For your initial post, choose two of the topics/questions below to address. Gather reliable data and generate informed positions to answer the following questions. Be sure to support your stance on the two topics with an ethical framework (theory, approach, principle).

1. Fairness in the use of genetic information by insurers, employers, courts, schools, adoption agencies, and the military.

2. Privacy and confidentiality of genetic information.

3. Psychological impact and stigmatization due to an individual’s genetic differences.

a. How does personal genetic information affect an individual and society’s perceptions of that individual? How does genomic information affect members of minority communities?

4. Reproductive issues including adequate informed consent for complex and potentially controversial procedures, use of genetic information in reproductive decision making, and reproductive rights.

a. Do health care personnel properly counsel parents about the risks and limitations of genetic technology? Why or why not? How reliable and useful is fetal genetic testing? What are the larger societal issues raised by new reproductive technologies?

5. Clinical issues including the education of doctors and other health service providers, patients, and the general public in genetic capabilities, scientific limitations, and social risks, and implementation of standards and quality-control measures in testing procedures.

a. How will genetic tests be evaluated and regulated for accuracy, reliability, and utility? (Currently, there is little regulation at the federal level.) How do we prepare healthcare professionals for the new genetics? How do we prepare the public to make informed choices? How do we as a society balance current scientific limitations and social risk with long-term benefits?

6.Uncertainties associated with genetic tests for susceptibilities and complex conditions (e.g., heart disease) linked to multiple genes and gene-environment interactions.

7. Conceptual and philosophical implications regarding human responsibility, free will versus genetic determinism, and concepts of health and disease.

a. Do people’s genes make them behave in a particular way? Can people always control their behavior? What is considered acceptable diversity? Where is the line between medical treatment and enhancement?

(Adapted from Butts and Rich, p. 290-291)

• Answer 5 of the following 14 questions, each of 5 grades.
• With the exception of research questions, all questions should be answered using the dataset that you have selected for the final, or they will not be graded.
• Important:
• With each one of those non-theoretical questions deliver two parts: ((1) a document file or code report of code design and testing and (2) the code itself should be submitted).
• If you have questions, you can always email me for clarifications.

Q1:The paper (Biggio, Battista, and Fabio Roli. “Wild patterns: Ten years after the rise of adversarial machine learning.” Pattern Recognition84 (2018): 317-331.) includes a summary related to our class Unit 9. Going to Google Scholar, you can see that the paper is cited 93 times so far.

Pick the original paper, and (3-5) of the papers that cited this original paper (from the 93 listed in Google scholar). Then read and summarize the papers in your own words (size 2-4 pages double line 12 fonts times new roman)

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Q2: The paper (Loy, C. C., Lai, W. K., & Lim, C. P. (2007, November). Keystroke patterns classification using the ARTMAP-FD neural network. In Third International Conference on Intelligent Information Hiding and Multimedia Signal Processing (IIH-MSP 2007) (Vol. 1, pp. 61-64). IEEE.) included a dataset we mentioned in Week 8

http://personal.ie.cuhk.edu.hk/~ccloy/downloads_keystroke100.html. The paper focuses on two features: latency and pressure. Follow the paper experiments and replicate their results that are summarized in Tables 2 and 3

Submit your code and report of how you designed and tested the code to produce the same results

Read this : Parenti, Tropic of Chaos: Chapters 4-5; 16 (pp. 39-65; 225-242)

Reading link: https://books.google.com.hk/books?id=YA85DgAAQBAJ&pg=PT80&hl=zh-CN&source=gbs_toc_r&cad=3#v=onepage&q&f=false

Read only chapter 4 and 5 would be fine.

Here is the writing instruction:

Assignment 7 Instructions:

Word length 400 words.

Do not use quotations

For this writing assignment you are to synthesize the week’s readings: two of your choice. Recall that at the beginning of the term we had a synthesis assignment as well. The overall objective of this synthesis piece is to distill the main arguments of various pieces into a coherent, short few paragraphs. Keep in mind, THIS IS NOT A REVIEW piece, therefore, do not give a description of each chapter. Rather, to synthesize, you ought to capture the essence of author’s augments or themes that transcend the chapters, while in addition, bring up interesting points the author makes, highlight conflicting or seemingly inconsistent arguments, or raise paradoxes in thinking.

Remember:

A review paper gives a description of who said what.

A synthesis paper provides the broader significance of what was said.

Refresher from week 1:

To synthesize means to assemble parts into a new whole. The parts are the different readings, each representing a distinct view or understanding on a range of topics. The “whole” is your new writing piece that considers the various arguments and viewpoints. The “whole” ought to also include your thoughts and reflections. You may agree, disagree with the readings. But a good synthesis often brings into focus paradoxes, contradictions, or other seeming inconsistencies in the readings and course materials. Regardless of what is your position regarding the readings, make sure to back up your arguments with evidence and citation.

A synthesis is NOT a review of she said, he said, and this person said, and I agree with this person. A synthesis captures the essence of the arguments (sometimes from several different sources) and grapples with the ways in which the arguments align and diverge. And presents an interesting take or oversight that hasn’t been discussed thus far.

You are required to synthesize information from the sources into your argument. Remember that the sources won’t make your point. They provide supporting information, perspectives, viewpoints.

Learning Objectives Covered

• LO 01.04 – Discuss the relationship that the basic design principles and elements have with the foundations of graphic design

Career Relevancy

In this discussion, we will discuss the design principles and elements. This is relevant to your career as a professional graphic designer because all pieces you will create for clients will be composed of design elements and be arranged according to design principles. Indeed, the key to being a successful professional graphic designer is understanding first how to choose appropriate visual elements to communicate a unique message and next placing those elements within an appropriate layout and structure so the communication is clear.

Background

Graphic design is fundamentally about visual communication. Though to non-designers it may seem like design is magical in how a piece comes together, designers know that when you use the principles of design to guide how you are using the elements of design, creating a successful design piece is easy. Professional graphic designers will know how to do this intuitively. As a student, now is your chance to practice working with these things to ensure you too are successful.

Elements of Design
The elements of design refer to the visual elements within a design. They are the actual things you can see and are the building blocks of any design piece.

The following are considered to be elements of design:

• Point
• Line
• Shape
• Color
• Texture
• Type

You can find visual examples of each in this week’s Course Media reading materials.

Principles of Design

The principles of design refer to the ways the elements of design are actually used within a composition. They are the formula behind how you might choose to use the elements. The principles of design all tend to support one another in a collaborative relationship. Though any given piece may be more dominant in one particular principle or another, a successful piece of design tends to have all principles present to some degree.

The following are considered to be the principles of design:

• Contrast
• Repetition
• Alignment
• Proximity

As with the elements of design, you can find visual examples of each in this week’s Course Media reading materials. When understanding how the design elements and design principles relate, it is helpful to think in terms of cooking. The elements of design are the ingredients while the principles of design are the recipe itself. When you use the correct ingredients in the correct manner you are sure to have a tasty dish. The same is true with the elements of design and the principles of design.

Prompt

Imagine that you have recently redesigned the menu for your local coffee shop. The original menu was created by the owners themselves. The coffee shop owners wanted to keep everything in neutral shades of brown and decided to make all words the same size and use a different font for every drink because they thought this would make the menu feel friendly and casual. Instead, customers began complaining that the menu felt confusing and hard to read.

On your redesign, you used a simple contrasting color scheme, used differing weights of the same font, set up a clear grid layout, and grouped beverages together so that the menu is now easy to scan. Customers have already commented on the positive change.

• In describing to the coffee shop owners what you did to redesign the menu, how would you explain design element and design principle usage?
• How do the elements and principles relate?
• What principles might have been lacking in the original menu and why might the design elements in the new menu now support the principles?

For your citation, you might use articles that show examples of how the elements and principles of design work. You can also find articles from experts that suggest what happens and what goes wrong when you are not conscious of the elements and principles of design.

Your initial and reply posts should work to develop a group understanding of this topic. Challenge each other. Build on each other. Always be respectful but discuss this and figure it out together.

Reply Requirements

Per the Due Dates and Participation Requirements for this course, you must submit 1 main post of 150+ words, 1 citation, and reference, as well as 2 follow-up posts of 50+ words. Responses can be addressed to both your initial thread and other threads but must be your own words (no copy and paste), each reply unique (no repeating something you already said), and substantial in nature. Remember that part of the discussion grade is submitting on time (20%) and using proper grammar, spelling, etc. (20% per post).

Remember that part of the discussion grade is submitting on time and using proper grammar, spelling, etc. You’re training to be a professional—write like it.