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Fall 2020 – GLB/Ethics, Law & Cybersec (CSCI-415-02W) DB
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CSCI 415 Ethics, Law and Cybersecurity
Chapter 8 Quiz
NAME:___________________________ DATE: ____________
Chapter 8 – Quiz 8
Instructions: There are three (3) topic areas listed below that are designed to measure your
knowledge level specific to intellectual property debates in cyberspace. You must respond to #1
and select any other one of these topic areas providing appropriate responses in essay form. In
most cases the topic area has several components. Each must be addressed to properly satisfy
requirements.
State-wide and in most professional industries, there has been a mandate that college students be
more proficient in their writing. While this is not a writing class, all writing assignments will be
graded for grammar, syntax and typographical correctness to help address this mandate.
Pay attention to what you are being asked to do (see Grading Rubric below). For example, to
describe does not mean to list, but to tell about or illustrate in more than two or three
sentences, providing appropriate arguments for your responses using theories discussed in our
text. Be sure to address all parts of the topic question as most have multiple parts. A
verifiable current event (less than 4 years old) relevant to at least one of the topics you respond to is a
fundamental component of your quiz as well. You cannot use information from the text book
or any book/article by the author of the text book as a current event. Make sure that your
reference has a date of publication. For each chapter quiz and final quiz you are required to find
and include at least one reference and reference citation to a current event less than 4 years old (a
reference with no date (n.d.) is not acceptable) in answer to at least one question. This requires a
reference citation in the text of your answer and a reference at the end of the question to which the
reference applies. You must include some information obtained from the reference in your answer. The
references must be found on the internet and you must include a URL in your reference so that the
reference can be verified.
You should type your responses directly under the appropriate question. Be sure to include your
name on your quiz. Only the first two (2) questions with answers will be graded. Include your
name in the document filename. Your completed quiz must be uploaded into the appropriate
eCollege Dropbox, no later than 11:59pm on the due date. Do well.
1. (a) Has protection for proprietary software gone too far, as some critics suggest? (b) If not,
why? (c) If so, what are the implications for innovation and competition in the computer
industry? (d) How can we achieve an appropriate balance between those who hold legal
rights to proprietary information and ordinary users who wish to access, share, and
communicate that information? Defend your answer. Please elaborate (beyond a yes or
no answer) and provide your “theoretical” rationale in support of your responses.
(knowledge)
2. Back in chapter 5 privacy advocates argue for greater control of personal information by
individuals, while many in the commercial sector argue for access to that information. It
appears that these positions have reversed now in chapter 8—entrepreneurs argue for
control of the flow of information on the Internet, while ordinary users argue for access to
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Due Date
Oct 25, 2020 11:59 PM
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that information. (a) Is there an irony, perhaps even an inconsistency, here? (b) Can this
inconsistency be resolved in a logically coherent manner? (c) Explain how. Please
elaborate (beyond a yes or no answer) and provide your “theoretical” rationale in
support of your responses. (comprehension)
3. (a) What is meant by “information commons”? (b) How is this commons disappearing in the
cyberage? (c) Mr. Boyle’s has suggested that a political movement, similar to the
environmental movement in the 1970s, is needed to save the commons. Does his
suggestion merit further consideration? Explain. Please elaborate (beyond a yes or no
answer) and provide your “theoretical” rationale in support of your responses.
(comprehension)
Grading Rubric for Quizzes
ding criterion Unit Points Total Points
Uploaded to correct Dropbox 2 2
Submitted on time 15 15
Document Filename:
Your Last Name,first and middle initial with correct quiz number 5 5
(Example only: Creider_RD_q1)
Rationally expressed opinions, experiences (personal or observed), 8
arguments and premises (where appropriate) to support responses
(did not simply restate/summarize author/textbook
Clearly presented classical ethics theories relative to topic 8
Included ‘URL’ for appropriate verifiable current event 12 28
(i.e., example of topic being discussed WITH EXPLANATION)
NOTE: Must be less than 4 years old
Grammatically correct and appropriate tone 10
(professional, non offensive language)
Typographically correct 10 20
Included full citations as needed 3
Used correct APA format 7 10
Addressed each item within selected topic area 20 20
Maximum grade 100 100
NOTE: POINTS WILL BE DEDUCTED FROM TOTAL ASSIGNMENT GRADE IF EACH
QUESTION YOU SELECTED IS NOT INCLUDED IMMEDIATELY BEFORE EACH ANSWER.