..::Web-based Research Project::..

For this exciting, scholarly effort, you will need to follow the guidelines in order to receive full credit for your research project.

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Goals- There are three (3) major goals for this project.

1) You will complete a research project that will be published as a website/slideshow presentation.

2) You will complete an annotated bibliography of selected sources used in this project.

3) You will reflect on and respond to your process, your completed project, and your peers' completed projects.

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Objectives- There are several required objectives.

-define a subject in precise terms and employ a thesis statement that drives the entire project. This requires using facts and details that you organize from your research to help readers understand and engage with your topic. 

-use appropriate rhetorical modes (e.g., cause and effect, comparison and contrast, description, analysis, definition, illustration, etc.) to help your readers understand and engage with your topic.

-represent all sources accurately and fairly. Credit sources and integrate quotations from sources in MLA format. 

-enhance the audience's understanding of and engagement with your topic by employing multimedia tools (e.g., video, images, sound, charts, etc.).

-reflect upon, describe, and analyze different methods of invention, research, and ethical incorporation of sources.

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Products- You will be responsible for developing three (3) products.

1) You will be responsible for creating a website (using a free platform like Webnode, Wix, and Weebly, etc.) with a home page, a menu, original text that you have researched about your topic, and a works cited page of sources in MLA format. 

2) You will be expected to turn in an annotated bibliography with at least 6 entries based on sources used in your research. In addition to using  this helpful resource from Excelsior College OWL  (https://owl.excelsior.edu/research/annotated-bibliographies/), we will spend time in class discussing elements and examples of an annotated bibliography.

3) You will be responsible for posting your website's link to the forums of our class Blackboard site. In addition, you will submit two short responses (100-150 words) to classmates' projects onto the forums on Blackboard.

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Research

In organizing this informational website, you need to integrate sources. We will participate in a research class with a librarian professor from the CCRI library to support your initial research and gathering of sources. You will need to support your project with sound information from at least 6-8 reliable sources. You will be expected to complete work on your own outside of class.

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Technology and Project Building 

We will spend time in class on the computers brainstorming, working, and troubleshooting issues that you might have with building this web-based project. You should consider using headings, videos, charts, graphs, visuals, etc. to help communicate the information clearly and in a manner appropriate for a web/slideshow/interactive medium.

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Documentation

 You will use MLA documentation style, and you must carefully cite all sources used to credit authors and to maintain academic integrity (that is, to avoid plagiarism). You will also need to credit any multimedia (e.g., videos, images, charts, sounds, etc.) you use unless it is original.

(Note: Other documentation styles can be used if your work focuses on a field that typically uses a style other than MLA. For example, a psychology project would best be served by APA format. We can discuss this individually.)

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Course Learning Outcomes

In order to be successful in class, you must meet the learning outcomes for this course, which are listed below. As you can see, each outcome can be applied to some area of this project.

Learning Outcomes for ENGL 1010: Composition 1

On successful completion of the course, the student will acquire the listed skills:

1. Follow the writing process and principles in various assignments.

2. Use standard English grammar and mechanics.

3. Use a writing style that aids and enhances communication.

4. Apply critical-thinking skills to all steps of process writing and to differentiate among inadequate, adequate, and superior presentation of ideas.

5. Analyze, evaluate, and synthesize several valid sources of information to produce well-reasoned and original essays in accepted academic format.

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Project Rubric

The rubric below can also be found on Blackboard.

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