Choose one topic from below. 7 pages not including title and reference page.
Please follow instructions below.
Final Paper
For the Final Paper, you will
select one topic from the list below. You will want to choose a topic
that is important or interesting to you.
Instructions for
completing the Final Paper:
·
Please select from one of the following topics, which are
addressed in the course textbook, Introduction
to Computer Literacy:
o Collaborative
Technologies (covered in Chapter 1)
o Ethical
Concerns in Computing (covered in Chapter 1)
o The
Digital Divide (covered in Chapter 1)
o Open
Source Software (covered in Chapter 3)
o The
Impact of Mobile Computing (covered in Chapter 4)
o Social
Networks (covered in Chapter 7)
o Protecting
Copyrights and Intellectual Property (covered in Chapter 8)
o The
Future of Cloud Computing (covered in Chapter 9)
·
Return to the textbookand review the pages in the chapter that
pertain to your selected topic.
·
Next, log in to the Ashford University Library and conduct a
search on that topic.
o The INF103. tutorial will
walk you through the basic steps of doing a search for scholarly articles
within the Ashford University Library. A transcript of this video can be
accessed through your online course.
·
Select two scholarly articles to use in your paper. For each
article, write down the author information, date of publication, title of the
article, the publication information (journal title), and the database from
which you retrieved the article. You will need this information when you create
your references for the sources.
·
Begin the writing process. You are going to compare the points
of view offered by these authors (the author of your textbook and the authors
of the two articles you have selected) on your selected topic, and then offer your
own point of view based upon your analysis of the readings.
o The
Ashford Writing Center (AWC) offers assistance with the writing process. The
AWC contains many tutorials and offers online guides for how to develop an
academic paper. Click on the Writing Center link under “Learning Resources” in
the left navigation of this course to visit the AWC.
Criteria for Grading
You will be graded on how well your paper meets the following criteria:
Content
·
How clearly you demonstrate your knowledge of your chosen topic.
·
Frequent and appropriate use of examples from the textbook and
selected articles to support your points.
·
Appropriate inclusion of relevant quotes from the discussion
forum activities.
·
At least one paragraph for each of your three sources (the textbook
and two scholarly articles) that includes an accurate summary of the points
made by the author(s).
·
At least one paragraph for each of your three sources showing
your thoughtful analysis of the point of view introduced by the authors.
·
At least two paragraphs illustrating how the authors of those
three sources agree or disagree with one another about the topic.
·
At least two paragraphs that reflect your own point of view and
provide a conclusion about your chosen topic.
Form
The way your paper looks is also important to this assignment.
·
Complete your assignment using Microsoft Word.
·
Include a proper title page.
·
Use correct APA formatting for an academic paper (see the
Ashford Writing Center tutorial).
·
Use proper citation style for all quotes.
·
Your paper must be between five to seven pages long (excluding
title and references pages).
·
Make sure to review your paper for grammar and use the Spell
Check function in Microsoft Word before su
