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Case: You will submit a 1,300-1,500 word research essay. The word count includes your citations and bibliography. You should offer a thesis statement; a detailed explanation of the major issues relevant to your theme; offer a critical analysis of the sources you have selected, including commentary on whether or not their arguments are convincing; relate your chosen sources and topic to the general themes and concepts of the course; and, explain how they address current social problems and debates. In your critical analysis, you may agree or disagree with the readings, but you must offer evidence for your arguments.
Your research essay can cite course readings, but you must also use at least three peer-reviewed social science sources that are not course readings. You can also bring in other forms of relevant media, including newspapers, broadcasts
The writing style you should use is the American Psychological Association (APA) Style. For a guide on how to use this writing style, click here.
List of Potential Topics:
In our course, we discuss how digital technologies, especially those associated with platforms like Uber, Foodora, and Facebook, collect data on users and turn it into a commodity. Does this raise privacy concerns? Is this data collection fair game, a necessary part of capitalism, or does it go too far? Do we have a right to privacy and where should we draw the line about what should remain private and what can become commodified data?