The assessment item is designed to help you to build skills towards achieving the learning objectives, by requiring you to:
- Identify an ICT-related ethical issue from a media article or case study;
- Using a critical analysis technique (Rationale), analyse the detailed logical structure of the arguments given in the media article/case study and convert the overall argument into a valid and well-structured argument that supports or refutes an ethical position;
- Apply classical ethical theory to the analysis of an ethically questionable situation to determine the rightness or wrongness of actions/decisions made therein;
- Derive logical and justifiable conclusions to resolve the ethical issue(s);
- Develop structured, coherent and logical arguments to support or refute claims; and
- Apply proper academic referencing.