IMT 550Group Report Outline

Brian RoweUniversity of Washington Ischool

January, 26 2010

Outline

Table of Contents Executive SummaryCompany IntroStake HoldersIssue Section     Relevance of issues    Suggestions     Reasoning Source citesAppendix if needed

Executive Summary

• Less then 2 pages• Simple to read• Covers all the basic of the report• If this is the only part some one read they should get the

main ideas of the report

Company Intro

• 1 page or less• Short background on company history • Must including legal/ethical battles relevant to your

report• Must include any relevant corperate commitments or

value statments

Stake holders

• Identify relevant stake holders • Users • Users in need of accommodations • Users w/ privacy concerns• Rights holder (patent, copyright, TM, Right of Publicity)• Stock Holder• Find the people who are least well off under the current

policies    

Issues

• 2 to 3 in depth areas  • Possible Issues include Privacy, Security, Copyright,

DRM, ToS/EULA, Age, Disability/accessibility, Patents, Open Access, CC integration, or any other issues covered in class

• other issues not covered in class are also acceptable if approved in advance

   

Issues Structure

• Relevance of Issues: what is the problem • Suggestions: recommendations for improving policies• Reasoning - the pitch on why the company should

change policies to your suggestion    

Length Format

10 to 20 pages of text Double spaced Time New Roman or similar sized font1 inch margins

Note: cites and Appendix do not count in length

Cites

• End Cites• APA, Chicago, Blue Book, or other if prearranged• At least 12 sources

Online Cites

Author’s Last Name, First Name. (Year, Month Day of Publication). Name of Article. Name of Publication. Retrieved on Date, from URL  Please include a additional URL to a permanent link if the URL is likely to change (internet archive copy / EFF archive of TOS or other archived source)  

Turn In Format

1 Digital copy in a printable PDF 1 Digital copy in original format 2 Printed copies Digital copies are due March 3rd at 5pmPrinted copy is due March 4th at the beginning of class

Content in printed copies should be identical to digital copies.  

Grading 55 points

Executive Summary: 5Company Intro: 5Stake Holders: 5Issue Section: 30     Relevance of issues 1/3    Suggestions 1/3    Reasoning 1/3Source Cites 5General appearance 5 Individual grades will be modified by group member evaluation of  team contributions