Overview

For this assignment you need to need to submit a paper that will address the past, present and future impact of internet/web use on your field of study/major.

Requirements

Citing Sources

As with any research paper, you are expected to fully cite sources you are using. This means that any quote or idea that is presented in your paper but was taken from someone else's work must be cited! The "In-Text Citation" must immediately follow the passage in question, and will refer to a reference that you have listed in the "Citations List" section at the end of your paper.

There are many acceptible styles for citing sources, including MLA, APA, etc. We don't care which style you use, but be sure to cite EVERYTHING that you have taken from another source. Please see this webpage for a detailed description of the MLA citation style.

We expect to see numerous citations throughout your paper taken from a list of several references. You will be penalized if your paper does not include enough citations, and you will be penalized if you have not used a sufficient number of resources.

Example of Citing a Webpage

Since we are expecting you to do much of your research online, many of your references will be web pages. Suppose you found some information on a webpage titled "A Brief History of Piracy" located on the website RoyalNavalMuseum.org. Here is how an "Intext Citation" that might appear in your paper:
Piracy began in Ancient Greece more than 2000 years ago. (RoyalNavalMuseum.org)
At the end of the paper, the "Citations List" would include more information about this source:
"A Brief History of Piracy." RoyalNavalMuseum.org, 2002. Web. 27 Mar. 2012.
In the above reference, the date 2002 is the date listed on the webpage. The date March 27, 2012 was the date when you viewed the page. (This is important since webpages are updated frequently.) There are many variations on this theme. If in doubt, you can also include the full URL. Please see the official MLA style guide for further information.

Web Accessibility