csc 510-001, (1877)
fall 2024, software engineering
Tim Menzies, timm@ieee.org, com sci, nc state

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for essay

• ensure it is usinng software
• standard structure (abstract, intro…)

Essay (ethics)

Work solo. IMPORTANT: read the lecture on ethics before you start.

What to write

• Using these 7 steps as an outline
• Address one of the case studies

YOur answer must cover, at the very least: - who is hurt by the current design; - how we might fix that? - Important: ensure that your text justifies why the new design addresses the problems you document. - and how will your fix empower traditionally disempowered social groups? - ie. don’t just fix this particular problem; rather, address deeper issues that might cause problems in the future).

Word limit

• No less that three pages (in the format shown below, excluding references);
  • no more than four
• HARD LIMITS:
  • we will not grade after four pages.
  • we will not read if less than three.
  • we will not read if it is the wrong format (see below)

How to write

Create an overleaf.com account

• Go to https://www.overleaf.com/gallery/tagged/ieee-official

• Select :IEEE Bare Demo Template for conferences”

  • https://www.overleaf.com/latex/templates/ieee-bare-demo-template-for-conferences/ypypvwjmvtdf

• Hit “open as template”

• Add your name and email to list of authors.

• Add these lines before \begin{document}

    \usepackage[switch]{lineno}
    \linenumbers

• Write at a three to four page paper.

• Hit the “recompile” button

• Look to the right of “recompile: for the download icon

• Submit to Moodle

Grading Rubric

Grade	What	Notes
-3	POOR ESSAY STRUCCTURE	We want coherent paragraphs, not a bullet list. References are used in a way that enhances the argument. Paragraphs should be content-full (rather that a set of irrelevances). Arguments should be defended and not just be opinions of the form “I think that…” (with no supporting clauses). Each section should start with some clarification/structuring preamble.
2	PROBLEM DEFINITION	+1 if it states the problem and +1 more if does it well; e.g. situates current problem in broader content
2	GATHER RELEVANT FACTS	+1 if it gather assess relevant facts and +1 more if does it well; e.g. extensive literature review
2	IDENTIFY STAKEHOLDERS	+1 if it identifies the stakeholders and +1 more if does it well; e.g. shows how skackholder requirements can be contradictory
5	LIST OF 5 OPTIONS	+5 if it develops a list of iat least five options
3	SOFTWARE DESIGN	+2 of some of those options need to includes a redesign for a better version of the software where the better software mitigates some of the issues discussed by the original software. And +1 more if it does it well; e.g. clever design
4	TESTING	2 if it tests options using criteria like harm, publicity, defensibility, reversibility, virtue, colleague, professional, organizational test ( see guidance on that at https://github.com/txt/se20/blob/master/etc/img/12steps.png) And 2 more if it does it well; e.g. writes extensively insightful notes on three or more of the tests
2	CHOICE	+1 if tentative choice and +1 if final Choice
-2,+1	OTHER	-2 if the essay is mostly “I think X, I think Y” without any citations or comment on the amazing things other people have thunk in this matter. +1 more if it beyond the specifics of your answer, the real test will be ““does the student understand general principles that can be applied in other contexts”; i.e. if the essay defined clear steps to making ethical decisions (beyond the 12 steps of https://github.com/txt/se20/blob/master/etc/img/12steps.png) for future applications.
20	TOTAL	plus, maybe, +1 bonus