Instructions

Paper C1: Topic Selection (Individual) – Research on an existing or emerging technology and its related ethical issues.

• Select Topic – Select an ethical issue for your research that is caused by the existing or emerging technology. Following is a link to some suggested topical ideas you may want to consider as a candidate for this assignment

Recommended Source:

https://www.scu.edu/ethics/ethics-resources/ethics-articles/

The above link will enable you to find articles on ethics in many fields and disciplines, please remember that the emphasis on this paper is on digital technology and the ethical issue(s) with its use

• Topic Title – Begin with a topic title that describes what you will research in Paper C2.

• Explain the reason for your topic selection briefly in a paragraph of at least 150 words.
• In addition, please determine three critically important questions you would like to address regarding your topic, in your C2 individual research paper. Include a written description (100 words) for each question that includes why that question is critically important.

• The objective in developing and posing these questions is to stage your research and guide your preparation of the final C–2 Research Paper, so that one or more ethical principles are applied and explained as a result of your research. This process helps you establish a thesis for your research.

• Lastly, provide at least three proposed reference sources, at least two of which must be from the UMUC library database (or an equivalent academic database), which you plan to use to address (i.e., research) the three questions. These proposed reference sources must have clickable and persistent URLs.

Remember: the emphasis on this paper is on digital technology and the ethical issue(s) with its use! Remember to follow all APA formatting requirements.

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