Examine the invention and growth of crowdsourcing in the field of interface design
business
Description
Term Paper: Crowdsourcing
Due Week 10 and worth 200 points
Crowdsourcing in the field of interface design takes tasks traditionally performed by
specific individuals and spreads them out among a group of people or a community.
These assignments are usually done through an open call. Crowdsourcing has become
increasingly popular with the growth of Web 2.0 and online communities.
Write a fifteen to eighteen (15-18) page paper in which you:
1. Examine the invention and growth of crowdsourcing in the field of
interface design.
2. Describe the impact that crowdsourcing has had on the field of
interface design.
3. Analyze and discuss at least three (3) benefits of incorporating
crowdsourcing in a design project.
4. Analyze and discuss at least three (3) challenges of incorporating
crowdsourcing in a design project.
5. Propose a solution for generating interest in your design project
from an online community.
6. Suggest a solution for evaluating the skill set and quality of the
code submitted by potentially unknown users.
7. Describe how crowdsourcing may affect the budget and timeline
of a design project.
8. Assess crowdsourcing in regard to the legal, societal, and ethical
issues it raises, and suggest methods to alleviate these concerns.
9. Use at least five (5) quality resources in this assignment. Note:
Wikipedia and similar Websites do not qualify as quality
resources.
Your assignment must follow these formatting requirements:
Be typed, double spaced, using Times New Roman font (size 12),
with one-inch margins on all sides; citations and references must
follow APA or school-specific format. Check with your professor
for any additional instructions.
Include a cover page containing the title of the assignment, the
student’s name, the professor’s name, the course title, and the
date. The cover page and the reference page are not included in
the required assignment page length.
All questions should be used as a header and then preceded by
its researched answer.
