CS391 Portland State University Ethical Issue in Computer Paper just follow the attachment. it should be 4 pages.Think of a relative/friend/mentor who is elderly and just getting introduced to social media. As
someone from a younger generation, you have more experience than they have with social
media and you can act as a guide.
The number of older Americans joining social media is growing every day. This trend is of
interest to many researchers because senior citizens are a demographic group with
characteristics that are distinct from the other younger demographic groups. Many senior
citizens are new to technology and are just being introduced to it. In addition, the world that they
grew up in is dramatically from the world that we live in now. Written Assignment 2 – Senior Citizens
and Social Media
CS 391 – Due on Canvas by 11:59pm on Wednesday, 11/6/2019
Think of a relative/friend/mentor who is elderly and just getting introduced to social media. As
someone from a younger generation, you have more experience than they have with social
media and you can act as a guide.
The number of older Americans joining social media is growing every day. This trend is of
interest to many researchers because senior citizens are a demographic group with
characteristics that are distinct from the other younger demographic groups. Many senior
citizens are new to technology and are just being introduced to it. In addition, the world that they
grew up in is dramatically from the world that we live in now.
Some experts encourage social media use by senior citizens, listing numerous benefits such as
the ability to stay connected with friends and family and the opportunity to learn new hobbies.
However, as we have seen in class, social media can also have a negative impact. In addition
to the issues that affect all demographic groups, senior citizens are particularly vulnerable to
certain aspects of social media.
For this assignment, you will choose to either support or oppose the following viewpoint:
Social media use is beneficial for senior citizens.
1. Choose a side
Your first step is to decide whether you will support or oppose the statement above. If you aren’t
sure which side to take, you may want to do some research first before deciding. Once you
have decided, continue researching and then write your essay.
For this essay, you should focus on advantages or disadvantages of social media that are
especially relevant to the senior citizen demographic (rather than issues that affect all
demographic groups). You will want to build your essay by bringing up the 3 most compelling
issues (or more if you would like) that support your viewpoint. Describe each issue in enough
detail for your essay to be self-contained and for your reader to understand the issues in depth.
Then, explain how each issue supports your viewpoint.
2. Choose an ethical theory
You will need to choose an ethical theory that will act as the lens for the entire essay. If you
choose the supporting side, you will apply the ethical theory to justify why the issues you chose
are beneficial. Similarly, if you choose the opposing side, you will apply the ethical theory to
justify why the issues you chose are harmful.
3. Resources
To help you get started, I have provided some links to articles below. You may use (and cite)
the articles listed below for your essay but you must find more supporting evidence. Make sure
you can find and cite at least three credible news articles in your essay.
Supporting articles:
● A Hot Trend: The Internet, Social Media & The Elderly by Anita Kamiel.
https://www.huffpost.com/entry/older-people-social-media_b_9191178
● Social media may reduce depression risk for older people with pain by Cheryl Platzman
Weinstock.
https://www.reuters.com/article/us-health-seniors-social-media/social-media-may-reduce
-depression-risk-for-older-people-with-pain-idUSKCN1MK2LN
Original article (might be behind a paywall)
https://academic.oup.com/psychsocgerontology/article-abstract/74/6/1020/5107706?redi
rectedFrom=fulltext
Opposing articles:
● Older Adults Are Especially Prone to Social Media Bubbles by Dipayan Ghosh and Vijeth
Iyengar.
https://blogs.scientificamerican.com/observations/older-adults-are-especially-prone-to-so
cial-media-bubbles/
● How a massive facebook scam siphoned millions of dollars from unsuspecting boomers
by Craig Silverman.
https://www.buzzfeednews.com/article/craigsilverman/facebook-subscription-trap-free-tri
al-scam-ads-inc
Paper requirements
Once you’ve completed the steps above, start writing your paper. Your paper should be typed
and should be 1000-1500 words long (4-6 pages, double spaced, not including the list of
references). It should synthesize all of the information outlined in the steps above into a
cohesive narrative.
In addition, your paper should meet the following requirements:
● Your writing should use correct grammar and spelling.
● Your writing should follow a cohesive narrative, including an introduction, arguments,
and a conclusion. It should be well organized and well structured. You should use full
sentences and break your writing into paragraphs. You are encouraged to break your
paper into titled sections, as appropriate.
● You must include in-text citations for all of your sources in a recognized citation format
(e.g. APA, MLA, or IEEE).
● All cited sources should be listed in a reference list at the end of the paper. This should
be in a recognized format (e.g. APA, MLA, or IEEE).
○ Do not include the reference list in the word count when gauging the length of
your paper.
● All cited sources should be high-quality, relevant, credible sources.
○ Use the tools we discussed in class to assess the quality of your sources.
● Your writing must be free of plagiarism.
○ If you’re not sure what constitutes plagiarism, you should review the lecture notes
on writing for this course as well as the course syllabus.
Grading criteria
This assignment is worth 30 total points, broken down as follows:
● 5 points – Introduction. The topic is clearly introduced. Your viewpoint
(supporting/opposing) of the topic is clearly articulated.
● 15 points – Supporting evidence. You have provided compelling supporting evidence.
You have synthesized the evidence when supporting your view. The issues are clearly
described and thoroughly analyzed. The ethics of the situation are correctly analyzed
using the ethical framework you chose. The chosen theory is applied with sound
reasoning, and the conclusions drawn are appropriate based on the theory.
● 2 points – Conclusion. You provide a well-written summary of your overall argument.
Your conclusions are appropriately drawn from your supporting evidence.
● 3 points – All facts, figures, definitions, laws, etc. have appropriate in-text citations in a
recognized format (e.g. APA, MLA, IEEE). Full references for all citations are listed at
the end of the paper in a recognized format. All sources are high-quality, relevant, and
credible.
● 5 points – Your writing is free of grammatical and spelling errors. It is well organized,
well structured, and logically cohesive. It is free of plagiarism.
Submitting your paper
Once you’re done writing and are ready to submit your paper, save it as a PDF and submit it
under the appropriate assignment on Canvas before the deadline specified above.
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