden,ChelseaManning,Wikileaks, etc.

If there is another topicthat addressesethicalissues as relatedto informationtechnologythatis of special interest toyoubutonethatisnotinthe listabove,requestpermissionfromyour instructor beforeselecting thisalternate topic.

WritingQuality fortheResearchPaper

* AllGrammar, VerbTenses, Pronouns, Spelling, Punctuation, andWritingCompetencyshouldbewithouterror.

* Beparticularlycareful about mis-matchinganoun and pronoun.For example, if yousay"A persondoes this…"then donotuse"their" or"they" when referringtothatperson."Person" is singular; "their"or"they"is plural.

* Remember:thereisnottheir,yourisnotyou're,itsis notit's,tooisnottoor two,siteisnotcite, and whoshould be usedafter an individual, notthat. Forexample,"thepersonWHOmadethespeech" not "thepersonTHATmadethespeech."

* In aprofessional paperone doesnot usecontractions (doesn't, don't,etc.)andonedoesnotuse the personalI,youoryour.Use the impersonal as in the previoussentence. Itis morebusiness-like tosay"Ina professional paper one shouldnotusecontractions,"rather thansaying, "Inaprofessionalpaperyoudon't use contractions."

*Remember: spell-check,then proofread.Better yet, have afriend or colleaguereaditbeforesubmitting it. Read itout loudto yourself.Read it as ifyou aresubmitting ittoyourboss.

You canfindinstructionsonhowto usetheReferencestoolinWord onaPCoronaMacintheseparatefileattached here.

Completerubricsforthispaperarefound inthetableonthenextpage.

Element#	Requirement	PointsAllocated	Comments
01	Paper should be - double-spaced, - marginsare setto1”(left,right,top bottom), - 12 pointArial type is used for all text - headings, ifused,are boldbutin 12 point Arial type	1.0	This is thefontinnormalparagraphs. Headingandtitle fontsmaybeinbold,butshouldremainin12pointfont.
02	Bodyofthepaperis at leastthreefull pagesanddoes not exceedfivetyped,double-spaced pages.The3- 5 pages does notincludethetitleand referencepagesandthese are notincludedinthepagecount of the bodyofthepaper.	1.0	Chartsandothergraphicalinformation arenot included in the pagecount.
03	TitlePage whichshows title of thepaperand theauthor's (student's)name.The title and author’s name shouldbe centeredhorizontally andverticallyonthe titlepage. Thetitle and author'snameshouldappear in the center ofthe page.	0.5	Titlemustbeappropriateforcontent
04	At least three (3)APAformattedin-text citations. If youare notfamiliar withAPA format,it is recommendedthatyouusethe References feature inWordfor your citations and ReferenceListor refertothe"Citing andWriting"optionunder theResources/Library/GetHelpareaintheLEO classroom. It is importanttoreviewthefinalformat forAPA-stylecorrectnessevenif generatedbyWord.	1.0	Thesecan be anywhereinthedocument,but thecitationsmustberelevantto whatis beingreferencedandtheAPAformat isusedcorrectly.
05	Atleast two(2) informationalfootnotes. (Note:APA Styledoes not usefootnotesforcitations; however,APAstyledoesallowfor theincorporationofinformationalfootnotes) Footnotesarenotusedto listareference!Footnotescontaininformationabout the topicto whichthefootnotehas been attached.	1.0	Thesecan be anywhereinthedocument,but theinformationalfootnotesmust berelevant to theassociatedtext.Thepurposeofthisrequirement is toeffectivelyincorporatetheinformationand

Element#	Requirement	PointsAllocated	Comments
			demonstratethat youcanusethe MSWordfootnotingfunctionality.
06	References PageusingAPAformat for references. The Referencesmust beonaseparate pagefromthebodyof the paper. If youare notfamiliar withAPA format,it is recommendedthatyouusethe References feature inWordfor your citations and ReferenceList or refer tothe "Citing andWriting"optionunder theResources/Library/GetHelpareaintheLEO classroom. It is importanttoreviewthefinalformat forAPA-stylecorrectnessevenif generatedbyWord.	1.0	Allworks listed must beincorporatedwithin thewriting ofyourpaper asspecifiedinAPAstyle
07	Describethe topic and ethicalissueas itrelates to the use ofInformationTechnology	2.0
08	Discuss the trends and ways individuals and/or organizations areimpactedbytheissue orare workingtoprevent theimpact.	2.0
09	Papermustbewell-organized,clearly written ina style appropriatefor college level work.	2.0
10	Paper should be grammaticallycorrect and contain no spellingerrors.	1.5	Althoughyoushould usetheSpell CheckandGrammarCheckfunctioninWord,thiswill notcatchall errors–you areultimatelyresponsibleforproofreading.Directcitationsshould notexceed10% of totalwords (useWord’s ‘wordcount’ function)
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