Number of pages: Five to seven pages excluding Title page and Table of Contents. Number of Words: Between Two thousand and two thousand five hundred words. Font and size: New Times Roman, size 12 (As in this file) References Style: APA or MLA style referencing. https://apaformat.org/apa-reference-page/ https://www.mla.org/Publications/Bookstore/Nonseries/MLA-Handbook-Eighth-Edition.  Guidelines for Completion Recent Advances in Information Technology – IT Assignment In this assignment learners are required to describe in their own words some interesting aspects of advancements in Information technology hardware and software that have taken place in the last FIVE years and their relevance in the society in general and UAE society in particular. Your assignment should be organized into separate sections and headings as described below: Title Page The first page should contain the Logo of the University followed by the topic of the assignment and the learner name and ID. The second page should contain a Table of Contents (TOC) created using MS Word auto update feature. Other topics to be included are: Introduction – Explain what this assignment is about and what are the different topics included in it. It is preferable to mention items that are directly or indirectly associated with your profession or place of work or personal life. Software – Write about five different software applications of interest (including at least ONE specialized software application). It is preferable to mention those that are directly or indirectly associated with your profession or work or social life. Hardware – Write about any five modern IT products or hardware devices made or developed in the last five years only. (A recent model of iPhone or Samsung smart phone can be one example). Social media – Write about any three popular social media platforms and ethical issues related to their use. Cyber crimes and cyber laws – Write about any incident of a cyber crime and related laws applicable in UAE. References -Make sure that any material taken from other sources is properly referenced in the ‘References’ section at the end of the assignment. This can include URLs of web sites or magazines or books.   Page Headers and Footers Your assignment must have numbered pages and your name and id must appear as a Footer on each page. Title of assignment must appear as Header on each page except the title page Page Margins The margins of pages should be set as 2cm left, 1.5cm right, 2.5cm top and 2cm bottom. (As in this file)   Rubrics Refer to the rubrics below: Please, note, that the allowed similarity percentage as generated by Turnitin does not exceed 20%. Anything in excess will be penalized by the reduction of 1 point for every increase of up to10% (e.g. similarity from 40% to 50% will result in reduction of 3 points) Also note, that the text must be in your own words and reflect your own understanding. Please, refer to the “Academic Honesty Policy” uploaded to the VLE. Grading of your submission will be according to the following rubrics: 1.     Proper Title page with HBMSU logo, learner’s Name and ID – 1 mark 2.     Proper Header/footer in document, Correct margins – 1 mark. 3.     Table of contents (auto-generated) using clearly defined headings and sub-headings – 1 mark 4.     Content/material relating to Software – 3 marks. 5.     Content/material relating to Hardware – 3 marks. 6.     Proper References – 1 mark Total marks for this assignment are 10. Assessment Feedback Grades and comments will be posted on the VLE within 2 weeks of the submission deadline.