Research Paper for CIS120
How the Internet Has Changed the Way We Live

Student Learning Outcomes:

 

As a result of completing this assignment, the student will be able to:

bulletdiscuss how the internet has changed the way we live (the way US society operates, the way the world works).
bulletuse the Internet as a research tool
bulletexchanging ideas on the WebBoard (message board)
bulletwrite a research paper with footnotes for Internet as well as traditional sources in the proper format

Procedure:

This assignment has 5 parts

  1. topic selection and reference sources - (4% of course grade)
  2. comments on the topic selected of 3 or more fellow students - this means following the hyperlinks and offer constructive criticism (2% of course grade)
  3. draft with 5 proper footnotes and bibliography  - (2% of  course grade)
  4. comments on the drafts of 3 or more fellow classmates - (2% of  course grade)
  5. final paper - (3% of course grade)

Each of these is a separate assignment with more details.

Before you start, check out LILO (Learning Information Literacy Online) from University of Hawaii.  It has lots of tools for a top-notch paper.

This page is part of CIS120 - The Internet taught by Maureen Greenbaum at Union County College -updated:  8/20/08