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 select of 3 or more fellow students - this means following the hyperlinks and offer constructive criticism (2% of course grade) such as
    bulletthis is an especially good source, be sure to blah blah..
    bulletthis source seems somewhat "off topic" except blah blah ..
    bulletadditional research on blah would be helpful
    bulletwhy not check out ...
  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)
bulletIncorporate feedback into your paper
bulletadd additional illustrations
bulletmake sure you 5 footnotes and Bibliography (with at least 8 references) are properly formatted
bulletpost it on the WebBoard (as a Word attachment so proper footnotes are displayed )

Write your Final Paper

Revise your paper by incorporate the suggestions of classmates.  Save it as a MS Word document and attach it to your WebBoard post.

This page is part of CIS120 - The Internet taught by Maureen Greenbaum at Union County College -updated:  8/19/08