Due September 27. Late deadline October 4.
Reading:
In this assignment you will:
Log in to Etudes and click the link for Tasks, Tests and Surveys. Click Task 4 and begin the assignment. Follow the on-screen instructions to complete the assignment and quiz. Once you click Finish there is no way to go back and change it. If you realize you have made an error you need to email me about it. You may complete the parts of the assignment in any order. You can enter and exit as you wish.
Part 1 Research Paper (20 points)
Do Cases and Places 4 Create a Research Paper about the Month You Were Born on page WD 143. The textbook instructions are:
Did you ever wonder what world events took place during the month you were born (besides your birth)? For example, what happened with respect to politics, world affairs, and the economy? What made headline news? Were there any scientific breakthroughs? What was on television and at the box office? Were there any famous people born? Did anyone famous die? What songs topped the charts? What was happening in the world of sports? Research the newsworthy events that took place during the month and year you were born (i.e. July 1981) by looking through newspapers, magazines, searching the Web, and/or interviewing family and friends. Include at least two references and one explanatory note. Use the documentation style specified by your instructor to format the paper. Check spelling and grammar of the finished paper.
Your paper should be formatted in MLA style as shown in Word Chapter 2. Use at least 2 references from the Internet.
Scoring Guide:
| Points | Description |
| 1 | Double spaced with extra spacing before or after paragraphs removed. No extra blank lines between paragraphs. |
| 2 | Right aligned header containing last name and automatic page numbering |
| 1 | Student name and course information at top left, one item per line, double-spaced. |
| 1 | Centered title that describes the content. |
| 1 | First line of paragraphs indented with first line indent or the Tab key |
| 1 | An explanatory footnote |
| 1 | A manual (hard) page break before the Works Cited page. The words Works Cited appear centered at the top of the page in a normal font (not underlined, bolded, italicized, or enlarged). |
| 5 | References in MLA format. Listed in alphabetical order. Each reference contains complete information, formatted with hanging indent, double-spaced and typed with word wrap (no pressing Enter in the middle of a reference). Reference information should include (in this order, if available): author last name, author first name, title of article in double quotes, name of site in italics, publication date (day, month, year), date retrieved, URL. |
| 5 |
First paragraph clearly explains the purpose of the paper. Ideas are logically separated into paragraphs. Each paragraph flows to the next paragraph. Paragraphs and sentences follow a logical order. Ideas easily flow from one sentence to another and explanations are clear. No errors in grammar and spelling. Appropriate word choice and capitalization. Citations are used to show which reference information came from. The citation contains the author's name or URL in parenthesis. Score from the Turnitin.com plagiarism checker should be 24% or less. At least 2 page long, not counting the Works Cited page. |
Save the document as Task4paper and upload through Tasks, Tests and Surveys.
The following is information from Page 99 GROUP DISCUSSION in Understanding Computers:
The VeriChip is a tiny chip about the size of a grain of rice that is designed to be implanted under a person's skin, such as on the forearm. Each VeriChip contains a unique number that can be read when a proprietary scanner is passed over the implanted chip. That number can be used in conjunction with a database to access data, such as to provide hospital emergency room personnel with health information about an unconscious patient. The VeriChip can also be used for access control to secure areas; future possibilities include access control to personal computers, cars and homes, as well as to authenticate users for ATM and credit card transactions. Versions of the VeriChip with GPS capabilities could also be used to find missing individuals, such as kidnap victims and lost Alzheimer's patients. Although privacy-rights advocates worry that a chip like the VeriChip could be misused, others view the chip no differently than a medical ID bracelet and they are not concerned because it is voluntary. What do you think? Would you be willing to be "chipped" if it made some tasks (such as unlocking your home or car) easier or some types of transactions (such as ATM withdrawals) more secure? Do you think it would make these tasks easier or more secure?
1. Do an internet search to find a web page about the use of the VeriChip. Find one that has not been posted about yet by another student.
2. Go to the Task 4 Discussion in Discussion and Private Messages. Start a New Topic.
3. In the subject line of your message, put the title of the web page. Be sure this is correct so other students can quickly see which pages have already been used.
4. In the body of your message give a one paragraph summary of the information on the page. Include the URL
5. In another paragraph, give your opinion about the use of these chips.
6. Reply to another student with a comment on his or her opinion.
Part 3 Quiz on Chapter 2
Answer 15 multiple choice questions from the material in Chapter 2 "System Unit: Processing and Memory" in Understanding Computers. You may only complete the quiz once but the time is unlimited.