Your final assignment will be based on a case study related to ethics, technology, and the workplace. The case will present an ethical dilemma raised by the use of an emerging technology within the work environment. The emerging technology will be one that may have certain benefits to the organization, but at the same time may have serious drawbacks depending on one's ethical views.For purposes of the assignment, you will play the role of an employee with a key role in the organization the case study is based on. You will need to carefully consider the pros and cons of the emerging technology and write a clear, concise, and well-reasoned message to an audience of influential stakeholders* in which you advocate for the most appropriate course of action.Basic requirements:Length: about one page, single spaced (roughly 3-4 paragraphs)Style: written in the style of a formal business letterThe case study will be based on a real-life case study drawn from recent news. The case study and full response instructions will be shared at the beginning of Week 8.Please remember that the session ends on Saturday, not Sunday. As such, the assignment is due Saturday night.*Stakeholders refers to anyone who will be impacted by the decision you make. Stakeholders are not the same as shareholders--those who own shares in a company.Here is the case study:Facebook Under FireAs you've probably heard, the US government, in particular the Federal Trade Commission, along with numerous states, have filed lawsuits against Facebook. The lawsuits claim that Facebook has engaged in anti-competitive behavior, and has violated antitrust laws. In particular, they have received scrutiny for their acquisitions of Instagram and WhatsApp. These lawsuits allege that Facebook now has a monopoly over social media, and that consumers are harmed by a lack of competition. As a remedy, the FTC and the states are advocating for the breakup of Facebook. Specifically, they want Instagram and WhatsApp to be "spun off" into separate entities that Facebook would no longer control. Most likely the lawsuits will drag on for years, and the outcome is uncertain.To learn more about the case, please read this article from CNN: https://www.cnn.com/2020/12/11/tech/facebook-antitrust-lawsuit-what-to-know/index.html (Links to an external site.)For this writing assignment you have two choices:Choice 1: Government AttorneyYou are an attorney, either for the federal government, or for a state of your choosing. Write a letter, from your office, to Facebook's CEO Mark Zuckerberg. Lay out your reasons why you believe Facebook has violated antitrust laws, why you believe they should be broken up, and how that breakup will happen.Choice 2: Facebook General CounselYou are Jennifer Newstead, VP and General Counsel for Facebook (the lead lawyer for the company). Write a reply letter to the Federal Trade Commission in which you make the case that Facebook is not a monopoly, and does not harm consumers. To be extra clear, you are writing only one letter. Make sure it looks like a formal letter. You may supply any information not provided in the case study--meaning you may make up names and addresses as needed.

In the following scenario, students will analyze the dynamics of a crisis/hostage situation. Students will write a paper with a minimum of six written pages of text (not to include the cover or reference pages), using APA format and students must include at least two credible academic sources in their paper in addition to assigned class text to complete this assignment.Scenario: You are a police psychologist for a major metropolitan area. You are also a member of its hostage negotiation team. You have been called to a crisis incident at 3:15 p.m. on a Friday. It is in a residential area about three blocks from a middle school and a public library. The information you have at this time is that the subject is a 42-year-old male who is holed up in his house with his wife, son, and a family friend. He has murdered his next-door neighbor and is threatening to kill those in the house if his demands are not met. One of his demands is for immunity from the murder charge if he surrenders without harming any of the people in the house. His other demands are a case of beer and some fast food soon. He wants his demands met or "something will happen.”Your paper must address the following topics:Explain the type of incident, which category this hostage-taker falls into, and what your optimal role is in the situation.Include in your paper statistical information around the likelihood of a successful hostage negotiation given the information provided and the length of time that the situation persists. For example, after a one hour standoff, what is the likelihood (in percentages) that the negotiation will end successfully? After four hours? After eight hours? How does the likelihood of a successful negotiation change over the course of time?Based on your knowledge, develop a plan and a course of action for interacting with this person and resolving this situation. What precautions will you and the department take? What tertiary problems do you foresee in the case of a prolonged standoff and how would you address them? What sources would you use to gather information about the perpetrator? What specific information would you want to have? Support your plan with the data and statistics of the likelihood (percentages) of a successful hostage negotiation.Even though you have only minimal information (which is the reality in most crisis situations), identify a probable hypothesis about the perpetrator's mental state, symptom presentation, and the likely outcome of the incident.To be better prepared in the case of another crisis situation, analyze the roles a police psychologist should play in preparation for crisis incidents and how it would benefit the department. Identify what needs to occur before the psychologist can become an integral part of the hostage negotiation team.