Ethical Debate (15%) Assignment Instructions: · Value is 15% of final grade (11% for individual component, 4% for team component) · See “Submission Information” section on page 2 for more details about how to submit Assignment Tasks: You will need to work with your team to present both sides of an ethical debate (Side A vs. Side B). Please note that this is a written assignment only – this is not an oral presentation. Your team will need to choose a debate topic for this project. The topic will be an ethical issue that is significant, relevant, and related to your field and/or the workplace in general. It should be an issue that students in your program may realistically encounter in the future. CLICK HERE for a sample topic list (a topic sign-up sheet will be provided during class in week 6). Your team will need to prepare a slide show (or another approved presentation format) to present the following information: Sample Presentation A reference list of all sources used for this assignment For both your Individual and Team Components · It is considered plagiarism if you do not include all your sources · You must include in-text citations to indicate where you have used your research sources. If you do not include in-text citations, I will assume that you did not actually use the research sources included in your reference list. All sources in your reference list should have at least one corresponding in-text citation somewhere in your submission. · Should be formatted according to IEEE citation style (CLICK HERE for a help guide) Part A: Individual Component (11 points) Each team member will need to submit a .DOCX or .PDF file in the Ethical Debate (Individual Submission) folder on Brightspace. Your submission should include the following: · Two main points, one for each side of the ethical debate (one for Side A, one for Side B) · Main points are arguments for why each side is more ethically correct · Points should be based on current, relevant research · Should incorporate ethical perspectives and theories from the course content · Each point should include a detailed and thorough explanation (approx. 200 words to describe each main point, excluding any quotations) · Note: Your team will need to collaborate to ensure that each team member is writing about different main points from one another. Your team’s submissions should not contain any repeated arguments. · One real-life example that supports either Side A or Side B · Examples should be based on current, relevant research · Consider what happened in the situation, how it was resolved, and what the implications were · Each example should include a detailed and thorough explanation (approx. 150 words to describe each example, excluding any quotations) · Note: Your team will need to collaborate to ensure that you are collectively providing examples for both sides of the debate… · If you have 6 team members → 3 examples for each side · If you have 5 team members → 3 examples for one side, 2 examples for the other · If you have 4 team members → 2 examples for each side · If you have 3 team members → 2 examples for one side, 1 example for the other · Note: Your team will need to collaborate to ensure that each team member is writing about different examples from one another. Your team’s submissions should not contain any repeated examples. Part B: Team Component (4 points) As a team, you will need to to submit a .DOCX or .PDF file in the Ethical Debate (Team Submission) folder on Brightspace. Please only submit one file per team. Your team submission should include the following: · An overview of the ethical issue · Provide an understanding of what the ethical issue is and why it is a relevant dilemma for people working in the computer industry (approx. 150 words, excluding any quotations) · Pretend you are explaining to someone with no prior knowledge about the topic · This should not simply be a list of points that each team member wrote about. Your goal is to provide an overview of the ethical issue itself, not to summarize your individual submissions. · Team members should collaborate to write an effective overview. You can either do this in person, or using a video conference tool such as Zoom, Microsoft Teams, Discord call, etc. · If you use any research sources for your overview, please include in-text citations and a reference list. · A conclusion to the ethical debate · As a team, review the main points and examples proposed by each team member. · Through a team discussion, consider each side of the debate and determine which side your team feels is more ethical. · Provide a written conclusion (approx. 200 words, excluding any quotations) to explain which side your team feels is more ethical. Your team’s decision should be well explained and justified based on the research your team has conducted. · If your team cannot reach a consensus because not everyone agrees, that is okay. You can explain in your conclusion that some team members are on one side and some are on the other. The most important thing is that you provide a clear, thorough, and justified explanation for each stance. · Team members should collaborate to write an effective conclusion. You can either do this in person, or using a video conference tool such as Zoom, Microsoft Teams, Discord call, etc. · If you use any research sources for your conclusion, please include in-text citations and a reference list. · Contribution breakdown · Your team will need to submit a contribution breakdown document to indicate which group members contributed to each component and describe how the team collaborated on shared components. · Please copy and paste the following template and include it in the same file below your overview and conclusion: CLICK HERE · Main points to support each side of the ethical debate. · Main points are arguments for why each side is more ethically correct · Points should be based on current, relevant research · Should incorporate ethical perspectives and theories from the course content · Each point should include a detailed and thorough explanation (approx. 200 words to describe each main point, excluding any quotations) · You may include pictures/videos to support your points if you’d like · Each individual team member is responsible for two main points (one argument for Side A and one argument for Side B) · In the presentation, it must be clear which team member wrote each point (please put your name with your main points) · Note: Your team will need to collaborate to ensure that each team member is writing about different main points from one another. Your submission should not contain any repeated arguments.[Text Wrapping Break] · Real-life examples of this ethical dilemma to support the main points · Examples should be based on current, relevant research · Consider what happened in the situation, how it was resolved, and what the implications were · Each example should include a detailed and thorough explanation (approx. 150 words to describe each example, excluding any quotations) · You may include pictures/videos to support your examples if you’d like · Each individual team member is responsible for providing one real-life example to support one of their main points (either Side A or Side B) · In the presentation, it must be clear which team member wrote each example (please put your name with your example) · Note: Your team must ensure that both sides of the debate include examples… · 6 team members → 3 examples for each side · 5 team members → 3 examples for one side, 2 examples for the other · 4 team members → 2 examples for each side · 3 team members → 2 examples for one side, 1 example for the other · Note: Similarly to the main points above, your submission must not contain any repeated examples; all team members must choose different examples.[Text Wrapping Break] Submission Information: This assignment requires both a team submission (one per group) and an individual submission (one from each team member). The submissions should include: 1. In the Ethical Debate (Team Submission) folder: · One team member should submit the final, complete PowerPoint slides. · One team member should submit a contribution breakdown document to indicate which group members contributed to each component and describe how the team collaborated on shared components. This should be submitted as a separate word document or PDF. Please use the following template: CLICK HERE 2. In the Ethical Debate (Individual Submission) folder: · Each individual team member should submit a word document/PDF that includes: · Your individual main point for side A · Your individual main point for side B · Your individual real-life example · References list of sources used for your individual work · The text for your individual submission should be an exact copy of the text on your slides from the team submission. It should be clearly divided into three distinct sections (main point for side A, main point for side B, and real-life example), and must include proper references. · This file should not use a slide show format. It should be formatted as a regular word document (feel free to include any photos/video links if applicable) · You will not receive an individual mark if you do not submit your individual work in the correct submission folder. Grading Information: Part A: Individual Component (11 points) – Individual grade for each team member Grading Information: Part B: Team Component (4 points) – Shared grade for the whole team
