- The Discussion Forum will be graded using the following:
- 50% for your initial post
- 25% for response one
- 25% for response two
- Points will be deducted for poor quality participation.
- Discussions will revolve around current events. If I ask you a question, I expect you to answer my question. I also encourage you to be critical and respond to one of the discussion threads with a professional counterargument. Remember, professionalism and common courtesy are expected during the Discussion Forum dialogues.
- Your initial post must be a minimum of 500 words.
- You must respond to at least two people.
- You must cite at least two sources using APA in-text citations.
- The Due Date in Canvas is the date for the initial post in the discussion forum. The Until Date is the date you must respond to at least two people in the discussion forum.
For maximum credit you must:
- Be articulate, thoughtful, yet concise (quality over quantity)
- Demonstrate critical thinking and in-depth dialogue
- The objective of the discussion forums is to develop a discussion that stimulates critical thinking
- Demonstrate professionalism, common courtesy, and respect during the discussions
- Actively participate in the discussions
- Responding to other students
- Asking questions
- Challenging another person's argument
- Using information from your assigned readings
- Using outside resources to the discussion
- Demonstrating critical thinking
- Active and timely engagement - at least three days in the assignment period
- DO NOT
- Respond with a simple, Great Post! I agree with you!
- Miss the initial post due date
- Miss responding to at least two people in the Discussion Forum
Discussion Forum Resources:
Read Data and Goliath:
- Chapter 10-14 pp. 125-189
- Read information on the California Consumer Privacy ActLinks to an external site. (CCPA)
- Read Information on the European Union General Data protection RegulationsLinks to an external site. (GDPR)
Conduct Individual Research - on CCPA and GDPR
Discussion Prompt:
After reading Data and Goliath, the CCPA, and the GDPR, and conducting individual research, discuss the following privacy issues from the perspective of surveillance:
- Why does the European Union favor controlling commercial surveillance over government surveillance and, conversely in the United States, society favors controlling government surveillance over commercial surveillance.
- Which entity - government or commercial - posses the largest threat to society?