Task
Proceed according to the following instructions.
- Identify a recent (within the last six (6) months) ethical dilemma or ethically questionable situation relating to ICT that you are familiar with. This situation can be either in the media (for example one you have sourced from a newspaper, or online through social media) or through your workplace.
- If using a workplace example, to maintain confidentiality, do not use real names.
- If you use a media article you must include the link to the media article in the references list of your assignment.
- Undertake further research about your chosen case to assist you in analysing and discussing it in your essay.
- You are required to analyse the ethical dilemma you have identified above using the Doing Ethics Technique (DET). The word limit should be between 900-1000 words. Note: Headings, citations, references and any appendices do not count towards your word limit, but quotations do. At the start of the assignment indicates in brackets the word count of your assignment excluding those items mentioned above.
- Include a Reference list at the end of your work, in the correct APA referencing style, corresponding to in-text citations. You must include at least TWO (2) quality academic references from different sources. Please note that these references are in addition to those provided to you through this subject (for example, you still must reference, the DET, Tavani, the Interact subject
lecture notes etc BUT these references cannot be used as one of your two quality academic references from different sources). Only include references that have been cited in the body of your assignment and ones that support what you have presented in your assignment.
Rationale
The assessment item is designed to help you to build skills towards achieving the learning objectives, by requiring you to:
Identify an ICT-related ethical issue in your workplace or in a contemporary media article; using the Doing Ethics Technique (DET), analyse the situation and the arguments it presents, to:
identify the ethical issues involved;
assess the implications of those issues; and develop solutions to the issues
apply proper academic referencing.
Marking criteria
The following marking sheet will be used to assess students` submissions.
Please check that you have met all the criteria before you submit your assignment
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Standards
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Criteria
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High Distinction
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Distinction
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Credit (CR)
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Pass (PS)
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Fail (FL)
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(HD)
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(DI)
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Analysis of
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Answers all DET
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Answers all
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Answers all DET
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Answers some of
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Answers a few DET
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the ethical
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questions, lists all
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DET questions,
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questions, lists
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the DET questions,
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questions but fails
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dilemma
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the facts, identifies
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lists all the
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most of the facts,
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lists a few facts,
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to list important
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using the
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all the non-ethical
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facts, identifies
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identifies most of
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identifies a few
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facts, fails to
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Doing
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issues, lists all the
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all the
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the non-ethical
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non-ethical issues,
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identify relevant
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Ethics
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stakeholders,
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non-ethical
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issues, lists most
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lists a few
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non-ethical issues,
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Technique
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identifies all the
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issues, lists all
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of the
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stakeholders, lists a
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fails to list
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(DET)
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ethical issues,
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the
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stakeholders, lists
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few ethical issues
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important
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(Value
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evaluates all the
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stakeholders,
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most of the ethical and options that
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stakeholders, fails
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70%)
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options that seek to
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lists all the
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issues and options
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seek to resolve them
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to identify the
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resolve them and
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ethical issues
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that seek to
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and selects the best
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ethical issues and
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selects the best
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and options that resolve them and
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option from these
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evaluates the
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option from these
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seek to resolve
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selects the best
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but without
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options that seek to
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and justifies why
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them and
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option from these
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explaining why this
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resolve them and
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this option is the
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selects the best
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and makes an
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option is the best.
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does not select the
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best
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option from
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attempt to explain
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best option or does
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using supporting
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these and
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why this option is
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not explain why the
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arguments based on
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explains why
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the best.
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option selected is
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the literature.
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this option is
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the best.
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the best.
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Writing &
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Language features
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Well developed Good skills in
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The text contains
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Rudimentary skills
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structure
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and structures are
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skills in
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expression & clear frequent errors in
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in expression &
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(Value
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used to convey
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expression &
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presentation of
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spelling, grammar,
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presentation of
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20%)
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meaning effectively, presentation of
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ideas.
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word choice, and
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ideas.
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concisely,
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ideas.
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Mostly fluent
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structure, lacks
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Not all material is
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unambiguously, and Fluent writing
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writing style
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clarity, and is not
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relevant &/or is
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in a tone appropriate style
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appropriate to
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concise, but the
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presented in a
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Standards
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Criteria
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High Distinction
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Distinction
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Credit (CR)
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Pass (PS)
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Fail (FL)
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(HD)
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(DI)
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to the audience and
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appropriate to
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assessment
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meaning is apparent
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disorganised
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purpose with no
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assessment
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task/document
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to the reader with
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manner.
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spelling,
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task/document
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type.
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some effort.
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Meaning apparent,
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grammatical, or
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type.
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Grammar &
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but writing style not
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punctuation errors.
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Grammar &
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spelling contains a
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fluent or well
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spelling
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few minor errors.
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organised.
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accurate.
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Grammar &
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spelling contains
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many errors.
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Referencing Referencing is
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Very good
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Good referencing,
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Referencing is
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Sub-standard (or
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(Value
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comprehensive,
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referencing,
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including
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comprehensive,
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no) referencing.
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10%)
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demonstrates
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including
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reference list and
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mostly accurate
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Poor quality (or no)
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academic integrity,
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reference list
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citations.
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according to APA
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references.
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and conforms
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and citations.
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Good quality
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style conventions,
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exactly to APA
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High quality
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references.
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and demonstrates
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style conventions.
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references.
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academic integrity.
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Some minor errors
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or omissions in style
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