Your assignment is to review Driver-less Technology (Autonomous Vehicles) articles, reports, policy overviews, and videos, and determine whether or not there are possible ethical or legal implications and information technology policy issues in the context using this technology. Following your review of the resources, write an analysis of possible ethical, legal, and information technology policy issues that includes all of the 10 resources listed below. DO NOT include any other outside resource.
Details
- Watch the TED-Ed video about self-driving cars by Patrick Lim ("The Case”):
- https://ed.ted.com/lessons/the-ethical-dilemma-of-self-driving-cars-patrick-lin (Links to an external site.)
- Read the Brookings Institute articles about autonomous vehicles:
- https://www.brookings.edu/blog/techtank/2016/09/20/new-paper-examines-the-promise-and-policy-of-driverless-cars/ (Links to an external site.)
- https://www.brookings.edu/research/products-liability-and-driverless-cars-issues-and-guiding-principles-for-legislation/ (Links to an external site.)
- https://www.brookings.edu/blog/techtank/2017/01/30/semi-autonomous-vehicles-must-watch-the-road-and-the-driver/ (Links to an external site.)
- Read the following articles about this technology:
- https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/when-it-comes-to-safety-autonomous-cars-are-still-teen-drivers1/ (Links to an external site.)
- https://spectrum.ieee.org/cars-that-think/transportation/self-driving/california-gives-the-green-light-to-selfdriving-cars (Links to an external site.)
- https://spectrum.ieee.org/transportation/self-driving/selfdriving-cars-have-a-bicycle-problem (Links to an external site.)
- Review the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration Overview
- https://www.nhtsa.gov/technology-innovation/automated-vehicles-safety (Links to an external site.)
- Read the ACM article about algorithmic bias
- https://techpolicy.acm.org/?p=6302 (Links to an external site.)
- Note: if you are not able to access the link above, you may use the following:
- https://www.acm.org/articles/bulletins/2017/january/usacm-statement-algorithmic-accountability (Links to an external site.)
- Note: if you are not able to access the link above, you may use the following:
- https://techpolicy.acm.org/?p=6302 (Links to an external site.)
- Watch the TED-Ed video about algorithmic bias
- https://www.ted.com/talks/eli_pariser_beware_online_filter_bubbles/transcript (Links to an external site.)
- Write an analysis of Driver-less Technology (Automated Vehicles) using the 10 resources above
- APA 7 Student format is required throughout the essay: Example link (Links to an external site.)
- Suggested Essay Length: 1750-2500 words plus an APA 7 Student format reference page.
- *Tip* Use the Scoring Rubric below to help structure your paper
*If you have questions about this assignment, please contact María Feliciano (Teaching Assistant) via email (felicianom@usf.edu). You can also always contact the USF Writing Studio (Links to an external site.) to read over full drafts*
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Intro Paragraph – Describe the issue of self-driving cars as it is depicted in the TED-Ed video by Patrick Lim ("The Case"). Provide an overview of all of the resources provided in the assignment page and how these resources relate to the content of the video |
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Body Paragraphs – Provide (1) your ideas regarding possible ethical, legal, and/or IT policy implications regarding this technology, especially in the context of computing practice and your responsibilities if you were a computing professional, OR (2) your ideas about an alternative viewpoint, that is, there are no possible ethical, legal concerns or policy implications regarding this technology, OR (3) your ideas on another viewpoint you may have. |
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Body Paragraphs If you do perceive ethical, legal and/or policy concerns with this technology describe your reasons for this position and ideas for addressing those concerns. Explain how your recommendations might be implemented and/or your ideas about the future of this technology. If you do not perceive any ethical, legal and/or policy concerns with this technology describe your reasons for this position and ideas about the future of this technology. |
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Body Paragraphs Use analysis of ALL the resources provided to support your ideas.
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Conclusion Summarize the ideas and/or implications concluded/learned/observed through your analysis. |
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Adhere to formatting and structuring guidelines, including… · APA 7 Student format ( ex. title page, page number in header, double-space, etc.) · a reference page · Introductory, body, and conclusion paragraphs · MS .doc or .docx file · Limited spelling and grammar errors · 12-point font Each major error is worth .25 of a point. |
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