The aim of this assessment task is to write a business report that investigates and analyses the ethical issues relating to generative AI. To prepare your report, you are required to read and analyse relevant scholarly articles, using contemporary examples, and providing a personal reflection.
Background: Generative Artificial Intelligence (AI) represents a cutting-edge technology with transformative potential across various domains, including robotics, art, and content creation. However, with this potential comes a host of ethical considerations that warrant careful examination. In this assignment, you will delve into the ethical dimensions of generative AI, focusing on its implications for businesses and society.
https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/full/10.1177/02683962231200411
Your task is to write a comprehensive business report that investigates and analyses the ethical issues surrounding generative AI. You will draw insights from the above two articles and any relevant scholarly articles, business/practitioner magazines and articles, your lecture notes and materials and class discussion, to address the following questions:
The research-based report represents 20% of your total mark for ACCG8022. Your assignment will be marked out of 20, as shown in the Report Marking Rubric on page 5 and 6 of this document.
| Where to submit | The writtenreport must be submitted in electronic form using Turnitin (through iLearn via the ‘Report Submission link” under the Assessments section). A hardcopy submission is not required. |
| When to submit | Due: Friday, 6 September 2024, 11.55 pm
Unless a Special Consideration request has been submitted and approved, a 5% penalty (of the total possible mark) will be applied each day a writtenassessment is not submitted, up until the7th day (including weekends). After the 7th day, a grade of '0' will be awardedeven if the assessment is submitted. Submission time for all written assessments is set at 11:55 pm. A 1-hourgrace period is provided to students who experience a technical concern. |
| How to submit | The report must be submitted word format. The filename of your reportmust be as follows: ACCG8022_XXXXXXXX (where thecrosses represent youreight digit SID) |
Report Format
| Structure | The report must contain the following (in this order):
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| Length | Total word count limit = 2,500 words. This excludes the reference list, in text citations, cover page, table of contents andappendices – ifapplicable
Your word count must be included on your coverpage. |
| Style | The reportmust be presented as follows: Font: Times New Roman 12 pointSpacing: 1.5 timesline spacing Margins: not less than2.5 cm |
| Footer | Each page musthave a footercontaining the following: ACCG8022 S2 2024 Your SID Page number |
| Referencing | In textreferencing is required for all sourcesused and a complete listof references must be provided using the American Psychological Association (APA)Style 7th edition. You can find a guide to APA (7thedition) here. |
| Plagiarism | All assignments will be manually and electronically checked for plagiarism, and it is extremely important that you are familiar with the policy on Academic Integrity. A link to the policy is available here. |
Report Marking Rubric
Not attempted |
Fail |
Pass |
Credit |
Distinction |
High Distinction | |
| Ethical Issues | Not attempted or | Minimal analysis thatdoes not | Basic analysis withlimited | Adequate analysis that | Strong analysis with a good | Thorough and insightful analysis |
| surrounding generative AI | entirely or significantly | adequately addressthe question. Lacksrelevant | understanding of theethical implications. Fewexamples or | addresses the question but may lackdepth or breadth. Some | understanding of the ethical implications. Covers most | that addresses all aspects of the question. Provides a deep |
| plagiarized from | examples and connections to | connections to the literature. | examples or literature are | aspects of thequestion with | understanding of the ethical | |
| other sources. | the literature. Poor critical thinking and insight. Fails to identify key complexities or implications. | Limited critical thinking with a superficial understanding of the topic. | provided but may not be fully integrated. Adequate critical thinking but may miss some key | relevant examples. Good critical thinking and insight. Identifies and discusses most complexities and | implications, supported by relevant examples and literature. Demonstrates excellent critical thinking and insight. Identifies and | |
| complexities or implications. | implications. | discusses potential complexities and implications effectively. | ||||
| 6 marks | 0 marks | 2.5 marks | 3 marks | 4 marks | 4.5 marks | 6 marks |
| Personal Reflection | Not attempted or entirely or | Response demonstrates a lack of reflection. Viewpoints and | Response demonstrates a minimal reflection. Viewpoints | Response demonstrates a general reflection. Viewpoints | Response demonstrates an in- depth reflection. Viewpoints | Concepts are integrated into the writer’s own insights. Response demonstrates a particularly in-depth reflection. Viewpoints and interpretations are insightful and well supported. Clear, detailed examplesare provided, as applicable. Excellent and relevant reflection. |
| significantly | interpretations are missing, | and interpretations are | and interpretations are | and interpretations are well | ||
| plagiarized from | inappropriate, and/or | unsupported or supported with | supported. Appropriate | supported. Clear,detailed | ||
| other sources. | unsupported. Examples, when | flawed arguments. Examples, | examples are provided, as | examples are provided, as | ||
| applicable, are not provided. | when applicable, are not | applicable. | applicable. | |||
| provided or are irrelevant to the | ||||||
| assignment. | ||||||
| 5 marks | 0 marks | 2 marks | 2.5 marks | 3.5 marks | 4 marks | 5 marks |
| Conclusion | Not attempted orentirely or significantly plagiarized from other sources. | The conclusion does not clearly flow from the report, and/ormisses key issues.Conclusions are not well organised and are not presented in a clear format. The conclusions do not apply to thetopic. | The conclusion shows little evidence of synthesis of ideaspresented and insights gained. Some conclusions flow from the report but miss key issues. Some conclusions do not apply to the topic. | The conclusion shows some evidence of synthesis of ideas presented and insights gained throughout the report. Conclusions logically flow from the report, but the logic may not alwaysbe clear. They are presented in a clear format. | The conclusion showsgood evidence of synthesis of ideas presented and insights gained throughout the report. Conclusions logically flow from the report.They are presented in a clearformat. | The conclusion shows strong evidence of synthesis of ideas presented and insights gained throughout the report. Conclusions logically flow from the report fully developed. Conclusions are presented in a clearformat. |
| 3 marks | 0 marks | 1 marks | 1.5 marks | 2 marks | 2.5 marks | 3 marks |
Sources (sources and citations) | Not attempted orentirely or significantly plagiarized from other sources. | Fewer than five current sources, or fewer than two of five are peer-reviewed journal articles or scholarly books.Not all web sites utilised are credible, and/orsources are not current. Does not cite data obtained from other sources or use the APA citation style in text orin the reference list. | More than five current sources ofwhich at leasttwo are peer review journalarticles or scholarly books. All web sites utilised are authoritative. Cites all data obtained from othersources. APA citation style is used in both text and reference list. | More than six current sources, of which at leastthree are peer-review journal articles or scholarly books. All web sites utilised are authoritative. Cites all data obtained from other sources. APA citation style is used in both text and reference list. | More than eight current sources, of which at least four are peer-review journalarticles or scholarly books. All web sitesutilised are authoritative. Cites all data obtained from other sources. APA citation style is used in both text and reference list. | More than ten current sources, of which at least six are peer review journal articles or scholarly books. Sources includeboth general background sources and specialised sources. Special interest sources and popularliterature are acknowledged as such if they are cited. All web sites utilised are authoritative. Cites all data obtained from other sources. APA citation style is used in |
| both text and reference list. | ||||||
| 3 marks | 0 marks | 1 marks | 1.5 marks | 2 marks | 2.5 marks | 3 marks |
| Structure and Clarity Structure and clarity of work/ writing structure (including spelling/grammar/ paragraph structure) | Not attempted orentirely or significantly plagiarized from other sources. | Paragraphs are hard to follow and the writing does not flow because of the lack of structure. Writing is very choppy. There are few to no transition statements which connect the ideas in thework. Work is difficult to comprehend because of grammar and spelling errorsor there are many incomplete or run-on sentences. Appears that grammarand spell check were not used. | Many paragraphs lack a topicsentence or the detail sentences do not flow from the topicsentence. Detail sentences do not follow the order introduced in the topic sentence. Work is hard to followbecause of paragraph structure. The writing is choppy and the readerdoesn't understand how we got to the current topic or concept from the previous one. Many errors in grammar and spelling. Appears that grammar and spell check were not used. Incomplete or run-on sentences throughout the report. | Nearly all paragraphs have a topicsentence and detailsentences which flesh out the topic. Some paragraphs do not flesh out the topic in the orderintroduced in the topic sentence. There are someplaces where the reader doesn't understand how the previousconcept or topic connects to the current one. Few errorsin grammar, spelling, or sentence structure | All paragraphs have a topic sentence. Detail sentences flesh out the information from the topic sentencein the order introduced in the topicsentence. End of paragraph leads into the next topic. There are some placeswhere the readerdoesn't understand how the previousconcept or topic connects to the current one. Excellence in grammar,spelling, and sentence structure. Sentences are not too long and are complete sentences. | All paragraphs have a topic sentence. Detail sentences flesh out the information from the topicsentence in the order introduced inthe topic sentence. End of paragraph leads into the next topic.The reader experiences no interruption to the flow and understands how each concept or topic connects to the previous one. Excellence in grammar, spelling, and sentence structure. Sentences are not too long and are complete sentences. |
| 3 marks | 0 marks | 1 marks | 1.5 marks | 2 marks | 2.5 marks | 3 marks |
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