Overview

The purpose of this assessment is to enable students to demonstrate a critical awareness of previous research in an IT context within a chosen topic area through a basic understanding of research theory and techniques. Overall goals of this assignment are to help you to:
• Become more knowledgeable about finding and using varied research sources in your chosen area in IT.
• Further develop your critical thinking skills and back up your points with evidence.
• Become more adept at synthesizing information and developing informed views.
• Discipline yourself to follow a scholarly research format to document in-text sources and a references page (bibliography).
You must work on this report individually
Timelines and Expectations
Percentage Value of Task: 15% Due: 17.00 Thur Week 5, 23:59
Minimum time expectation: 3-8 hours
Learning Outcomes Assessed
The following course learning outcomes are assessed by completing this assessment:
Knowledge:
K1. Determine the role IT research plays in contributing to organisational innovation, and success. K2 Identify appropriate research philosophies for IT projects, which match organisational approaches.
Skills:
S2.
Demonstrate expert English language skills in academic and professional contexts.
S3.
Evaluate the quality and utility of literature sourced.
S4.
Undertake a literature review for an organisational IT research project.
Application of knowledge and skills:
A2.
Present written and oral reports to academic and organisational audiences.

Assessment Details
Background
The report requires a critical analysis of literature relevant to a proposal. The purpose of the task is to help students identify and analyse relevant literature to assist in determining an appropriate topic for the research proposal.
Requirements
You are required to submit:
• An interim research proposal (50-200 words) to provide context for your choice of literature.
• A synthesis matrix (as described in class).
• A list of references named in the synthesis matrix. These should be in APA referencing style.
You have already done quite a bit of work for this research in tutorials: you should have a tentative research issue, strategies and evidence to persuade your readers about the significance of the problem you’re researching, as well as the validity of your research issues. You also should consider opposing views or good counter-arguments that you can address in order to help establish your credibility and enhance the relevance of your paper.
A. Interim Research Proposal
The submission must contain the following sections, submitted in the order as listed below-
• Title – proposal title (10 words maximum)
• Proposal – summarization of the significant concepts in the proposed study focusing on key aspects (200 words max)
B. Synthesis Matrix
Main Idea A
Main Idea B
Main Idea C
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Article #1
Article #2
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C. References
References- include relevant literature sources (a list of full-text references)

Solution

Ethical implications of facial recognition programs

Proposal

Today, facial recognition programs are being developed through information technology with the aim of identifying people with their physical appearances. Facial recognition technology uses the software in a bid to map an individual’s facial traits and store the data as a face template. In the long run, technological advancement has proven to come with various merits such as catching criminals, preventing identity theft, finding missing persons, and medical uses, among others. The major problem with this IT issue is its ethical implications on the people………………….To access the rest of the solution for $5, please click on the purchase button.