ACCG8022 INFORMATION SYSTEMS IN BUSINESS ETHICAL ISSUES RELATING TO AAUTONOMOUS VEHICLES. This is for my tutor with article and attached assignment
ACCG8 022 Informati on Systems in Business Ethical issues relating to autonomous vehicles:Review and Reflection due Week 7 – Fri 11 th September 2020
Value: 2 0 per cent of final marks
Writing a business report analysing an issue or problem and providing a recommendation/solution or conclusion demonstrates communication
skills as well as critical, analytical and integrative thinking. Being able to communicate clearly in writing and ref lect on what you have learned
is a skill that is valuable for employers and your future.
A current trend is autonomous vehicles including the regulatory environment and ethical considerations.
The aim of this assessment task is to write a business report that investigates and analyses the issue s relating to the ethical issues
relating to autonomous vehicles from a business perspective by reading and analysing relevant scholarly articles, using conte mporary
examples and providing a personal reflection.
In structions
1. Read the article (available v ia the library): Holstein, T. and Dodig -Crnkovic, G., 2018, May. Avoiding the intrinsic unfairness of the trolley problem.
In Proceedings of the International Workshop on Software Fairness (pp. 32 -37). ACM. Search for additional articles that will inform the following
questions:
a. Explain the trolley problem in the context of designing software for autonomous vehicles.
b. What are the benefits and risks of using the trolley problem in designing software?
c. If the trol ley problem is not enough to guide softwa re developers working on autonomous vehicles as the authors suggest, what
are alternative ways of considering the ethical issues relating to the design and use of autonomous vehicles?
d. Discuss why considering the et hical issues around autonomous vehicles i s important for businesses to understand?
2. Reflect on the following statement ‘autonomous vehicles will be ubiquitous’. Some resources can be found here on reflective writing:
http://www.port.ac.uk/media/contacts -and -departments/student -support -services/ask/downloads/Reflective -writing --- a-basic -introduction.pdf
3. Bas ed on your reading and your reflection, w hat is the future of autonomous vehicles (Conclusion)?
Report Requirements
1. Write a report that addresses the areas outlined above. The report should not exceed 2,500 words (around 5 pages). This exclu des the refer ence
list, title page, table of contents and appendices – if applicable. The report should be in 12 -point Font, single spaced in word processing software such
as Microsoft Word. The report should have appropriate headings and subheadings (including an intr oduction and conclusion).
2. This report mu st use scholarly articles to support any claims you make. You must use the Harvard referencing style
(see http://libguides.mq.edu.au/Referencing ).
3. This report must use scholarly articles to support any claims you make. You must use the Harvard referencing style (see
http://libguides.mq.edu.au/Referencing
4. Take advantage of resources available to you. Learni ng skills workshops (Link updated as the uni moved the information
https://students.mq.edu.au/support/study/skills -development
5. Review the marking rubric so that you understand ho w you will receive feedback.
You need to upload your assignment to http://ilearn.mq.edu.au by 23:55pm Fri 11 th September 2020
otherwise your assignment will be considered late (see unit guide for pena lties).
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2 | ACCG8 022 Informat ion Systems in Business External Ethical issues relating to autonomous vehicles: Review and Reflection
Due Week 7 Fri 11 th September 2020
Value: 2 0 per cent of final marks
Fail (0) Fail Pass Credit Distinction High Distinction Total
Structure and clarity No attempt, Paragraphs are Many paragraphs Nearly all All paragraphs have All paragra phs hav e
of work/ writing hard to follow and lack a topic paragraphs have a a topic sentence. a topic sentence.
structure (including or the writing does sentence or the topic sentence and Detail sentences Detail sentences
spelling/grammar/ not flow b ecause detail sentences do detail sentences flesh out the flesh out the
paragraph structure) The report is of the lack of not flow from the which flesh out the information from the information from the
difficult to structure. Writing topic senten ce. topic. Some topic sentence in topic sentence in
comprehend and is very choppy. Detail sentences do paragraphs d o not the order introduced the order introduced
is inappropriately There are few to not follow the order flesh out the to pic in the topic in the topic
structured. no transition introduced in the in the order sentence. End of sentence. End of statements which topic sentence. introduced in the paragraph leads paragraph leads into
connect the ideas Work is hard to topic sentence. into the next topic. the next topic. The
in the work. Work follow because of There are some Ther e are some reader experiences
is difficult to paragraph structure. places where the places where the no interruption to
comprehend The writing is choppy reader doesn't reader doesn't the flow and
because of and the reader understand how understand how the understands how
grammar and doesn't understand the previous previous concept or each concept or
spelli ng errors or how we got to the concept or topic topic connects to topic connects to
there are many current topic or connects to the the current one. the previous one.
incomplete or run - concept from the current one. Few Excellence in Excell ence in
on sentences. previous one. Many errors in grammar, grammar, spelling, grammar, spelling,
Appears th at errors in grammar spelling, or and sentence and sentence
grammar and and spelling. sentence structure structure. str ucture.
spell check were Appears that Sentences are not Sentences are not not used. grammar and spell too long an d are too long and are
check were not complete complete
used. Incomplete or sentences. sentences.
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Integration of No attempt, The report does The rep ort The report The report The report
Knowledge not demonstrate demonstrates that demonstrates that demonstrates that demo nstrate s that
or that the author has the author, for the the author, for the the author mostly the author fully
fully understood most part, most part, understands and understands and
The report shows and applied understands and understan ds and has applied has applied
lack of concepts learned has applied has applied concepts learned in concepts learned in
understanding of in the unit. The concepts learned in concepts learned in the unit. The author the unit. The author
concept s in the concepts and ideas the unit. Some of the the unit. The author shows analysis and shows excellent
unit and does not are not applied to concepts are not shows some synthesis of ideas analysis and
apply concepts to the case study. applie d to the case analysis of ideas relating to the case synthesis of ideas study. study. the case study. applied to the case relating to the case 3 | P a g e ACCG8022 Information Systems in Business External Ethica l issue s relating to autonomous
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Sources and No attemp t, Fewer than five More than five More than six More than eight More than ten
Citations current sources, or current sources of current sources, of current sourc es, of current sources, of
or fewer than two of which at least two which at least three which at least four which at least six
five are peer - are peer review are peer -review are peer -review are peer review
The sources reviewed journal journal articles or journal articles or journal articles or journal articles or
are cited art icles o r scholarly scholarly books. All scholarly books. All scholarly books. All scholarly books.
inconsistently books. Not all web web sites utilised are web sites u tilised web sites utilised Sources include
or not at all. sites utilised are author itative . Cites are authoritative. are authoritative. both general
Does not use credible, and/or all data obtained Cites all data Cites all data background sources
the Harvard sources are not from other sources. obtained from other obtained from oth er and specialised
referencing current. Does not Harvard citation sources. Harvard sources. Harvard sources. Special
style. cite data obtained style is used in bot h citation style is citation style is interest sources and
from other sources text and reference used in both text used in both text popular literature
or use the Harvard list. and reference list. and reference list. are acknowledged
citati on style in text as such if they are
or in the reference cited. All web sit es
list. utilised are authoritative. Cites
all data obtained
from other sources.
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style is used in both
text and reference
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Reflec tion No attempt, Response Response Response Response Concepts are
demonstrates a demonstrates a demonstrates a demonstrates an in - integrated into
or lack of re flection. minimal reflection. general reflection. depth reflection. the writer’s own
View points and Viewpoints and Viewpoints and Viewpoints and insights. Response
The answer is interpretations are interpretations are interpretations are interpret ations are demonstrates a
copied or missing, unsupported or supported. well suppor ted. pa rticularly in -depth
substantially inappropriate, supported with Appropriate Clear, detailed reflection.
copied from and/or flawed arguments. examples are examples are Viewpoints and
materials or other unsupported. Examples, when provided, as pro vided, as interpretations are
sources Examples, when applicable, are not applicable. applicable. insightful and well
applicable, are not provided or are supported. Clear,
provided. irrelevant to the detailed examples
assignment . are provided, as
applicable. Excellent
and relevant
reflection. /10
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vehicles: Review and Reflection Due Week 7 Fri 11 th September 2020
Value: 2 0 per cent of final marks
Conclusion No attempt, The conclusion The conclusion The conclusion The conclusio n The conclusion
does not clearly shows l ittle e vidence shows some shows good shows strong
or flow from the report, of synthesis of ideas evidence of evidence of evidence of and/or misses key presented and synthesis of ideas synthesis of ideas synthesis of ideas
The conclusion issues. C onclusi ons insights gained. presented and presented and presented and shows no are not well Some conclusions insights gained insights gained insights gained
evidence of organised and are flow from the repo rt throughout the throughout the throughout t he
synthesis of ideas not presented in a but miss key issues. report. Conclusions report. Conclusions report.
presented and clear format. The Some conclusions logically flow from logically flow from Concl usions
insights gained conclusions do not do not apply to the the report, but the the report. They are logically flow from
throughout the apply to the topic. topic. logic may not presented in a clear the report fully report. always be clear. for mat. developed. They are presented Con clusion s are in a clear format. presented in a
clear format.
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Total Points: /30
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