Assignment task:
TOPIC: Technology's Impact on Society and the Workforce.
Use the outline below to write a 10-page paper.
- Why This Topic is Intriguing and Relevant:
- What I Hope to Learn and Accomplish:
- Ethical vs. Legal Principles:
- Ethical Principles.
- Legal Principles:
- Different Ethical Philosophies:
- Utilitarianism
- Deontology:
- Virtue Ethics:
- Potential Thesis Statements:
INSTRUCTIONS:
In this assignment you will expand upon your work up to this point. Thus far, you have constructed a problem statement utilizing the five-step decision-making process, identified the ethical, moral, and/or legal implications of the topic you selected, developed arguments for and against your declared thesis statement, developed an outline for your project, and incorporated the technology-related computer ethics issues that you have explored. Now you will complete your project by further exploring your topic and its impacts on society and finalizing your arguments and supporting research. Specifically:
1. In your chosen format, complete the examination of your topic by viewing it through the lens of the final stage of the course (ethics and morality of technology in a social context).
2. Explore the societal impacts of your topic and the decisions you made.
3. Consider and discuss the social responsibility of organizations.
4. Examine issues such as worker rights, whistleblower protection, economic impacts, and environmental protection.
5. Combine this with the elements of your previous work into a cohesive final project.
6. Your project must contain each of the basic elements of an argumentative essay, including (1) an introduction consisting of a topic and problem statement, background information on the issue, and a thesis statement, (2) arguments and evidence supporting your position, (3) counterarguments to your position, how you view those arguments/positions, and how you would refute those arguments with evidence, and (4) a conclusion. These basic elements are required regardless of the format you select.
7. Include a reference list of sources cited in your essay.