Professional capabilities for a Digital World

School of Business, Law & Entrepreneurship

INF20028 Professional capabilities for a Digital WorldMarketing Research and Data Analysis

OUA 2 2023

Assignment 1: Ethics Advisory Briefing Paper

Assessment Type	Briefing Paper
Unit Learning Outcomes (ULO’s)	ULOs that relate to this task: Evaluate the role of standards, codes of conduct and legislative/regulatory obligations on the level of professionalism of the ICT industry. Review the roles and responsibilities of ICT professionals in organisations and society from a range of perspectives such as work-life balance, mentoring and life- long learning.
Group or Individual task	Individual
Weighting (%)	40%
Due Date	Submission by 23:59 Friday 14^th July 2023
Submission details/form	2000 words +/- 10%. Please submit a MS Word document.

Overview of your task

A briefing paper is a “summary of facts pertaining to an issue and often includes a suggested course of action” (Developing a briefing paper 2021, p. 1).

Developing a briefing paper 2021, Manitoba Education Department, viewed 17 February 2021, <https://www.edu.gov.mb.ca/k12/cur/socstud/frame_found_sr2/tns/tn-21.pdf>.

This assignment requires you to write an Ethics Advisory Briefing Paper on the context and nature of an ethical dilemma currently facing the ICT industry.

What are ethical dilemmas?

Ethical dilemmas are complicated challenges that cannot be easily solved. There are often different courses of action that can be followed and no matter what course of action is taken, some ethical principal(s) will invariably be compromised. There is no perfect solution.

Ethical advisory papers identify the ethical issues and provide reasoned ethical arguments to help decision-makers make decisions on topics they might not have time to research thoroughly. A briefing paper is a means of providing decision-makers with the information they need on issues they are responsible for. A Briefing Paper recommends and proposes solutions, improvements and approaches based on evidence and argument.

The challenge in writing a briefing paper is to be thorough but also succinct, and this requires a writer to judge what information to include and what to leave out. A briefing paper distils complex information into a well-structured document so that a reader gains a full understanding in a few pages. You should assume the audience for your briefing paper includes your ICT colleagues and managers. The aim of your briefing paper is to bring your colleagues and managers up to speed on an ethical dilemma pertinent to the ICT industry and make yourself more informed on that issue and its relevance to the ICT industry.

Steps in the Process and Structuring your Briefing Paper

Choose ONE of the following topics:

Robodebt (A program run by Services Australia as part of its Centrelink payment compliance program).

ChatGPT (The AI-powered Chatbot, developed by OpenAI, based on the GPT (Generative Pretrained Transformer) language)

Develop your research plan for exploring the topic (for example your search strategies to find the relevant literature).

Action your research plan by delving into the topic’s literature thoroughly and taking notes which will help you in writing your briefing paper.

Provide definitions and characterise the background to the topic. The background should be analysed by writing a review of literature on the general topic.

Identify and describes the main ethical dilemma to the topic.

Identify and use at least one (1) of the theories/principles from the unit’s Ethics Module to analyse the main ethical dilemma of the topic.

Use one (1) of the following frameworks to guide and help validate your analysis.

Conducting a Critical Analysis (See Critical Analysis pdf).

Conducting a PEAS Assessment (See PEAS Framework pdf).

Compose (write) your briefing paper with:

Title page

Abstract

Table of Contents

Introduction to the topic

Background to the topic

Main ethical dilemma

Analysis of the dilemma

Conclusion

Reference list

Submit your briefing paper as a MS Word document on time.

Important information on referencing

The briefing paper should include 15 sources (distinct documents/articles you have referenced). You may repeat some of the 15 as required. These sources should be included in the body of your paper and be based around a mix of academic publications such as books, texts, industry magazines and peer-reviewed conference proceedings and journal papers, and not just internet references.

The validity of the material you provide is strengthened by inclusion of articles from peer-reviewed literature; often internet material is simply in the form of ‘opinion pieces’, lacking validation and generally written to support the author’s possibly biased opinions.

References to core information (rather than opinion) on Wikipedia are no substitute for references to the original source material upon which the Wikipedia article was written – it is always better to read the source, and then to refer to it and I hope that you will follow this advice.

APA 7th must be used as the referencing style. If unfamiliar with the style, please visit the links to the Swinburne Library Referencing in the Canvas resources or from the Swinburne University Library website.

Submission Requirements

Assessments must be submitted via the Canvas unit site. Do not email the assessment to your Convenor.

No coversheet is required. The Declaration and Statement of Authorship is now located inside each Assignment Folder in Canvas.

Keep a backup of your submission. If your assessment goes astray, whether your fault or ours, you will be required to reproduce it.

Your submission is expected to be well edited for typos.

Marking Criteria

A rubric for this assessment item is available in Canvas in the Assignment 1 Folder and will be used to assess your work.

Extensions and Late Submission

Please reread the section on extensions and late submission in the Unit Outline.

Assessment Help

If you have any queries or concerns you may discuss them with the Convenor and/or tutor in the Blackboard discussion board in the appropriate discussion forum or by email.

Technical Help

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