Assignment: Mitigation Plan

Assignment: Mitigation Plan
Assignment: Mitigation Plan
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Assignment: Final Project: Mitigation Plan, Part 1
In 2015, the FBI’s Internet Crime Complaint Center (IC3) reported nearly 300,000 complaints of fraud, identity theft, cyber-bullying, harassment, and extortion, among others (Internet Crime Complaint Center, 2015). This is a startling number, especially considering that the IC3 only handles incidents from digital technology. The list of potential topics for mitigation is extensive.
This week, you will develop Part 1 of your Final Project: Mitigation Plan by selecting a topic for mitigation and find at least two scholarly articles related to your topic. You will determine a developmental age group and any relevant diversity factors.
To Prepare for this Final Project Part 1 Assignment:
Select a topic for mitigation. Possible topics include (but are not limited to):
Cyberbullying
Obesity
Identify theft/Phishing
Digital divide
Trolling/Baiting/Flaming
Cyber victimization
Physical or developmental disability limitations
Identify the developmental age group that can be affected by the topic you chose
Identify any diversity factors (e.g., gender, socioeconomic status, race/ethnicity, sexual orientation) relevant to the topic and developmental age you will be discussing
Search the Internet and the Walden Library for at least two scholarly articles related to the topic you chose for mitigation
For this Final Project: Mitigation Plan, Part 1 Assignment:
Write a 1-page paper (not including references) in which you:
Describe the topic you selected for mitigation and explain why you selected this topic
Define the problem relative to a particular developmental age group, culture, and/or gender and explain why you selected this this group and how the digital technology you chose relates to the problem
Explain briefly the developmental and psychological risks associated with failure to address the prob