Research, Ethics, and Professionalism in Computing

 

Resit coursework

IMAT5262: Research, Ethics, and Professionalism in Computing

1.     Relevance

This re-submission coursework is of relevance to students who deferred or failed the Research Proposal component of the IMAT5262_1920_502 module and need to re-sit or re-submit their Research Proposals ONLY. Students who failed individual components of the original coursework but received an overall mark greater than or equal to 50% do not need to re-submit the Research Proposal.

Marking of all re-sit submissions are capped at 50%. Students who deferred the Research Proposal Component of the May 2020 coursework are eligible for the full range of marks, that is, their re-submissions are not subject to the cap of 50% as applied to students who failed the coursework component in May 2020.

IMPORTANT: For students who are re-submitting due to a failed result in the Research Proposal submitted in May 2020: Please do not be deterred from submitting a high-quality Research Proposal, because of the 50% cap. You are strongly advised to aim for the highest mark achievable in order to attain the 50% pass mark in this re-submission.

Please pay special attention to your individual feedback on the failed component of the coursework as well as the general feedback on Research Proposal submissions, to be found in the Announcements folder.

The Research proposal component comprises 60% of the Final module mark with the other two components, namely, (1) the Weekly Readings and (2) the Group Presentation each comprising 20% of the Final Module mark:

Final Mark = 0.6 (Research Proposal) + 0.2 (Weekly Readings) + 0.2 (Group Presentation)

2.     Task Description

In order to cover the topics of the module, this re-sit coursework will consist of an extended research proposal. The topic of the proposal is to be suggested by the student. If you would like to consult on the topic, please do not hesitate to contact me by email before 27 July 2020 at (mayen.cunden@dmu.ac.uk). The topic must be within the broad area of the module, i.e. social and ethical consequences of computing and information technology. Students may re-submit a Research Proposal based on a different topic of the coursework to that originally submitted in May 2020.

Students should then do more detailed research on the topic, undertake a literature review that shows the relevance of the topic and develop a suitable methodology that would enable a suitable structured, scientific approach to follow in proposing to answer the research question.

The structure of the proposal should include:

·       Title

·       Abstract

·       Table of Content

·       Background / introduction

·       Research question (should be clear, focused, unambiguous, achievable)

·       Review of relevant literature, which demonstrates that the research question covers a gap in the literature

·       Critical review of applicable research methodologies, which discusses available methodologies with regards to the research question, issues of data collection and analysis. Choice of methodology should be clearly justified

·       Detailed project plan

·       Relevant references

·       Appendices

o   (appendices should be used to provide the research instrument or equivalent, e.g. a survey, case study protocol, interview plan, observation plan etc.)

o   Consideration of ethical issues should also be included in appendices (use of the ethical review forms available in the Research Proposal Folder

The project proposal should be approximately 3000 words long, excluding references and appendices. It should use the Harvard style of referencing and it CANNOT use Internet references (this does not rule out academic journal references which are accessible through the DMU resources and library web site). The proposal must be submitted in electronic form to the plagiarism detection system “Turnitin” built into Blackboard.

You are strongly advised to re-consider your re-sit submission if the Turnitin index returns a score greater than 20%.

Required Readings:

The module readings can be used as a starting point to define the research question and give an overview of methodology:

Oates, Briony (2005): Researching Information Systems and Computing. SAGE

Himma, Ken & Tavani, Herman (eds.) (2008): Handbook of Computer and Information Ethics. Wiley

Journals:

1.     Information, Communication, Ethics and Society

(www.emeraldinsight.com/info/journals/jices/jices.jsp)

2.     ETHICOMP Journal (http://www.ccsr.cse.dmu.ac.uk/journal/)

3.     International Journal of Technology and Human Interaction

 (http://www.swetswise.com/eAccess/viewTitleIssues.do?titleID=324829)

3.     Further detail

Submission deadline:              4^th September 2020, midday (12 noon)

Student support: The module leader will be available by email until 27 July 2020 and after 28^th August 2020.

4.               The Research Proposal Re-Submission for IMAT5262: Research, Ethics, and Professionalism in Computing 

 

Student Name………………………………….………………Title:…………..………………………………………………

 

		0-29	30-39	40-49	50-59		60-69	70-80	80-90	90-100
Topic	15%
	Definition
	Relevance
	Novelty
Content	30%
	conforming to academic standards
	clarity of argument
	Coherence
	abstract, key words (5-10)
Structure	20%
	balance / logic of the argument
	knowledge displayed
	quality of resources
	headings (level, numbering)
Conclusion	15%
	fit with argument
	own view
	critical reflection
Formalities	20%
	References (no Internet references)
	Style
	Language

(The percentages show the approximate weighting, they are not intended for mathematical exactness)

Comments

Total Marks (worth 60% of overall mark)