Personally Identifiable Information (PII)

Research
Paper Using Word 2010

This
assignment has two goals:  1) have
students increase their understanding of the concept of Protecting Personal
Information (PPI) and other ethical issues related to the use of information
technology through research, and 2) learn to correctly use the tools and
techniques within Word to format a research paper including using Word 2010/2013’s citation tools.  These skills will be valuable throughout
students’ academic career.  The paper
will require a title page, NO abstract, three to four full pages of content
with incorporation of a minimum of 3 external resources from credible sources,
and a Works Cited/Reference page.  Three
pages of content means 3 full pages, to the bottom of the third page with text
on page 4.  Two pages plus several lines
on the third page will not suffice.  Note
that submitting a paper that is less than three pages may affect your grade on
several rubric items, including page length and several content items. Given a
short, underdeveloped paper’s impact on several items in the rubric, a student
submitting a paper less than three full pages is unlikely to score higher than
a ‘C’ on this assignment.

A
list of topics from which students can choose is provided below.  Wikipedia and similar websites are NOT
creditable sources.  Blogs and discussion
groups are not creditable sources.  The
course textbook cannot be used as a source for the research paper.  No more than 10% of the paper may be in the
form of a direct citation from an external source.

Topics for Research Paper

1. Personally Identifiable Information
   (PII)