ICS 139w: Critical Writing
— ASSIGNMENT 3: CS & ENGINEERING ETHICAL ANALYSIS —

Assignment Prompt

For this assignment, you will write a formal, detailed analysis of a single ethical case study that was discussed in class (also available here). Your response should consider the case from multiple view points, consider the different decision makers, the different actions those decision makes may take, and should weigh the ethical pros and cons of particular actions.

Make sure you reference the ACM Code of Ethics, identifying relevant sections of the code that apply to the situation in your paper. Feel free to also discuss your personal views and beliefs on what is the ethical course of action.

This assignment should be 1-2 pages in length.

Deadlines

A final, polished version of the assignment is due Fri 08/19 at 11:59pm to the EEE Dropbox.

Scoring Rubric

Scoring will be based on The Upper Division Writing Rubric. Particular attention will be given to whether your paper considers different points of view and how an action may impact a variety of stakeholders. Note that your personal opinions on what is ethical will not affect your score (no matter if the instructors agree with you or not); we simply want to see that you have reflected on the situation and developed a considered position.