Professional Issues and Ethics in Information Technology COMP4920 25T3

Good luck everyone!

Posted by Sebastian Sequoiah-Grayson Saturday 15 November 2025, 01:13:45 PM, last modified Saturday 15 November 2025, 01:14:05 PM.

Hi everyone : )

All the very best with your second essays this coming week. You have been the best 4920 cohort by far! Thank you so much for all of your hard work and thank you for your excellent questions. The lectures have been loads and loads of fun, and I have heard great things about all of you from your tutors.

Good luck in all of your upcoming exams in your other courses too. You are very nearly there and I know that you will all do awesomely.

Remember....

1. Be on time.

2. Always do the right thing.

2.1 Find ways to be useful.

2.2 Check. Check again and recheck.

3. Be there at the end.

Thanks again and congratulations in advance : ) It is nearly summer hols!

"\(^~_~^)/"

All best,

Seb (and Flora and the 4920 Team)

Essay 2 Writing Tips

Posted by Flora Salim Wednesday 12 November 2025, 10:23:55 AM, last modified Wednesday 12 November 2025, 10:25:11 AM.

* Word length:

Aim for about 300-400 words per question.

* Response structure.

A good response will do something like the following:

a) state what is at stake in the question

b) define the issues and terms

c) connect those issues and terms to the question and the applied circumstance.

d) take a position on that, and argue for it.

e) have some reflection on why this is important for an ethical professional in the industry.

We have essay Q&A session with Seb in the lecture today.


Best wishes,
Flora, Seb, Ed, Phil, Kobe

Essay 2 Topics

Posted by Edward Norman Monday 10 November 2025, 09:03:42 AM.

Good morning students,

Here are the topics for next week's in-class essay. Please ensure you understand the marking guidelines, you can achieve CO overall for the assessment if you get CO in 4 or more questions (although only answering 4 might be unnecessarily risky...).

Please note, your tutors will be going through these topics with you this week in your tutorials. Additionally we will be dedicating the Wednesday Lecture this week and the Tuesday Lecture next week to any and all essay-related questions - so do attend or watch online if you have concerns.

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Second Essay Topics:

1. Statistical and causal models of explanation.

2. The alleged social construction of leadership identity.

3. Procurement and sustainability.

4. AI Ethics and its usefulness.

5. Virtue ethics and metaethical moral subjectivism

6. Moral gambits and moral responsibility.

7. The Menlo Principles and normative ethics.

8. Natural resources and ownership thereof.

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Conditions - Closed book - No notes, written materials, nor electronic devices of any kind may be used whilst writing your answers to the Second Essay in-class. Your tutor will bring copies of these questions to your class.

Due date - Week 10 - in class.

Time allowed - One hour and fifty minutes (1hr 50min).

Word limit: No official limit per se. Aim for quality over quantity.

Please submit your essay in person as you leave your tutorial room/lecture theatre

Please include your full name/names and your zID on the front page of your answer booklets (to be distributed in class).

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The Second Essay is a hurdle task. A grade of CN in the second essay will result in a grade of CN for the course. The breakdown of the grading thresholds for the second essay is as follows:

• CN - Less than four answers at either CO or CM level.

• CO - A minimum of four answers at CO level.

• CM - A minimum of four answers at CM level, no answers at CN level.