Length:

Minimum 1500 words
Maximum 2000 words

Instructions

Choose one ethical issue arising from the use of ICT that has been reported in the press in the last one year, and discuss it in depth. Checkout news sites below for additional ideas (choose a topic from them):

http://www.wired.com/

http://slashdot.org/stories

http://www.smh.com.au/technology

Show why or how the technology creates or contributes to the problem. Produce an article, discussing both sides of the issue (pros and cons) drawing on both technical and philosophical literature. In addition, argue for your own view of the matter, giving your reasons for your point of view and showing why you believe that they are better than opposing views.

You will be assessed on your ability to reason, analyse and present cogent argument for the particular case. You should outline the main statement you wish to make about your chosen ethical issue along with your reasons and others’ objections to it. You may use any appropriate technique to set out the basic structure of your article.

You are required to submit the following:

A comprehensive and coherent article containing your critical analysis of the ICT related ethical issue.

Your article should present the following:

– the main point(s) of the issue (What is an ethical issue in the selected topic. Ex: honesty, integrity, trust, harm, duty, professionalism, privacy, competence, and so on.)
– the pros and cons for the main point(s) (your reasons and objections as well as those of others) including a critique of the effectiveness of the arguments presented.

– conclusions logically drawn from the analysis presented.

– the ethics technique worksheet you used to form the basis of your analysis. [Use the technique described in the following reading: Simpson, R. et. al. (2003). Doing ethics: A universal technique in an accessibility context. AJIS, 10(2), 127-133. The article is also available from http://journal.acs.org.au/index.php/ajis/article/view/159/141

Referencing

All sources of information must be appropriately referenced using the APA style

Note:

– I have attached the Template.pdf file which is the ethics technique (DET) for setting the structure of this report as well as the ExplanationForTemplate.docx file which will explain more details and 1 small sample for it.

– I also attached the AssignmentSample.pdf which is the complete sample, you should do the report by combining the format of this sample and answer the questions in DET technique.

– The process to do the report is you choose the topic from those links above which reflect the ethical issues in ICT, then point out what is that issues (honesty, integrity, trust, harm, duty, professionalism, privacy, competence, and so on.), choose the suitable ethical theory: Deontology, Relativism, Consequentialism, Categorical Imperative (Kant’s theory).

Answer preview

What’s going on with a social media platforms such as Facebook is that it’s facing trust issues following its public relations crisis. In its 14 years of operation, Facebook has never faced privacy or trust issues in relation to personal data of its users until the recent future…

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