40 Points Due date: December 20. No late submission.
Reading:
In this assignment you will:
Part 1 Research Paper 26 points
Complete the paper that you made the outline for in the Task 4 Assignment. The paper should be 2-3 pages plus a Works Cited page. Type your paper in MLA format following the steps in Word Chapter 2 in the Office 2007 textbook and the information in Works Cited page with Word.
Our college web site also has helpful links on writing research papers at http://www.lahc.edu/library/research.html. For tips on avoiding plagiarism, see http://www.glendale.edu/library/research/plagiarism.html
Make sure you look at my grading comments from Task 4 and correct any errors in your Works Cited page. Save the document as Task9paper.
| Grading Rubric | |
| Points | Feature |
| 10 | At least 2 pages long (third page is Works Cited page) Topic related to technology, no older than 2 years. Writing is understandable (proper grammar, punctuation, ideas flow in logical sequence) No spelling errors Not plagiarized. Papers will be run through a plagiarism checking service. |
| 1 | Header with last name and automatic page numbering at top right of pages |
| 1 | Student name, instructor name, course name and date at top left |
| 1 | Centered title |
| 1 | First line of each paragraph indented |
| 1 | Line spacing set to double |
| 1 | Margins 1" left, right, top and bottom |
| 1 | 12 point font Times New Roman, Calibri or Arial |
| 1 | Hard page break before Works Cited page. Centered title of Works Cited |
| 8 | References from the Internet, at least 2 with proper information, formatted with hanging indent, typed with word wrap, alphabetical order |
Part 2 PowerPoint Presentation 14 points
Use the features learned in Microsoft Office 2007 PowerPoint Chapters 1 and 2 to create a four-slide presentation about the topic of your research paper. Save as Task9
| Grading Rubric | |
| Points | Feature |
| 1 | Apply a theme to all slides. Called a design template in Office 2003 |
| 1 | Title slide with presentation title, your name, class name and the date |
| 6 | 3 content slides with information from research paper. Appropriately sized and formatted. No spelling errors. |
| 4 | At least 2 graphics (clipart or graphic file). Appropriate size and placement |
| 1 | A slide transition applied to all slides |
| 1 | At least one shape |
Upload both the paper and the PowerPoint presentation to Tasks, Tests and Surveys.