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1. Identify ethical, social and legal issues relevant to Information Systems within a context of application 2. Assess and evaluate key aspects of legal, ethical and cultural issues relevant to an IT professional 3. Distinguish opposing perspectives and authority of reference material. 4. Apply professional principles to an application domain of current and emerging technologies Milestone 1 Guidelines Milestone 1 is an individual piece of work. Each student is to produce a literature review essay of approximately 1500-1700 words that will present some of the key issues in one of the following topic areas:- • Privacy • Security Note: you may choose any another topic from the module syllabus, but you should obtain approval from your seminar tutor before commencing work on your essay. For Milestone 1, you are required to read some of the academic literature in your chosen topic area (reading suggestions are given below). The minimum reading requirements for your essay are as follows:- • 2 book chapters from 2 different books • 1 academic journal article • 1 additional internet article of your choice (excluding Wikipedia). The above literature must be authoritative sources by recognized experts. These sources must be referenced correctly in your essay (see Referencing and Presentation Requirements below). Your essay should present some of the key issues in your chosen topic area, as discussed in the literature you have read, and with reference to the following:- • Ethical and social issues (with reference to specific ethical principles) • Professional issues (with reference to specific codes of conduct of relevant professional bodies) • Legal issues (with reference to relevant legislation) These issues should be illustrated by focusing on a particular aspect of your topic. This can be a particular technology or information system in a specific context of application, or a recent case study.