Exploring Key Concepts and Theories in Computing Industry

Submission

This assignment allows you the opportunity to explore key concepts and theories whilst developing an appreciation of ‘real-life’ issues and situations. You are free to speculate and offer your own opinions but there must be some reasonable grounding or justification to support them.

Submission

Written work should be word-processed. This specification document should be included at the front of the report. Assignment 1: Task 2 must be submitted via Turnitin on Moodle no later than 11.55pm on Wednesday, 13th January 2021. Marks will be lost if these instructions are not followed in accordance with the University guidelines.

Plagiarism will lead to a mark of 0% being allocated and therefore probable failure in the module. Make sure you understand what plagiarism is! Late submission of work: Work submitted up to a week late without extenuating circumstances can only gain a maximum of 40%. Any work submitted more than a week late without extenuating circumstances may be read but will not be marked.

1. Demonstrate a professional approach to practice, including adhering to the codes and guidelines of professional bodies within the industry.
2. Discuss the impact of technological change, particularly that due to the introduction of computer and software systems, upon society.
3. Discuss the ethical, legal, sustainability and environmental constraints on Computing professional and other stakeholders within the industry.
4. Assess the effect of the legal framework upon the design of, and professional liability for, computer and software systems
5. Reason about the application of ethical principles in the solving of ethical dilemmas relating to software systems.

Work which fulfils all the criteria of the A grade but at a quite exceptional standard.

A Work of distinguished quality which is based on very extensive reading and which demonstrates an authoritative grasp of the concepts, methodology, and content appropriate to the subject and to the assessment task. There is clear evidence of originality, and insight and an ability, to sustain an argument, to think analytically, and/or critically and to synthesise material effectively.

Work of distinguished quality, which displays most, but not all, of the A grade attributes.

Work which clearly demonstrates all the qualities of a B+ grade but which reveals greater insight and more originality.

Work of the qualities of a B grade but which contains a greater degree of critical analysis and original insight.

Work derived from a solid basis of reading and which demonstrates a grasp of relevant material and key concepts; and an ability to structure and organise arguments. The performance may be rather routine but the work will be accurate, clearly written and include some critical analysis and a modest degree of original insight. There will be no serious omissions or irrelevancies.

Work which demonstrates many of the qualities of a B grade but which contains less critical analysis and little or no original insight.

Competent and suitably organised work which demonstrates a reasonable level of understanding but which lacks sufficient analysis and interpretation to warrant a B grade. It will display some of the weaknesses of a C grade.

Work which covers the basic subject matter adequately and which is appropriately organised and presented but which is too descriptive andinsufficiently analytical. There may be some misunderstanding of certain key concepts and limitations in the ability to select relevant material so that the work may be flawed by some omissions and irrelevancies. There will be some evidence of appropriate reading but it may be too narrowly focused.