BUS 345 Research Paper This research paper will require you to research a curren
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BUS 345 Research Paper
This research paper will require you to research a current topic in Information Systems. You will prepare a 4-6 page paper (double-spaced, 12 point type) to be submitted no later than the due date stated in the syllabus. Early submissions are encouraged.
Topic must be well researched and include the following:
All sources of information must be identified. The quality and quantity of sources will be considered.
The topic must be of current relevance.
You must thoroughly describe the topic so that someone with no knowledge of the topic will be informed.
Interpretation and impact of the technology must be explored, that i.e., why would I care about it? Why is it important? What are the applications or implications of the technology?
Here are some ideas to get you thinking about your research project. These are suggestions only. Please feel free to select anything else of interest to you. If you are unsure of the appropriateness of the topic, check with me!
Potential Topics:
Regulatory/law
Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002
HIPAA Privacy Rule
HIPAA Security Rule
ARRA - HITECH ACT
Proposed legislation such as SOPA
RHIOs (regional health information organization) or HIE (health information exchange)
IT and Ethics. What are some current major issues and how is the industry addressing them?
IT and national security.
What technologies are being used?
How effective are they?
What are the issues?
Any emerging technology or innovative product. Some ideas include:
Advanced biometrics such as retina scanners, face recognition, etc.
Natural language processing
Nanotechnology
Wearable computers
Telemedicine
Artificial intelligence
Robotics
Any innovative technology company
Background concerning the organization
Describe the technology
Describe why it is innovative
What are the implications of this technology, i.e. why should I care?
Grading is as follows:
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Trait
Excellent: 3
Adequate: 2
Unsatisfactory: 1
1) Content
40 possible points
An abundance of material clearly relates to and supports the topic; points are clearly made and all evidence supports the position/topic
40
There is sufficient information that relates to and supports the position/topic; some good points made.
30
Relationships to the topic are not clear; little or no useful content or the information that is provided is not connected with the purpose of the paper
20
2) Coherence and Organization of paper
40 possible points
Topic/position is clearly stated and developed; specific examples are appropriate and clearly develop the point of the presentation; conclusion is clear; flows together well; good transitions; succinct but not choppy; well organized
40
Most information is presented in logical sequence; generally organized, but better transitions from idea to idea needed, could be more succinct or be better organized but key points are adequately presented.
30
Paper is disjointed; concepts and ideas are loosely connected; lacks clear transitions; flow and organization are confused, hard to follow and understand what the key points are.
20
3) Grammatical construction
10%
No spelling errors or inappropriate word use. Correct sentence construction. Consistence verb tense.
10
Few verb tense, spelling, or sentence construction errors.
5
Many errors to the point where it is distracting to the reader and/or obscures meaning.
0
Quality of sources
10%
Several sources cited. Sources are high quality (e.g., authoritative)
10
Few sources (< 3) cited. Sources of questionable value (e.g., Wikipedia)
5
No sources cited
0
Trait
Excellent: 3
Adequate: 2
Unsatisfactory: 1
1) Content
40 possible points
An abundance of material clearly relates to and supports the topic; points are clearly made and all evidence supports the position/topic
40
There is sufficient information that relates to and supports the position/topic; some good points made.
30
Relationships to the topic are not clear; little or no useful content or the information that is provided is not connected with the purpose of the paper
20
2) Coherence and Organization of paper
40 possible points
Topic/position is clearly stated and developed; specific examples are appropriate and clearly develop the point of the presentation; conclusion is clear; flows together well; good transitions; succinct but not choppy; well organized
40
Most information is presented in logical sequence; generally organized, but better transitions from idea to idea needed, could be more succinct or be better organized but key points are adequately presented.
30
Paper is disjointed; concepts and ideas are loosely connected; lacks clear transitions; flow and organization are confused, hard to follow and understand what the key points are.
20
3) Grammatical construction
10%
No spelling errors or inappropriate word use. Correct sentence construction. Consistence verb tense.
10
Few verb tense, spelling, or sentence construction errors.
5
Many errors to the point where it is distracting to the reader and/or obscures meaning.
0
Quality of sources
10%
Several sources cited. Sources are high quality (e.g., authoritative)
10
Few sources (< 3) cited. Sources of questionable value (e.g., Wikipedia)
5
No sources cited
0
Explanation / Answer
IT and Ethics:
First of all lets have a brief understanding of ethics. Ethics in simple words describe course of actions that are morally right. So if helping an old age itizen to cross a busy road rather than leaving him on his own sake would be consider ethically good.
Information technology has seen advanced and very rigourous growh since few years and is still continuing. IT has its application in every domain of life. For example, in health sector, in mass media, in learning, resarch and development etc. Therefore it is not wrong to say that IT has touched every sphere of life.
But as every coin got two faces, same is the case with application of IT. In ints application, IT can serve such serious threat to society as a whole or at individual level. Therefore having ethics (that would firmly distinguish wrong actions from right ones in this context) is a necessity. Some prominent works of philosopher Hans Jonas are devoted to ethics of technology. The subject has also been explored, following the work of Mario Bunge, under the term technoethics.
"Ethics of technology" refers to two basic subdivisions:-
In the former case, ethics of such things as computer security and computer viruses asks whether the very act of innovation is an ethically right or wrong act. Similarly, does a scientist have an ethical obligation to produce or fail to produce a nuclear weapon? What are the ethical questions surrounding the production of technologies that waste or conserve energy and resources? What are the ethical questions surrounding the production of new manufacturing processes that might inhibit employment, or might inflict suffering in the third world?
In the latter case, the ethics of technology quickly break down into the ethics of various human endeavors as they are altered by new technologies. For example, bioethics is now largely consumed with questions that have been exacerbated by the new life-preserving technologies, new cloning technologies, and new technologies for implantation. In law, the right of privacy is being continually attenuated by the emergence of new forms of surveillance and anonymity. The old ethical questions of privacy and free speech are given new shape and urgency in an Internet age. Such tracing devices as RFID,biometric analysis and identification, genetic screening, all take old ethical questions and amplify their significance.
Various issues under ethical context of IT are as follows:
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