TOPIC: Ethical issues in technology ASSIGNMENT Select a technology (which is either being developed, or is in the early stages of its development [i.e., within the last few years]) and which raises, or ought to raise, ethical issues for us today; or select a technology which has raised ethical issues but is misguided or misinformed in its concern(s). Post an individual or group presentation. (The Final Project will be assessed via the AACU Creative Thinking Rubric.) PROPOSAL (100 words) please identify the following in your proposal: (a) ethical issues and/or concerns which the technology you’ve selected bring up or ought (not) bring up for us today; (b) a brief history of how we’ve thought (or failed to think) through similar or near similar technologies, and the actual impact of the technology/-ies; (c) your points of interest in this technology or the related ethical issues it brings up; (d) list several sources that you will reference in your presentation and/or artifact in MLA, APA or Chicago style format, and (e) group member names. (10%) PRESENTATION Your video presentations will (a) share the research that you and-or your group has conducted, (b) take no more than 10 minutes and no less than 8, (c) be uploaded to the appropriate Blackboard Discussion Forum, and (d) may make use of augmenting technologies; (e) as a part of your presentation, you and-or your group will be responsible for responding to your colleagues feedback, questions or comments. (70%).
ETH103-301 - Final Project Assignment ETH 103-301: Ethics and Technology Final Project DEADLINES BB(21): post Final Project Proposal by 11:59PM on Apr. 9 BB(24): comment on Final Project Proposal by 11:59 PM on Apr. 16 A(2): upload Final Project Presentation by 11:59PM on Apr. 23 *A(2): present at Honors Poster Conference at 2:30PM on Apr. 28 *A(4): upload Honors Research Paper by 11:59PM on May 14 TOPIC: Ethical issues in technology ASSIGNMENT Select a technology (which is either being developed, or is in the early stages of its development [i.e., within the last few years]) and which raises, or ought to raise, ethical issues for us today; or select a technology which has raised ethical issues but is misguided or misinformed in its concern(s). Post an individual or group presentation. (The Final Project will be assessed via the AACU Creative Thinking Rubric.) PROPOSAL (100 words) please identify the following in your proposal: (a) ethical issues and/or concerns which the technology you’ve selected bring up or ought (not) bring up for us today; (b) a brief history of how we’ve thought (or failed to think) through similar or near similar technologies, and the actual impact of the technology/-ies; (c) your points of interest in this technology or the related ethical issues it brings up; (d) list several sources that you will reference in your presentation and/or artifact in MLA, APA or Chicago style format, and (e) group member names. (10%) PRESENTATION Your video presentations will (a) share the research that you and-or your group has conducted, (b) take no more than 10 minutes and no less than 8, (c) be uploaded to the appropriate Blackboard Discussion Forum, and (d) may make use of augmenting technologies; (e) as a part of your presentation, you and-or your group will be responsible for responding to your colleagues feedback, questions or comments. (70%). CRITICAL FEEDBACK Your Critical Feedback on your colleague’s (1) Proposal might attend to the following (from the AAC&U Problem Solving Rubric): (1a) Does they define the problem? (1b) Does they identify approaches to the problem? (1c) Does they propose solutions or hypotheses? (1d) Do they identify potential solutions? (1e) Do they implement solutions? (1f) Do they evaluate outcomes? Your Critical Feedback on your colleague’s (2) Presentation might attend to the following (from the AAC&U Ethical Reasoning VALUE RUBRIC): (2a) Do they demonstrate an ethical Self- Awareness? (2b) Do they understand different ethical perspectives/concepts? (2c) Do they recognize ethical issue? (2d) Do they apply ethical perspectives/concepts? (2e) Do they evaluate different ethical perspectives/concepts? (20%)