IS 350 – Mid-Term Report: Current Events Topic Issues.
Confirm that you are able to explain beneficial and detrimental ways in which computing affects people, including the primary and secondary effects, and intended and unintended consequences.
This analysis of your current events topic counts as the IS 350 Mid-Term. This is an individual report. Each person will do the Mid-Term on your own, submitting your report to Turnitin via Canvas as your Mid-Term. You will also submit it to the Midterm Report for Grading assignment.
Note: You may have done an exercise similar to this report. That exercise was a SHORTENED version of these report instructions. Follow ALL of the instructions here for your Mid-Term project.
Identification Section
Include “IS 350 Mid-Term”, and (a) your name, (b) section of IS 350 and (c) current events topic.
Section 1: Description
Describe your Current Events topic in at least three full paragraphs, as follows:
Section 2: Beneficial Aspects
Explain and justify your reasoning for at least 2 beneficial aspects to your topic. Which means two Benefits of the choice(s) that has to be made.
Section 3: Detrimental Aspects
Explain and justify your reasoning for at least 2 detrimental aspects to your topic. . Which means two Detriments of the choice(s) that has to be made.
Section 4: SOCIETAL / ETHICAL ISSUES
Here you will discuss 3 Issues that affect society and/or are ethical issues.
Use the following formats to clearly identify each item as a societal issue or ethical issue. The grader will NOT try to figure it out, if it is not clearly identified you WILL NOT get credit for it.
Clearly identify AND JUSTIFY each as follows, so that it is clear to the grader. A societal (or ethical) issue is XXX (and then explain)
If you utilize materials you’ve found, be sure to use inline citations within your report (e.g., [1] or superscripts1) that point to the full reference citation in a bibliography at the end of your report (APA or MLA format – see the “Understanding Citations” link on Canvas).
Your report should be any length up to 8 pages (not counting the bibliography). Format this double-spaced with one-inch margins all around, 12 point font, Times New Roman. The written document is submitted to Turnitin and then you cut and paste it in to the Midterm assignment for grading
Late submissions will not be accepted unless there are extenuating circumstances and prior approval of the instructor has been received.
IS 350 – Mid-Term Report: Current Events Topic Issues.