Comp 380

Computers and Society - UNC Summer Session I - 2007

Assignment updates - Answers to your questions and any other updates
- You may use more than one article as long as the articles all relate to the same story

Short Paper #3


Assigned: June 4, 2007
Due: June 7, 2007 (Hard copy: 11:30am, E-copy: 11:59:59pm)

Assignment Parts

1. Find a recent article or report (must have been published since April 2007) from a favorite news source (some good resources are Wired, Slashdot*, New York Times, CNN Technology News, CNet.com, The Washington Post's Technology news, Reuters) that provides an account of a problem or interesting conflict related SPECIFICALLY to INFORMATION PRIVACY. Some of the articles on the news blog may be useful.
*SlashDot - Be sure that if you're reading editorials or commentaries that you read the article it is linked to.

2. Write a 2-3 page essay. Briefly describe the situation, then apply some of the themes/lessons/ideas that you have learned thus far in the course that are connected to the story.

Citations: Be sure your paper includes the complete MLA citation for your article, and for the course readings that you refer to.
Note that you are not required to include any additional sources for the integrative papers. We are trying to get you to think about and apply what you're learning in the course to various situations or stories that you encounter, so you should be able to complete the essay from course content to date (lecture notes, course readings), and from your own ideas and perspective.

Formatting: See the Writing Guidelines for more details how to format the paper. There is also a template available here, but feel free to use your own if you'd like. Just be sure that it has all the same elements.

Grading: See the Grading Rubric for Short Papers for how this assignment will be graded.

Help on the assignment: If you have questions as to what help is allowed for this assignment, please check the honor code. I will be available for help in answering questions or discussing your topic. Out of fairness to all students, I will not be able to read and critique entire papers ahead of time. Though, I would be happy to read over a few paragraphs if your are having trobule with them.

As usual, if you have any questions, don't hesitate to get in touch with me.