IT and the future society

IT and the future society

ISYS200 – Final Research Paper

Weighting: 33%

Due Date: Monday 12th November 2014

(Due in the pigeon holes on the ground floor of

e6a building)

Submission must be made before 3pm for no late

penalty

Questions: Questions:

Your job is to complete one of the following research questions:

(Please remember that you are to only answer one question)

1) We live in a world where the future can potentially

mean that we have to rethink how we work, rest and play.

Discuss how the development of autonomous robots will

change our lives positively and negatively.

2) The internet is a part of our daily lives. Discuss how the

internet is changing the way we think today and in the

future.

3) “The web never forgets.” It is a statement thrown

around a lot. Explain how the cloud will impact this

statement positively and negatively

4) Is it right to allow the creation of future elites who have

augmented themselves with artificial intelligence and

genetic engineering, without inventing a way to manage

their superhuman abilities? Discuss the positives and

negatives of such a possibility.5) Is it possible for us to create machine intelligence that

can make nuanced distinctions, such as between a gun

and an ice-cream cone pointed at it, or understand human

speech that is often heavily based on context?

6) Now that you have a deeper understanding of the

potential future we may have thanks to studying ISYS200

what do you think will be the biggest challenge(s) we will

face when it comes to information technology? Discuss

solutions to this issue with supported evidence.

Submission Details:

You will need to submit your paper to turnitin before

submitting it in the lecture.

(NB. It takes 24 hrs in most cases to receive a response from

turnitin)

Remember your research paper must be your own work. Therefore,

your research paper must be submitted to Turnitinvia our ilearn

page first then a hard copy.

Please note that when submitting your research paper in hard copy

you must include the following:

• MQ cover sheet with student ID number, tutorial/class etc.

 Link available on ilearn to generate the coversheet

• Turnitin% (you can print screen this)

Any submission not containing a cover sheet and turn it in %

will not be considered for marking.

You are responsible for assessing its level of plagiarism. Although

you can submit the report to Turnitin as many times as you like

before the due date, only the final submission will count to Turnitin.

Any Turnitin Report with 12%+ plagiarism will be carefully reviewed

and marks deducted equivalent to the percentage.

Research Guidelines:

– Word Length: Approximately 2400 words – 1 ½ spacing. (Paragraphs)

– 12 pt font

– Single Sided Paper

– Verdana

– Referencing Style: Harvard or APA is satisfactory.

– Please remember that you will need to have at least Four (4)

varying references. For example: Journals, WebPages,

Newspaper articles and Text books

– You will need to include: Reference List and an Appendix.

– You must include a coversheet that is available on ilearn

No exceptions will be granted.

The questions below are something you should of seen previously:)

1) Is this a report?

No, it is a research paper; you research the topic/question and write an essay (eg intro, body, and conclusion)

2) Do I need “in text referencing”?

You need to follow the rules of APA or Harvard style referencing.

3) I found some “stuff” on Wikipedia, is that ok.

No, even I have my limits

4) I found a blog with some “stuff”

No, blogs will not suffice

5) I am not sure about question 1

Then do another question

6) I am not sure about question 6

Then do another question

7) What do you mean by the question, how should I interpret it?

Come to the week 12 lecture prepared to ask as many questions as you like. I am not going to answer 750 plus emails and forum questions from now til then. You need to realise sometimes uni needs to take priority.

8) Is this an essay?

As explained before, yes. (I wrote this one to show you how students will ask the same question without reading other peoples points)

9) Is 2400 words a minimum?

2400 words is a approximation, it will not include your references. Some students have written less and have been quite successful… don’t ask how much. Try to write the paper without looking at the word count.

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