Tern Paper On one of Contemporary Issues in Computer Science

 4 pages

Assignment 5 – Term Essay
Contemporary Issues
In
Computer Science/Software Engineering
Individual Assignment

CSE 4314 – Professional Practices

Instructor – Ron Cross

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Assignment 5
Write an essay on a topic related to one of the following areas.
Contemporary issues in computer science
Contemporary issues in software engineering
(See details on last chart for specifics on content for this assignment)
Length 3 pages

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Essay Writing Guidelines
Types of essays
Explanatory – describes a contemporary issue: Example – Encryption & Foreign Travel
Analytical – evaluates a topic or issue, e.g., the pros and cons of encrypting the HDD on your laptop.
Argumentative – takes a position or makes a claim about a topic or issue and persuades the reader of the validity, e.g., all laptop HDDs should be encrypted.
Structure
Title Page (Name, Class Name & Number, Class Assignment, Title of Paper, Student Name & ID, Date)
Table of Contents
Opening paragraph – introduce the topic or issue to be covered.
Body – one or more paragraphs that cover the points to be made, discussing both the pro’s and con’s of both sides of the issue
Closing paragraph/Results – summarize the results, findings, or conclusions. Use critical thinking to develop new insights. Note, the conclusion is not just a regurgitation of the facts.
References (references due not count in length.

Essay Writing Guidelines
Font
Times New Roman
Size:
Titles: 14
Text: 12
Single Spaced
Front Matter:
Title Page
Table of Contents
Back Matter:
Appendices (what ever is required not included in page count – use as necessary)
Reference List

Essay Writing Guidelines
Title Page Requirements
The Title Page should contain the following as a
minimum:
1. Title
2. Assignment #5
3. Student Name & ID#
4. Date of Submittal
5. Course Name – Professional Practices
6. Course Number & Section
7. The following Text:
This Assignment is submitted towards and in support of the partial completion of the requirements for the Professional Practices Course

Essay Elements
The Essay must address the following areas
A description of the technology being addressed
Why this technology was chosen
A brief history of the technology
Positive Impacts of the technology
Negative Impacts of the Technology
What is the Future of this Technology (where does it go from here)?
References

Assignment #5
Student in the course will write a 3 pages of written text not including front and back matter addressing the impact of computing on individuals, organizations, and/or society in general. The topic selected for the essay must elaborate on how computer technology in general, or how a specific technology has affected lifestyles, the economy, the environment, politics, etc., and must be currently relevant.

  Excellent
(5 pts) Good
(4 pts) Satisfactory
(3 pts) Poor (2 pts) Unacceptable
(1 pt)
A description of the technology being addressed Informative, complete, and accurate
Description of technology and its operation Good description of technology with good information provided on its operation Description of technology is adequate but more could have been stated Insufficient and partial description of technology Severely lacking information content and accuracy.
Why this technology was chosen Convincing and comprehensive justification with keen insights provided Good justification provided with relevant insights provided Acceptable justification provided with 1 key insight made Some but overall Insufficient justification given as to why this technology Failure to support choice of technology
A brief history of the technology
  Comprehensive and accurate history, given word limit constraints. Accurate but brief history given with a few key points made Good general historical description of technology Partial historical significance of technology given Missing most important milestones, severely inaccurate.
Positive impacts of the technology
  Comprehensive and accurate listing with superb justification on positive impacts of this technology. Appropriate listing of positive impacts of the technology with 2 or 3 supporting points of justification Minimally Sufficient reasons id’d to make the point about the positive impacts of this technology Confusing w/little support given about the positive impacts of this technology Missing almost all important impacts, severely inaccurate.
Negative impacts
  Comprehensive and accurate listing and good justification. Appropriate listing of negative impacts of the technology with 2 or 3 supporting points of justification Minimally Sufficient reasons id’d to make the point about the negative impacts of this technology Confusing w/little support given about the negative impacts of this technology Missing almost all important impacts, severely inaccurate.
Where does it go from here?
  Thoughtful answer, justified by convincing arguments. Excellent demonstration of critical thinking Good and reasonable answer justified by convincing arguments. Acceptable answer with succinct reasons given. Confusing & difficult to follow narrative with some points made. Entirely unconvincing answer, lacking support.
References
  Correct use of references, supporting every claim in the text, correct formatting of references. Correct use of references, supporting every claim in the text, some formatting of references issues Good use of references, supporting key claims in the text, less than 3 formatting of references issues Has issues with references, supporting every claim in the text, greater than 3 but less than 5 mistakes formatting of references. Almost no references, almost all claims not supported, severely problematic format.
Grammar No mistakes, correct usage of English throughout the essay. Correct use of English with less than 5 minor punctuation mistakes. Mostly proper use of English but more attention should be paid to punctuation and rules of grammar such as noun-verb matching, fewer 1/5 of all sentences contained error. Generally acceptable use of Grammar, some slang/colloquiaterms used, More focus should be used in correcting noun-verb mistakes, minor mistakes in less 1/5 to less than 1/3 sentences. Frequent mistakes, more than 1/3 sentences contain grammar mistakes.
Spelling No spelling mistakes. 2 or less spelling errors in paper. 3 to 4 spelling errors in paper. 5 to 7 spelling errors in paper. Numerous spelling mistakes, more than 5% of the words are misspelled.
Organization Superb organization, following specified format. Superb transitioning with appropriate verbiage. Each paragraph/section logical tied to predecessor with transitioning language Good organization, with one section leading into next section with good use of transition words. Each paragraph/section logical tied together Satisfactory organization of paper. Reasoning easily followed from one section to the next. Poor organization, not well thought out, however, with some effort storyline was traceable from one section to the next. Poor organization, poor adherence to the format, disjointed parts with poor connections/transitions between them.
Clarity The point(s) of each sentence, paragraph, and section is (are) clear and unambiguous, precisely and concisely stated. The point(s) of each sentence, paragraph, and section were clear and unambiguous. Could have used few words. The point(s) of each sentence, paragraph, and section were understandable but in 1 or 2 instances confusing word choice interfered with intended meaning. The point(s) of most sentences, paragraph, and section were not easily discernable. Some choice of words overly complicated intended meaning. Confusing and unclear writing, at least half the content lacks in clarity.

Assessment Rubrics for Impact of Computing Essay – Assignment 5