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Final Project - Notes and Assignments

For the Final Project, you will be working collaboratively in small groups to research and create a final presentation, along with an outline, a project schedule and assignment of roles and responsibilities.

Working collaboratively at a distance is challenging. This project is intended to give you an opportunity to use skills and technology to work through the process to produce a web-delivered presentation that demonstrates application of technology and computers to a social task.

Each semester the CIS2 Final project presentations address one or more global social issues. The specific details for the topic or topics for the final projects for this semester are described separately.

Learning outcomes: Final Project

In this module, students


 * work collaboratively online using technology and computers as the primary form of communication
 * experience the logistical requirements for producing a web-delivered presentation with internal and external deadlines
 * demonstrate understanding of the social issues of computer-related topics
 * explore and discuss multiple opinions expressed on the web
 * produce a compelling web-based presentation using technology tools available

== Global Social Issues and Technology==

Regardless of the Final project topics defined for this semester, there are common themes that need to be examined. Here are some suggestions. What global social issues will be extremely important in the next few years? What role will technology play? What other issues are important? Come up with your own set of questions and use these to guide the development of your project.

Find and cite web sources that demonstrate and support your topic. You must include references from the web that discuss the issue you are presenting and provide examples to illustrate your points. See Final Project Guidelines for more information.

== Assignments - Final Project==


 * 1) As you are working with your group on the Final Project, you should be discussing what is important within your project presentation and how you are going to research and present the information. In the Final Projects forum, in your project Group discussion, post a list of issues and questions you will try to answer in your presentation. There were some suggested questions provided. However, don't just use these. Come up with some of your own.

Reminder - Everything associated with the Final Project is together in a module near the bottom of the CIS2 main page - discussions, instructions, guidelines, link to wiki for collaboration.


 * 1) When your group has completed your Final Project, add the link to your project wiki presentation and a summary of your project into the Peer Review and Feedback discussion (in Module 11). One person in the group should post a message to the Final Project discussion forum. This way all other students in the class can access it for the Peer Review assignment. Only one link per project should be posted, to signal completion.


 * 1) Respond to the Final Project Summary quiz to provide information about the collaboration and your participation in your project. This is important. This is how your individual grade for the project is determined.


 * 1) Group Project Grade assignment - Submit the name of your project as the "assignment." Check back here for your group grade based on your Instructor's review of your group's Final Project presentation. Your grade and instructor comments will be recorded here.

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 * Final Project Guidelines