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PART 1.

In the classic trolley problem, you are faced with a moral dilemma. Imagine that a trolley is barreling down the tracks uncontrollably. It is headed directly towards a crew of five workers and will undoubtedly crash into them. You realize you are standing by a switch that could push the trolley onto a different track, but on that track is one person working. Do you flip the switch to save five workers at the expense of one? In answering the question and deciding what you would do, consider:

Different moral philosophies (utilitarianism, duty-based, virtue, etc.) and how each would factor into your decision.

Also discuss your ethical, moral, and legal obligations and how they may differ as well as the consequences of your decision from each perspective.

Be sure to include a discussion of moral relativism and the potential dangers of claiming nothing is absolutely right or wrong.

Your post must follow APA7 format and must include at least two sources (one from your textbook and one outside source) to support your position or strengthen your arguments.

PART 2.

This course is designed to introduce you to computer ethics issues in the following stages: (1) Ethics and morality in a general context, (2) Ethics and morality in a technology context, and (3) Ethics and morality of technology in a social context. The overall purpose of the course project is to afford you the opportunity to translate ethical theories and critical thinking strategies into an authentic problem-solving framework related to an issue of interest in the computer ethics field.

For the scope of the project, you will identify 3 topics of interest, relate it to each of the three perspectives of computer ethics noted above, declare a thesis statement, and present arguments for and against your thesis similar in style to an argumentative essay.

1. Choose 3 topic/issue from those listed here.

2. Write at least one page (not including Title or Reference pages) explaining the topic and your reason for selecting the topic.

3. Explain why the topic is interesting or important to you, what you hope to learn, what you want to accomplish, and any other thoughts you would like to convey.

4. Discuss how the topic provides the opportunity to apply ethical vs. legal principles, different ethical philosophies, frameworks, and methodologies.

5. You do not have to take a position yet; however, you should be able to present potential thesis statements.

6. Submit your topic selection as a Word document, following APA 7the edition essay guidelines for format and style (see Course Information page for APA resources).

7. You will have the option to resubmit your assignment during Unit 2 after receiving and incorporating feedback from your instructor.

• Social media and free speech (examples: support or oppose tech companies like Twitter and Facebook censoring certain speech, "cancel culture," the spread of misinformation, efforts to combat cyberbullying, etc.).

These are the topics to choose from:

• Personal privacy rights and the growing reliance on personal data to make business decisions (examples: foregoing a certain level of privacy for increased security, arguments for or against the collection of personal data, etc.). CIS340 - Computer Ethics Unit 1 Assignment: Course Project Topic Selection

• Proving or disproving the value of an ethics program and/or ethics department to your organization's CEO.

• Intellectual Property rights (examples: ethics of downloading pirated music and movies, protecting IP rights vs. allowing further development to benefit society, etc.)

• Arguments supporting or opposing Net neutrality.

• Arguments supporting or opposing the Fairness Doctrine.

• Technology's impact on society or the workforce (examples: digital divide, self-driving cars, Artificial Intelligence, automation and replacing human workers with robots, etc.).