Learning Objective  #2 Demonstrate an understanding of basic legal processes and of computer misuse, fraud and the law.

Possible points: 50

NOTE: Use your best word processing skills to complete these questions. Poor use of word processing reduces your possible point score by 10 points.

NOTE: Make sure your opinions are backed up with legal cases and or other references. Use APA citation style for these quoted or paraphrased references.

File #1 – Responses to the following questions

1. One ethical argument against offshoring jobs is that employee health and safety requirements are not as strong in some countries as they are in the United States. Evaluate this argument.
2. Many college students register for online classes rather than taking the same courses in a classroom. Discuss both advantages and disadvantages (to the students and to society in general) of students getting degrees solely from online education.
3. Software developers are sometimes advised to “design for failure.” Give some examples of what this might mean.
4. As part of your job responsibilities, you oversee the installation of software packages for large customers. A recent order of laptops for a local school district requires webcam software to be loaded. You know that this software allows for remote activation of the webcam. Which laws and ethical considerations should you bear in mind?

File #2 Research paper (part of your Attendance/Discussion/Participation points)

Based on the outline you submitted as part of Project 4, submit your completed final research paper as a separate file from the answers you provided for the above questions. Do NOT click the SUBMIT button until both files have been uploaded.

If you need guidance in general on writing a research paper, a good source can be found at http://www.ruf.rice.edu/~bioslabs/tools/report/reportform.html.

• While there is no assigned length for this paper, be sure that your work covers your topic’s requirements, plus foot/endnotes and bibliography, using standard one-inch margins, 12-point font and double spacing.
• It must cover the topic effectively and present a well-developed thesis, supported by evidence from primary and secondary sources, not just your own opinion.
• Your work must in some way demonstrate an understanding of the development of scholarship on the topic—that is, the paper itself must incorporate in the text and notes an adequate discussion of the scholarly works on the subject.
• Every sentence with information from a source must give credit to the source. Otherwise, it is plagiarism.
• Proofread everything carefully.
• Be prepared to present your topic briefly to the class (in-class) or as a discussion (online students only).