Write a 2000-word essay on the following topic:

Select an example (digital platform, application, social media, digital soft- or hardware,

ICT company, etc.) in the context of digital labour. Critically analyse and reflect on your

chosen example based on concepts, ideas, approaches and/or theories that have been

introduced in this module.

Your essay should make an argument and take a position, and apply academic concepts

and theoretical frameworks to an example. The aim is to produce a coherent, concise

and well-supported response to the brief, which demonstrates your engagement with

this module.

Here are some examples that can be chosen for your essay:

reCAPTCHA, Facebook,

Apple, Foxconn, Amazon, Mechanical Turk, Airbnb, Uber, Deliveroo,

etc.

There are many other possibilities you can find within the readings.

Your essay should make thorough and thoughtful use of both set and additional reading

from the semester.

Submission Deadline (Date & Time):

Friday 30 November 2018, 12.00 noon

Word Count:

2000 words

Feedback and grade will be available by:

Friday 21 December 2018

Essay assessment criteria

Quality of research

: evidence of critical engagement with set course materials; evidence

of independent reading of appropriate academic material.

Originality of thought

: well-articulated and well-supported argument; evidence of

critical thinking (through taking a position in relation to key ideas from the course, and

supporting this position); evidence of relational thinking (through making connections

between key ideas from the course and wider literature; support these connections);

evidence of independent critical ability.

Clarity of expression

: appropriate writing style; clear and coherent structure; consistency

and accuracy in referencing (APA convention).

You should submit coursework in the following format:

One document (Including appendices and bibliography);

Student number should be the only identification used;

1.5 or double-spacing typescript, but single spacing used for quotations, footnotes,

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These pdf are the module Reading set: 13 different references should be included and additional ones.