Late Submissions and Assessment Guidelines

·Late submission of any item of coursework for each day or part thereof (or for hard copy submission only, working day or part thereof) for up to five days after the published deadline, coursework relating to modules at Levels 0, 4, 5, 6 submitted late (including deferred coursework, but with the exception of referred coursework), will have the numeric grade reduced by 10 grade points until or unless the numeric grade reaches or is 40. Where the numeric grade awarded for the assessment is less than 40, no lateness penalty will be applied.

·Late submission of referred coursework will automatically be awarded a grade of zero (0).

·Coursework (including deferred coursework) submitted later than five days (five working days in the case of hard copy submission) after the published deadline will be awarded a grade of zero (0).

·Where genuine serious adverse circumstances apply, you may apply for an extension to the hand-in date, provided the extension is requested a reasonable period in advance of the deadline.

Please refer to your student handbook for details about the grading schemes used by the School when assessing your work. Guidance on assessment will also be given in the Module Guide.

This Assignment assesses the following module Learning Outcomes (Take these from the module DMD):

Successful students will typically:

·acquire detailed knowledge of the ethical standards from relevant professional bodies (such as the BCS Code of Conduct) to which a computing professional is expected to adhere;

·be aware of the wide range of International & UK Laws within which a computing professional should operate;

·understand the current computing technological, commercial and economic contexts where social, ethical and legal issues and dilemmas may arise;

·demonstrate awareness of software and content licensing practice.

be able to work in a team to articulate the evaluation and application of management techniques to address the social, ethical and legal problems and commercial risks together with the ·opportunities inherent in the use of computing technologies and the deployment of computer-based systems;

·be able to produce outputs and documentation of those outputs to demonstrate compliance with legal, ethical and professional standards;

·be able to summarize high profile cases where the meaning of social, legal and ethical issues have been elaborated in detail.

You must complete an essay on the topic of your Team Presentation, including a discussion of your research methodologies and taking into account the feedback received on all your assignments to date. See below for further details of task.

You must submit ONE essay of 1500 words (+/- 10%) on the topic of your Team Presentation. This essay is to be a detailed discussion of the material presented in your Team Presentation. It mustreference the case study or worked example, and include a discussion of your research methodologies.

The essay is expected todiscuss the topicin greater detail than the Team Presentation. The essay should not just be a repetition of the Team Presentation. Your essay should take into account the feedback received on all your assignments to date, addressing any areas of improvement noted in this feedback.

You may also include additional material that was not included in your Team Presentation, where you think this is relevant.

You must include at least 4 references, one of which can be the lecture slides, using Harvard referencing format.