Assessment - Essay and Power Point on Legal, Social, Cultural Issues and Life-Long Learning
Purpose of the assessment - The purpose of this assignment is to develop skills in research, critical analysis and academic writing of high standard. In this assignment students will:
- Identify potential legal, ethical and social issues related to IT administration.
- Discuss ethical and social issues pertaining to IT systems administration.
- Interpret professional codes of ethics developed by various industry bodies.
- Discuss ethical behaviour in accordance with professional codes.
- Explain ethical solutions to ensure that the society benefits.
Students must be able to generate ideas at abstract levels and support their arguments with strong reasoning. Students must strengthen critical thinking skills by answering the assignment.
Assignment Description
A) Write an essay on one of the following topics. 800 - 1500 words
B) PowerPoint presentation based on the above essay. 6 - 10 Slides
For referencing, use APA or IEEE guidelines, but consistently.
Your topic is the one listed below
Topic
- Privacy laws and principles important for doing business internationally.
- Threat to personal privacy posed by the emerging Networking Technologies.
- Developing guidelines for Ethical use of the computers and networks in any organisation.
- Intellectual Property rules and processes important for conducting high- tech business.
- Ethical and social issues that will affect the society as Artificial Intelligence based systems replace many jobs in the future.