12/3/2018 Week 8 Assignment Paper D - IFSM 304 7982 Ethics in Information Technology (2188)

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Week 8 Assignment Paper D

     

Instructions

Paper D: Reflective paper on class learning.

Consider this assignment as a reflective piece on class learning as it applies to Ethics in Information Technology. It describes your Ah-haor Eureka moments. It is hoped that this course made you think about the ethical issues that occur in your personal and work lives and how to go about making ethical choices. Please use the ideas you learned from this course; how you will synthesize what you learned from your research about your topic including - over-arching issues, readings, discussion from class, and conclusions from other assignments that apply to your research.

Please address the following elements:

From a class learning perspective, what were some of your “take-aways?” How has this impacted your understanding of the ethical issues? What will you do differently? How has what you have learned in this course influenced your career? As we continue to move toward a global community, what new challenges might we see relating to ethics in IT?

You are to prepare a reflective piece of not more than 2-3 pages, double- spaced and submit it to your Assignment Folder as an attached Microsoft Word file. This paper may be subjective in nature!

CASE STUDY 9.2

AIR AMERICA

Herbert Manning, general manager of Air America’s Qamran office, has been with the company for twelve years. Manning had an undergraduate degree in economics and business and had worked for a leading travel agency in San Francisco before joining Air America as a sales executive. With his earlier experience and his enthusiasm and energy on the job, Manning made a favorable impression very quickly. Within two years he was promoted to the rank of area sales manager and elected vice president of Air America’s worldwide sales club, having had the second highest level of sales among all of Air America’s sales executives worldwide. Manning continued to perform well as area sales manager, and three years later he was moved to the company’s corporate headquarters in Dallas, Texas, as vice president of international marketing and sales with responsibility for planning and implementing the company’s marketing and sales strategies in the Middle East, Africa, and southern Asia. Air America, though a major international airline, was not very strong in these markets, which it perceived would become increasingly important in the future. Manning took up the challenge with his well-known drive and energy, and during the next three years, Air America succeeded in negotiating air route agreements with four countries in North Africa, three in the Middle East, and three in southern Asia. Qamran, a small sheikdom in the Middle East, was designated as the regional base for this area and as a hub location for the airline. In these three years, Manning’s region became an important source of revenue from international operations for Air America. Apart from an aggressive and well-targeted sales policy, overall increase in passenger traffic arising out of the oil price boom helped to boost ticket sales.

Toward the end of the third year, however, Air America, like many other airlines operating in the region, was suddenly hit with a sharp decline in demand as oil prices rose sharply and the world economy went into a deep recession. As the market shrank, competition intensified, and it became increasingly difficult to hold on to market share. Air America’s share of the Persian Gulf market dropped by 7 percent. Combined with a sharp decline in overall market size, the drop led to a steep reduction in total revenues.

Concerned with the difficult situation in the region, Air America’s senior management decided that an aggressive strategy had to be adopted to recapture market share and rebuild the airline’s image as a dominant force in the region. A key element of the strategy was to appoint Manning as the regional manager of the Middle East and North Africa.

It was a big promotion for Manning. Regional managers were considered senior management in the company and were responsible for participating in the formulation of global strategy. Moreover, Air America’s corporate policy emphasized considerable delegation and decentralization. Regional managers were, therefore, almost completely independent in their local operations and were primarily responsible for their own results. Manning was elated when his boss told him the news. He had wanted to go back to the field for some time now, and the position apparently offered all that he was looking for. In addition, relocation as a regional manager in Qamran meant that he would have several liberal fringe benefits given to Air America’s expatriate managers: a large, furnished company house, a chauffeur-driven car, at least four servants, and additional allowances, including a large entertainment budget.

Manning’s first year was extremely successful. His drive and enthusiasm were infused throughout the local office, because he set a good example by his own untiring efforts. His years in the marketing division had provided him with considerable background knowledge of the operations, and he used that knowledge to seek and implement new ways to fight off Air America’s competitors. Market share began to inch back upward and the revenue drop was reversed. Although the revenues were helped by a slight improvement in market conditions, there was no doubt that Manning’s arrival was a key factor in the reversal of Air America’s fortunes in the region.

The second year was good, too, although not as good as the first. Market share increased, as did the revenues by smaller degrees. One significant explanation for the slowing of increases offered by Manning was that other airlines had initiated equally aggressive counterstrategies, and it was not possible to improve the rate of Air America’s gains without seriously compromising profitability.

Results started to decline in the third year, however. Market share gains slid back by 2 percent and revenues showed a slight decline. Manning seemed to have lost the drive and initiative that had characterized his work just a few months before, and some of Manning’s subordinates seemed unhappy with his behavior and left the company. Gilbert Wyles, Air America’s senior vice president of human resources, was quick to guess that the problem was Manning himself. Wyles decided that a meeting at corporate headquarters would be useful to discuss the whole issue. Manning was, after all, a star performer, and if he was facing any problems the company was fully prepared to help him.

The meeting lasted three hours. Initially hesitant to state the real problem, Manning finally admitted that his wife, Sandra, was having difficulties in adjusting to life in Qamran. Back in the United States, she had been a client relations executive in a small advertising company. It was not a very high position, but it allowed her to use her skills at dealing with people constructively. She had developed a fairly close network of good friends and a large circle of pleasant acquaintances through her job. Her decision to leave the job and accompany Manning to Qamran had not been easy, but she had decided to make the best of a new lifestyle that awaited her in their new overseas home. She did make a sincere effort at adjustment, but Qamran’s society was governed by strict Islamic tenets, which meant that social freedoms for women were severely restricted. Although the Mannings enjoyed various social activities with diplomats and other expatriates, Mrs. Manning had little to do during the day. Women were not allowed to work in Qamran unless they were granted special work permits under exceptional circumstances. Even then women had to dress in a particular fashion prescribed by the authorities.

After the first year, Mrs. Manning grew increasingly restless about her new situation. Her problems were accentuated by the long absences of her husband, who went on frequent business trips that were essential to the success of his assignment. Mrs. Manning thought of various solutions and different ways in which her life could be made more interesting, but nothing worked, and her mental discomfort continued to increase. In the past few months, she had suffered long periods of depression and was not responding very well to treatment, which caused Mr. Manning tremendous anxiety and had adversely affected his professional performance.

Gilbert Wyles suggested that the Mannings take a vacation immediately, at the place of their choice, and that by the time they returned the company would have an answer to the problem. Manning was relieved, but at the same time he was skeptical of the company’s intentions. As he walked out of the corporate headquarters to catch a cab for his hotel, he wondered whether he had done the right thing.

Meanwhile, Wyles, in his well-appointed office, put together a confidential memo to the international human resources policy group, a small set of top Air America executives in charge of framing company policies in international human resources management. The memo explained the background and circumstances of the situation and placed three options before the members:

1.The option suggested by Manning, to give his wife a job in his office in Qamran as a public relations officer. This would be possible if the company modified its personnel policy on employment of spouses and if enough pressure was exerted on the Qamran government.

2.Replace Manning with another expatriate executive, which could be easily done, but might lead to similar problems for the replacement.

3.Appoint a local national as regional manager or bring in a third-country national from Air America’s other overseas offices.

DISCUSSION QUESTIONS

1.Which of the three options would you recommend to Air America and why? What would be the problems with the other options?

2.Is there a need for Air America to change its international staffing policies to avoid sending expatriate managers to overseas locations?

Faculty Contact Linda Beach [email protected]

Course Description Recommended: IFSM 201. A comprehensive study of ethics and of personal and organizational ethical decision making in the use of information systems in a global environment. The aim is to identify ethical issues raised by existing and emerging technologies, apply a structured framework to analyze risk and decision alternatives, and understand the impact of personal ethics and organizational values on an ethical workplace.

Course Introduction The word ethics has its root in the word ethos, which most often refers to character. The concepts of ethics, character, right and wrong, and good and evil have captivated humankind ever since we began to live in groups, communicate, and pass judgment on each others' actions based on motivation, group rules and norms, and intermediate and end results. Thinking about ethics can begin with the individual, and then expand into group, societal, and cultural ethical considerations. From this foundation, we can apply (and test against) known theories and frameworks to information systems and situations in the modern age. Can ethics and personal character apply, and in the same ways, in the modern information- and data-based world in which we currently live, work, and function? Discovering this application, and determining the degree to which it satisfies logic, justice, ethical truths, and modern reality, is the overarching goal of this course. While ethics is important for its own sake, we, as information-systems professionals, have a particular responsibility to understand and apply ethics to our professional actions and decisions. Character, goodness, and just actions are certainly important for everyone, as they have been throughout history—and the more power the individual possesses due to political position or wealth, the greater the ramifications of character or the lack of it. However, in no previous age has the technology for information retrieval, storage, and communication possessed such potential to change power structures and be the source of power itself. In the modern era, information systems managers and professionals exercise a new kind of power, with broad and often instant ramifications. This power—gained through technical expertise—requires a new level of social responsibility. This responsibility is satisfied through a development of understanding of ethics in Information Technology and the application of ethics to their own decision-making process. After reviewing a foundation of ethical thought and becoming familiar with ethical theories, frameworks, and approaches, you will be able to consider several key aspects of modern information systems that currently challenge information professionals and citizens of networked and computing-dependent societies. Through the use of vignettes, you will consider issues affecting ethics for IT workers and IT users; privacy and intellectual property; the impact of IT on productivity and quality of life; and the tradeoffs between laws guiding group needs and individual needs. After gaining a basic understanding of ethics, you will examine privacy/accuracy and property/accessibility, seeing a broader and more complex array of modern ethical questions in information systems and direct challenges facing information systems professionals today. You will explore future challenges as you consider how things may change and what ethical behavior will appear in information systems as the twenty-first century unfolds. The language and facts of information systems and computing have changed the world, and touched and changed lives. This industry has spawned, and continues to spawn, new concepts and new language, and it does so with extreme rapidity. On the other hand, ethics, which was often a study of the ancients, examines unchanging truths. With many obvious differences in the concepts and practicalities, a shared aspect of both computing and ethics is universality. The time-tested and largely globally shared concepts of basic ethics mirror in many ways the universal language of programming and operating systems. The fun begins as we apply time-tested ethical frameworks to determine correct actions and decisions in this information systems world of ones and zeros; of self-replicating, anonymous, and invisible actors; and of the global marketplace for information instead of more concrete and physical goods and services. The study of ethics in the Information Technology is fascinating and mentally challenging, and this course should equip and guide your journey into this ethics and information maelstrom.

Course Outcomes After completing this course, you should be able to:

Apply relevant ethical theories, laws, regulations, and policies to decision making to support organizational compliance. Apply decision-making framework to analyze risks and decision alternatives at different levels of an organization. Identify and address new and/or increased ethical issues raised by existing and emerging technologies. Analyze the impact of personal and organizational ethics in order to foster and support an ethical workforce.

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IFSM 304 7982 ETHICS IN INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY (2188) IFSM-304 Fall 2018 Section 7982 3 Credits 10/22/2018 to 12/16/2018

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Grading Information This course consists of the following graded items:

Conference participation 16%

Analysis of current events posting on IT-related ethical global issues (multinational corporation)

5%

Paper A: apply decision-making frameworks to IT-related ethical issues (individual)

15%

Paper B1 (matrix): IT-related ethical organizational issue applying relevant laws, regulations, and policies (individual)

12%

Paper B2: organizational policy to address an ethical IT workforce issue (individual)

12%

Paper C1: select topic and identify three critical questions related to the (individual)

3%

Paper C2: – Individual research paper on existing or emerging technology and related ethical issue

12%

Paper C3: group presentation: research on emerging technologies and issues (group)

15%

Paper D: individual reflection on class learning (individual)

10%

Total 100%

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Responded to discussion topic (by Wednesday midnight) and two classmates’ postings (by Sunday midnight); postings and questions posed are relevant to the discussion topic, well supported with outside research or assigned readings as appropriate, add value to the discussion, and demonstrate student’s understanding of concepts.

2.0 (A)

Responded to discussion topic (by Wednesday midnight) and to two classmates’ postings (by the end of the class week) postings and questions posed are relevant to the discussion topic, supported with outside research or assigned readings as appropriate, add value to the discussion, and demonstrate student’s understanding of concepts but may lack depth, completeness, or relevant research

1.6 (B)

Responded to discussion topic (by Wednesday midnight) and one or two responses to classmates’ postings; postings meet minimum requirements but lack sufficient depth or supporting research.

1.4 (C)

Late response to discussion topic, and 1 or 2 responses to classmates’ postings (by the end of the class week); and/or lack of sufficient depth, supporting research, demonstration of understanding of concepts.

1.2 (D)

No participation in the discussion. 0 (F)

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There is no final examination for this course, as your grade is based on a series of assignments that constitute an authentic assessment developed into a Learning Portfolio. See Other Information below.

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Extra credit is not available.

Project Descriptions Learning Portfolio

Throughout this course you will learn about the impact of digital technology on ethical behavior in the twenty-first century. You will complete a series of assignments that provide an opportunity to demonstrate your knowledge of course concepts, demonstrate your ability to analyze ethical issues, and apply your conclusions to real-world situations. Collectively, these will comprise your Learning Portfolio for this course. At the end of the semester, you will participate in a group that will prepare a summary PowerPoint presentation as evidence of the learning and reflection on readings, discussion, and research. Detailed instructions and assessment criteria are included in Course Content within the week descriptions. . Assignments:

1) Current Events Article – Identify a current (2016 source or later) article and summarize its key points, analyze its multi-national and global aspects, and determine three critically important questions you would like to address regarding the article.

2) Paper A: Apply a decision-making framework to an IT-related ethical issue. This requires a 3-5 page paper addressing a leading ethical issue (suggested topics are provided in the Conference Session One details located in Course Content). You will use a decision-making framework from UMUC Module Two to analyze the issue and select one of the four common approaches to ethical decision making, from UMUC Module One.

3) Paper B1 – Privacy-related Matrix. You will analyze a key IT-related organizational ethical issue and complete a provided template (see Course Content) to produce a matrix mapping how this issue is affected by laws, regulations, and policies.

4) Paper B2- Organizational Policy paper. Write an organizational or personal policy to correct, modify, or address the effects of the IT-related ethical issue that you described in Paper B1.

5) Paper C1 – Topic Selection for a research paper (Paper C2) on an existing or emerging technology and its related ethical issues. Select a topic, explain your selection, and determine three critically important questions that you will address through research for Paper C2. These questions will form the thesis for the Paper C2 assignment. Note: You must receive prior approval from your instructor on your topic before proceeding with your research. (This is the first part of a 3-part assignment.)

6) Paper C2 – Individual research paper on existing or emerging technology and related ethical issue. (This is the second part of a 3-part assignment.)

7) Presentation C3 – Group PowerPoint presentation – groups will share their individual papers (Papers C1 and C2) and gain consensus on the final topic from among the individual team members. A slide presentation based on the group consensus and collaborative development will introduce the topic and rationale for selection; provide research results on emerging technologies and related issues; provide summary and conclusion; and references.

8) Paper D – Reflective paper on class learning. This paper will include key concepts you learned from this course, especially how you will synthesize what you learned from your C2/C3 research, and discuss how this has impacted your understanding of the ethical issues, what you may do differently in the future, how this course may have influenced your career, and what new challenges might you anticipate relating to ethics in IT in the future.

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Undergraduate Graduate

A 90-100 90-100 B 80-89 80-89 C 70-79 70-79* D 60-69 N/A** F 59 or below 69 or below

FN Failure-Non attendance

Failure-Non attendance

G Grade Pending Grade Pending P Passing Passing S Satisfactory Satisfactory U Unsatisfactory Unsatisfactory I Incomplete Incomplete

AU Audit Audit W Withdrew Withdrew

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Week Topics Readings/Assignments -

All assignments must be posted to the Assignments Folder in LEO by 11:59 p.m. U.S. East Coast time on the date due. (Links to reading material also available in the Course Content section)

Week 1

Introduction to Ethics

Read:

Module 1: Introduction to Ethical Theories Boundless by Lumen Learning (https://courses.lumenlearning.com/boundless-management/): Go to Ethics in Business, select Ethics, an Overview, read Defining Ethics; Ethics Training; The Manager’s Role in Ethical Conduct; Blurring Ethical Lines; and Business Ethics Around the Globe, then select Corporate Social Responsibility.

Assignment:

Submit to LEO Assignments: Paper CE involving a Current Events article on an IT-related Ethical Global issue (multi-national corporation) Discussion Topic One (DT-1) Start Paper A: application of decision-making frameworks to IT-related ethical issues

Week

2

Ethical Decision- Making

Read:

Module 2: Methods of Ethical Analysis Boundless by Lumen Learning (https://courses.lumenlearning.com/boundless-management/): Go to Ethics in Business, select Maintaining Ethical Standards, read Ethical Decision Making; Training Ethical Decision Making; Managers Role in Ethical Conduct; and Codes of Conduct

Assignments:

Submit to LEO Assignments: Paper A –application of decision making frameworks to an IT-related ethical issue Discussion Topic Two (DT-2) Start Paper B1 - Matrix: IT-related ethical organizational issue applying selected principles

Week 3

Ethical Issues: Computer and Internet Crime, Security, and Privacy.

Read:

Module 3: Information Systems Ethics: Privacy, Accuracy, Intellectual Property, and Accessibility - Read Commentary: Introduction, Privacy Issues in Information Systems and Accuracy and Accountability Issues in Information Systems Information Technology and Ethics (https://en.wikibooks.org/wiki/Information_Technology_and_Ethics): Computer and Internet Crime Legal and Regulatory Issues in the Information Economy (https://en.wikibooks.org/wiki/Legal_and_Regulatory_Issues_in_the_Information_Economy): Consumer Privacy and Protection, Cybercrimes

Assignments: Submit to LEO Assignments: Paper B1 - Matrix: IT-related ethical organizational issue applying selected principles Discussion Topic Three (DT-3) Start Paper B2- an Organizational Policy to address an IT-related ethical issue.

Week

4

Ethical Issues: Freedom of Expression, Intellectual Property, and Plagiarism

Read: Module 3: Information Systems Ethics: Privacy, Accuracy, Intellectual Property, and Accessibility - Read Intellectual Property Issues in Information Systems, Property Rights and Law, and Plagiarism Information Technology and Ethics (https://en.wikibooks.org/wiki/Information_Technology_and_Ethics): Intellectual Property Information Technology and Ethics (https://en.wikibooks.org/wiki/Information_Technology_and_Ethics): Freedom of Expression Read in entirety: Freedom of speech in the United States (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Freedom_of_speech_in_the_United_States) Legal and Regulatory Issues in the Information Economy (https://en.wikibooks.org/wiki/Legal_and_Regulatory_Issues_in_the_Information_Economy): Ideas Trade Secrets and Intellectual Property Read in entirety: Copyright For The Rest Of Us (http://cnx.org/content/col11385/latest/) Read in entirety: The Scope of Copyright Law (http://cnx.org/content/m22659/latest/) Read in entirety: The academic plagiarism and its punishments - a review (http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php? script=sci_arttext&pid=S0102-695X2011000300003)

Assignments:

Submit to LEO Assignments: Paper B2- an Organizational Policy to address an IT-related ethical issue. Discussion Topic Four (DT-4) Start Paper C1: Topic Selection for individual research on an existing or emerging technology and its related ethical issues

Week

5

Ethical Issues: Software Development (i.e., Software Product Liability, Safety Critical Systems, and Software Quality), Quality of Life (i.e., Accessibility – Digital Divide), and Risk Analysis and Management

Read:

Module 3: Information Systems Ethics: Privacy, Accuracy, Intellectual Property, and Accessibility . Read Access in Information Systems Module 4: IT Professionals, Information Systems, and Ethical Issues Today . Read System Quality, Quality of Life, Equity, Access, and Boundaries Information Technology and Ethics (https://en.wikibooks.org/wiki/Information_Technology_and_Ethics): Software Quality, Nets, Webs, and the Information Infrastructure (https://en.wikibooks.org/wiki/Nets,_Webs_and_the_Information_Infrastructure): Net for us (Digital Divide). Internet Governance (Digital Divide) (https://en.wikibooks.org/wiki/Internet_Governance) Risk management (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Risk_management) Risk management, Introduction, and Limitations Risk (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Risk) Information technology and information security Business Fundamentals by Donald J McCubbrey 2009 (https://www.saylor.org/site/wp- content/uploads/2014/01/BUS501-2.1-BusinessFundamentals-CCBY.pdf): Chapter 10 - What is IS Risk Management?

Assignments: Submit to LEO Assignments: Paper C1: Topic Selection – Ethical Issue in Technology Discussion Topic Five (DT-5) Start work on Paper C2: Individual research paper on existing or emerging technology and its related ethical issues Start working with your Group in preparation for Presentation C3 - Group PowerPoint Presentation of research on existing or emerging technology and its related ethical issues. Post a synopsis of your topic selection (C1) to your Group in the Group Collaboration for Presentation C3 Discussion Forum for further collaboration in preparation for a group presentation

Week 6

Ethical Issues: IT Professionals and Ethics of IT Organizations

Read:

Module 4: IT Professionals, Information Systems, and Ethical Issues Today - Read Commentary - Introduction, Legal Concerns, Economic Concerns, and Governmental Concerns. Information Technology and Ethics (https://en.wikibooks.org/wiki/Information_Technology_and_Ethics): Ethics for IT Professionals Ethics for IT Professionals/What Is Ethics (https://en.wikibooks.org/wiki/Ethics_for_IT_Professionals/What_Is_Ethics)

Assignments:

Submit to LEO Assignments: Paper C2 – individual research on an existing or emerging technology and its related ethical issues. Discussion Topic Six (DT-6) Continue work on Presentation C3 –Group PowerPoint Presentation – research on existing or emerging technology and its related ethical issues Post a copy of your Paper C2 as an attachment to your Group in the Group Collaboration for Presentation C3 Discussion Forum so others can read further detail to develop more information in addition to the topic selection you previously provided.

Week 7

Ethical Issue: Social Networking

Read:

Effects of Social media on Kids in the Future (https://www.youthvoices.live/2017/09/25/effects-of-social-media-on- kids-in-the-future/) Living in a Connected World/Persistent Connectivity and the Fear of Missing Out (i.e., Social Media (https://en.wikibooks.org/wiki/Living_in_a_Connected_World/Persistent_Connectivity_and_the_Fear_of_Missing_Out)) Living in a Connected World/Privacy in a Digital Age (https://en.wikibooks.org/wiki/Living_in_a_Connected_World/Privacy_in_a_Digital_Age) Information Technology and Ethics/Social Networking and Business (https://en.wikibooks.org/wiki/Information_Technology_and_Ethics/Social_Networking_and_Business) Go to Contents - Read Disadvantages and advantages of Social Networking and Benefits of Social Networking. Information Technology and Ethics: Social Networking and Business; Cyber-Crimes II (Cyber-Bullying) (https://en.wikibooks.org/wiki/Information_Technology_and_Ethics/Cyber-Crimes_II)

Assignments:

Group Leaders submit Presentation C3 by Group to LEO Assignments. Discussion Topic (DT-7) Group Leader post Presentation C3 in the Group Topic of the Discussion Topic Eight Forum provided. Start individual reflective Paper D on class learning

Week 8

Future Ethical Challenges

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Module 5: IT Ethical Challenges in the Twenty-First Century - Read Commentary - Introduction, Malware, Biometrics, Ubiquitous Computing, Digital Divide, Robotics and Artificial Intelligence, Technostress, and Conclusion. Preparing for the Future of Artificial Intelligence (http://scipol.duke.edu/content/preparing-future-artificial- intelligence) - Read Executive Summary and Introduction Where Is the Smartphone Leading the Health of Children? (https://www.intechopen.com/books/smartphones-from- an-applied-research-perspective/where-is-the-smartphone-leading-the-health-of-children-) - Read in entirety Read entire original paper: Piracy is definitely illegal (http://www.open.edu/openlearn/society/the-law/law/piracy- definitely-illegal)

Assignments:

Submit to LEO Assignments: Paper D - Reflective paper on class learning Discussion Topic (DT-8)

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