Writing a critical discussion - Cyberbullying (IT)

Assessment 1

HIT164 Computing Fundamentals: HOT TOPIC Discussions

Due Dates: Task 1: Smartphone Technologies: Week 3, Friday 5 pm

Task 2: Reflection, Week 6, Friday 5 pm

Task 3: Week 9, Friday 5 pm

Length: 400 words approx. (min 300 words – max 500 words, excluding references)

Value: 15% (each task is worth 5% of the total marks for the unit)

The details of the three tasks are outlined on the following pages.

The purpose of these tasks is to begin to develop your academic writing and information literacy skills in an area of interest in current Information Technology developments.

TASK3: critical discussion on the internet

Purpose: Writing a critical discussion

Due Date: Week 9, Friday 5 pm

Length: 400 words approx. (min 300 words – max 500 words, excluding references)

Value: 5%

Brief

Cyberbulying is bullying that takes place using electronic technology. Thousands of young people are targets of bullying and cyberbullying every day, putting many at risk for outcomes such as depression or school absenteeism. Working with kids to create ways to address these issues is an important responsibility for adults. In the world of social media and online networking, the issue of safety continuously arises, particularly among teenagers.  Cyberbullying, bullying that takes place using electronic technology, has unique challenges when compared to more traditional forms of bullying.

List some examples of cyberbullying that you can think of and do you know any one, or have heard about anyone who has been cyber-bullied. Critically analyse the responsibilities of social networking sites to stop cyberbullying.

Requirements

• Take a position about the statement above

• Read at least 5 reputable resources (professional & peer reviewed) on this topic.

• Write a short critical discussion on your stance either supporting or denying the statement.

• Use sources to support your position

• Note the resources used for your review as they will be needed in the reference list

• A reference list will be required for the sources using Harvard style ( see Lib Guide in Resources section in Learnline)

Recommended Starting point

Barry M. Leiner, Vinton G. Cerf, David D. Clark, Robert E. Kahn, Leonard Kleinrock, Daniel C. Lynch, Jon Postel, Larry G. Roberts, Stephen Wolff. 2012 Brief History of the Internet

Last viewed November 15, 2014, http://www.internetsociety.org/sites/default/files/Brief_History_of_the_Internet.pdf

Submission guidelines

• The writing response should be written directly into the appropriate Learnline Discussion Board forum.

• Provide evidence to support your arguments (i.e. you should reference your work using Harvard

author, date style).

• DO NOT attach a separate word document (these will not be marked - they will receive 0)

• Posts made after submission date will not be marked – they will receive 0

Criteria