Ethics Paper

Examine a current ethical/ moral dilemma facing society today.  Review both sides of the issue, then select a position and support it with evidence/ research. There is no right or wrong answer; however, it is important to use scholarly/ professional sources to support your opinion. The paper should be at least three (3) full pages in length and conform to proper APA format (including New Times Roman and 12pt font).

Below are some possible ethical questions to consider as paper topics; however, by no means are you limited to the following examples.  If you would like to research another ethical issue just discuss with professor before you start paper.  Please inform the professor of your selection as soon as possible.
Does moral behavior lead to happiness?
The Good Samaritan dilemma: Why are people reluctant to help strangers in the street?
Nonviolent protest or Violent protest: Is nonviolent protest an effective way to bring about social change/ justice today?
Human Cloning A Far-Fetched Idea or Just a Genetic Disaster?
Does a womens right to choose include abortion?
Should teenagers be allowed to consider abortion without their parents consent?
How does one distinguish between national security and censorship?
Do the rich deserve what they have? Should rich people be required to pay higher taxes to cover programs/ services for those less fortunate?
Is suicide a criminal act?
If your friend commits a crime would you report him/ her to the police?
Adopting a Child of a Different Ethnicity: Should people be limited to only adopting children that share the same ethnicity of at least one of the parents?
Should repeat violent offenders be incarcerated for life or executed?
Should marijuana be totally legalized or should it be legalized for medical purposes only?
Should prostitution be legalized?

Scenario: You are the Information Technology director for your selected organization (BestBuy). You will continue to write a systems infrastructure plan for your organization; this week, you will recommend hardware and software components for your selected organization, and provide a plan for the use of big data and business intelligence (BI).

1) Create a 3 page Word document. Within the document, be sure to:

a) identify and describe the input and output devices that should be provided for computer users within your selected organization. Be sure to provide rationale for your recommendations.

b) identify and describe the types of application software that should be provided for computer users within your selected organization. Be sure to provide rationale for your recommendations.

c) identify and describe the data storage methods that your selected organization should employ (e.g., cloud, NAS, SAN, etc.) Be sure to provide rationale for your recommendation(s).

d) identify and describe the server platforms that your selected organization should employ. Be sure to provide rationale for your recommendation(s).

e) select a network type that will be implemented as part of the system infrastructure, and provide rationale for your selection.

f) explain why your organization should/should not use big data, and provide rationale based on your selected organization’s industry.

g) provide an example of how your selected organization could benefit from the use of business intelligence (BI) and data warehousing.

2) Cite at least two (2) references (Note: Wikipedia is not allowed as a reference).

3) Use APA format to cite the sources that are used.

4) Use APA format to list the references that are used.