Each group will a submit a one-page project proposal on 12 February, which will indicate the topic
and provide a list of references.
The topic can be any issue falling within the broad scope of
the course
- ethical issues and social impacts of computing and networking.
A final project will consist of two things:
(i) An annotated web page , consisting of an essay with links to
relevant resources available on the web
regarding the topic. The essay will
present a general analysis of the ethical issue(s) addressed by your project.
Each link is to be annotated with a brief paragraph, indicating what can be found at the site
and why it is relevant.
Limit the external links to at most 6 key resources.
Your essay will be of 4-6 pages.
(ii) A fifteen minute presentation to be given during the time for
the final exam (8am Tuesday, 18 March).
The presentation will be in the form of a debate. One
group member will act as moderator and introduce the debate topic,
including general
background for this issue and the specific scenario and
ethical questions(s) to be addressed by the debate.
The
rest of the group will be split into two (or more) sides, expressing
their points
of view on the question raised through a "staged" debate.
Leave a few minutes for questions/comments from the "audience" at the end.