week 4 assignment and discussion
Read Chapters 5 & 6
For this assignment, you must reply to this post and address the questions below, prior to 11:59 p.m. ET on Thursday, April 2nd . Continue to follow your classmates’ posts for the remainder of the week and post follow-up messages to at least two of your classmates’ posts prior to 11:59 p.m. ET on Sunday, April 5th. Your follow-up posts can add additional insight to a classmate’s opinions or can challenge their opinions. Use examples from the readings, or from your own research, to support your views, as appropriate. For your follow-up posts this week, you may wish to visit a couple of the web sites contributed by your classmates and share your opinion of these sites with the class. Be sure to read the follow-up posts to your own posts and reply to any questions or requests for clarification. You are encouraged to conduct research and use other sources to support your answers. Be sure to list your references at the end of your post. References must be in APA citation format. All posts must be a minimum of 250-300 words. All follow-up posts to your classmates must be a minimum of 150 words for each required post. Peer responses posted after 11:59 pm on Sunday evenings will not be accepted or calculated into the weekly forum grade.
| Synthesis of Concepts | 55 |
| Clear Citations using APA format | 10 |
| Writing Standards | 10 |
| Peer Reviews (minimum of 2) – Responses posted after the current week will not be accepted | 25 |
| Timeliness – 10% penalty per week for late work |
- What are some examples of software that you have personally downloaded from the Internet where you agreed to a license agreement by clicking “I agree”? Have you ever read the entire agreement? Should you be bound to the terms in the contract if you did not take the time to read the agreement? Why or why not?
- What are the arguments for and against state sales tax for online purchases? What do you think is the best approach?
- Would you support federal legislation, such as the Telecommuter Tax Fairness Act, that would prohibit states from collecting state income tax on tax earned by nonresident telecommuters? Why or why not? (Before answering this question please take the time to review a copy of the Act which can be found under the Week 4 tab).
