Cybersecurity-cybercrime ethical issues
IMPORTANT NOTE: This assignment is a requirement for the course as per
course accreditation guidelines. Failure to submit this assignment (see Course
schedule) is an automatic F grade for the course.
Objective: Individually, produce a research paper addressing a specific computer
related ethical issue(s) relevant to our class. Research paper should complement
and expand what was learned in class and not be a simple repetition of previously
discussed issues.
Topic Selection:
• Make note of your assigned team number in Canvas and find the group’s
designated general topic in the Appendix section below (for example, if you
are in Team 9, then your general group topic would be “Nationality bias
ethical issues in IT/Cyberspace”).
• Within the general topic assign to your group, research and select a specific
ethical issue/case/position you want to address as the sub-issue of your
paper (for example, If you are on Team 24, your group’s general topic would
be: “Cybersecurity-cybercrime ethical issues” and a possible example of a
specific related sub-issue you could use as your individual research paper’s
topic could be “The negative ethical implications of Cyberattacks in future
electronic voting systems”).
o Your specific sub-issue/case should be unique within your
group. Therefore, all individual topics must be discussed within
the group in order to avoid duplicates.
§ If two students address the same exact subissue/case in their papers, both may receive a zero
(0) and fail the course.
§ Make sure your sub-topic (and paper) focuses on a
specific ethical issue associated with your group’s
general topic. Addressing the ethical issue(s) selected
must be the most important aspect of your paper.
Instructions and Requirements:
1. Your paper content (from introduction to conclusions, including both
sections, but excluding cover page, citations, any tables or figures, and
appendix) must have a length of 1500 words minimum (but do not exceed
2000 words).
o Papers below the minimum word count requirement, vague,
or/and obviously wordy without substance will receive a low-failing
grade.
2. Your paper must use APA style rules.
3. Your paper must be submitted in a Microsoft Word file.
4. Your paper must contain the following sections following APA rules:
1. A cover page, showing your name, assignment title, and class
details.
2. A keywords page, showing only 5 to 8 keywords associated with
your paper. Each word must be separated by a comma and
include the ethical issues addressed by your paper.
3. An introduction, establishing a personal standpoint or thesis on a
specific ethical issue. This point is a crucial requirement for the
success of your paper. Papers that do not include a clear thesis
may receive a failing grade.
4. A body, discussing your thesis and presenting several supporting
and opposing arguments.
1. The body must be the most voluminous section of your
paper. It must discuss your thesis and develop its
supporting/opposing (well referenced) arguments. It
must focus on the specific ethical issue(s) you
selected in your thesis without deviating from the
topic. It must NOT include long historical backgrounds
or excessive literal citations fillers (papers that ignore
these instructions may receive a significantly lower
grade).
5. A conclusion, summarizing which point of view you feel is
the strongest and why. In addition, discuss present and future
global implications on your conclusions.
6. An appendix section containing a short quiz with 3 short
multiple-choice questions related to the specific ethical
issue(s) addressed in your paper. These questions must be
designed to address, in a generic way, the issues you
mentioned in the paper and test the readers’ understanding of
the topic(s).
1. Each question must have 4 possible options marked as
A, B, C, and D.
2. After listing each question and possible answer options,
you must indicate which option(s) is correct or most
suitable and why.
3. If a question does not have a definitive correct answer,
there must be a possible option within the answer
choices that reflects that, or in other words, only one of
the options must be the correct answer (e.g. “none of
the above”, “all of the above”, etc.)
4. Papers missing this appendix section will receive a 10%
grade penalty.
7. A references section citing each source using APA style.
Additional Notes:
1. Assignments that contain any of the following issues will not be graded
and will receive zero (0) points:
o Missing all references.
o Inappropriate language/tone (e.g. profanity, violence incitement,
etc.).
o APA standards not followed.
o Submitting a highly plagiarized paper (as determined by Turnitin
scoring >= 20).
o Papers using the same sub-issue topic.
2. Originality and research is crucial for this assignment (no example papers will
be provided).
Helping Tools & Resources You Should Use:
• The Center for Excellence in Writing (Links to an external site.) offers
individual consultations and workshops for any writing you are working on
throughout your time at FIU. It would be wise to make an appointment early
with them to review your paper’s draft before submitting it.
• Microsoft Word offers a great template to quickly create APA 6th
Edition papers. Instructions on how to get and use this template can be
found HERE (Links to an external site.).
• You should review your paper using the Turnitin Similarity Report to
avoid getting too close (or exceeding) the allowed 20% threshold.
Instructions on how to do this can be found HERE (Links to an external
site.).
• The FIU Library (Links to an external site.) should be used to find and
obtain any relevant references including textbooks, articles, and research
papers.
• Use Microsoft Word’s “word count” feature (Links to an external site.) to
make sure your document meets the length expectations.
• If you have any doubts, please contact me well in advance of the
assignment’s due date with your questions.
o Claiming “not to know” or “not understanding” these instructions
after the assignment is graded is not an acceptable excuse for not
meeting the assignment’s requirements. Again, if in doubt, please
contact me before submitting your paper so I can clarify any of
your questions.
Additional Resources:
• The American Phycological Association (APA) (Links to an external
site.) offers a great website to guide you on the details of how to write
papers following APA.
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