Assignment Details:
You are to prepare a written report that addresses at least the following questions:
What do you see as the relative leadership role of the U.S. with respect all other stakeholders on the internet (equal/balanced, U.S. with greater/lesser power, etc.)?
On what basis do you draw the above conclusion?
What do you see as some of the outcomes of the current balance of internet oversight? (Frame this through whatever lens you prefer: stakeholders, issues, etc. You can be creative.)
How does the current balance of governance impact the openness of the internet in your opinion?
In your judgment what are the current relative levels of dominance of the internet among the following stakeholder categories?
US Government
All other governments/countries
Industry (US)
Industry (non-US)
Individual Citizens
What, if any, other relevant stakeholder groups were omitted and should be included in this analysis? Why do you think they should be included in the governance of the internet?
What balance do you think there should be among these groups? Why?
Provide a hypothesis of how we might evolve to your recommended balance.
Structure of Submitted Report:
Your submitted report should be reflective of a thorough (not cursory) analysis and presented in a professional and readable manner. While this is not an exercise in extensive writing, a thorough consideration of the assignment’s questions requires AT LEAST 3-5 pages of narrative discussion (APA format, double line-spacing). If you require additional length to adequately support your position, feel free to write as much as you like. NOTE: If your paper is not at least 3 full pages of text (not including reference pages) you will lose points.
While a full scholarly format of the paper text is not required you should utilize (and properly recognize) outside sources. This would include a properly structured ‘References’ section that is in APA format with appropriate citations of outside sources included in the body of the narrative as needed. You have to have sources for this paper. If you have questions on how to cite references in your text refer to this page. If you have questions about how to list your sources on a reference page refer to this page. The full library of how to format in APA style is here.
Proper grammar, spelling, and writing style should be applied throughout. Use the tools resident in your word processing application to double-check your work.
For the final presentation/submission of your report, you can use a wide variety of digital text formatting resources including word processors (MS Word preferred), Wikis, Blogs, or other appropriate online presentation tools. All submitted work needs to come through the submission folder (see below) either as an attached full document or as a short posting that includes a link to the external web location where your report can be retrieved.
