Course Project – Recommendations Essay
This week, you will complete the capstone course project by submitting the recommendations essay you began earlier in the course. The capstone project is intended to further develop and assess student achievement of the General Education Common Learning Outcomes (GECLOs). The assignment grading rubric focuses on the six GECLOs as criteria. Read the rubric carefully, and evaluate whether your final essay adequately demonstrates each skill.
To see full details of expectations, please review the Course Project Overview and each of the weekly assignment pages.
Instructions
Briefly, the final essay should
- explore the positive and negative impacts of an emerging technology on individuals and groups from the perspective of a specific ethical theory;
- persuasively address leaders with the power to influence the technology’s development and application; and
- provide that audience with practical, concrete recommendations to maximize present and future benefits while minimizing harms for all stakeholders.
To accomplish this, the essay should include the following sections:
- Introduction – Establishing a clear focus frames the argument, establishes the writer’s ethos, shows relevance for the intended audience, and presents the writer’s overall thesis
- Historical Context – Examining history, including important events, controversies, and actions, provides insights on our current situation
- Current Situation – Looking beyond the shiny marketing helps us see both positive and negative implications for individual and groups of stakeholders.
- Future Implications and Needs – Seeing potential opportunities and threats sets the stage for recommendations.
- Recommendations – Providing practical, insightful, detailed recommendations can help your audience of powerful, profit-oriented influencers address underlying ethical issues, leading to longer term benefits for all stakeholders.
- Conclusion – Capturing key points concisely prepares readers to take action.
Other requirements:
- Researched, ethics-based analysis of the historical, current, and potential future implications of a specific, emerging technology, all supporting practical recommendations for enhancing the technology’s benefits while reducing or eliminating negative impacts on people and places
- 1200-1500 words
- Four or more academic-quality sources used and cited to support each section of the essay
- Word document formatted in the current APA style, ideally using the Course Project Template
