Points for each assignment

1. (HW1) 2 points per exercise, plus 3 points for general issues (layout, organization, citations, reference list): 15 points.
2. (HW2) See elsewhere on course website for details. Due date: Thursday, October 17, 2019. 17 points total.
   • 2 points for creating a Handshake Profile
   • 2 points for each of company overview and position overview.
   • 3 points for resume.
   • 4 points for half-page essay on what you need to learn or do to be competitive for the position you apply to.
   • 4 points for the essay describing your visit to the career fair (or the replacement activity).
     17 points total.
     0.5 points taken off for docx instead of pdf
     1 pt taken off for bad resume format.
3. (HW3) Do the exercises at the end of chapter 3 and 5 of [B]. A two-page paper (roughly half a page per question) is expected. Total: 12 points.
4. (HW4) Do the exercise at the end of chapter 6 of [B]. A one-page paper is expected. Deduct 4 points if the 8-step process is not used. Total: 10 points.
5. (HW5) Do the exercise at the end of chapter 7 of [B]. A one-page paper is expected. Total: 10 points.
6. (HW6) Read Chs.12 and 14 [B]. Choose a case from Ch.13 or Ch.14 [B]. Do the exercise at the end of the chapter. I expect between one and two pages. Submit your work to the departmental dropbox by Tuesday, November 12, 2019. Bring your analysis of the case to class on Thursday, November 14, 2019. Be prepared to present your analysis. Students will be asked to present their solutions or comment on the solution of other students during the November 14 class. Deduct 4 points if the 8-step process of ch.6 [B] is not used. Deduct one or 2 points if some steps are left out. Total: 10 points.
7. (HW7) The ACM Code of Ethics and Professional Conduct has been updated in 2018, for the first time since it was written in 1992. The updated code was released on 17 July 2018 and is available at https://www.acm.org/code-of-ethics. Do exercise 4 at the end of Chapter 9 using both the new code and the old code, and describe the difference. The four sections of the old version of the code have, respectively, 8, 8, 6, and 2 parts. The four sections of the new version have, respectively, 7, 9, 7, and 2 parts. Explain how the old and new parts differ; for example: are some of the parts substantially the same? Have some been merged? Due date: November 21, 2019. I expect about one page. Total: 10 points (6 points for question 4, 4 points for the differences).
8. (HW8) Choose a topic of professional interest that includes a non-trivial ethical issue from ACM TechNews archives. Prepare a 6-slide PowerPoint presentation (in pptx format; a few more slides are acceptable) in which (1) you summarize the topic (appropriate references should be on the title slide; see below), (2) you apply the 8-step ethical decision-making process from Ch.6 [B] to the problem, (3) you apply the ACM Code (either the original version in the textbook or the new (2018) version). You also need a title slide with your name, the title of your presentation, and reference(s), including at least the ACM TechWeek entry that you used. At least one example is provided in the "Student Presentations" section of this website. Total: 20 points. 1.(8 points) Has at least six PowerPoint slides (yes, no) 2.(4 points) Includes a summary of the topic with appropriate references (yes, no) 3.(4 points) Includes application of the 8-step ethical decision-making process to the problem (1 point given if a different process is used; up to two points taken out if steps are missing.) 4.(4 point) Includes application of the ACM Code Code (which one? one point taken out if no indication is given of which code is used)