Things #21 & #22: Final Project

We're headed down the home stretch!

Note that your final projects are now due on Friday, 3/9 by 5PM at the library reference desk.

Although these are listed as separate "things," hand 21 & 22 in together as a print copy (stapled) at the library reference desk.

Thing 21 is your project narrative/overview of the heath issue you have researched. Thing 22 is your annotated reference list.

Together, they are worth 20 points, a significant part of your grade.

See the project assignment and sample project for details (see main blog page). Be sure to get these done on time, as late projects will not be accepted.

Good luck, and see me with any questions.

For Next Week: 2/26

Here's the list for next week:

19. Find current information about your project topic. (3 points)
20. Explore a few award-winning Web 2.0 websites. (3 points)

Remember that if you need assistance with citing the articles you find, visit the class wiki, where I've put up a page of APA citation resources.

Also, I've posted a sample final project (also on the Class Handouts Menu). Let me know if you have any questions.

Have a good week,

-Korey

For Next Week: 2/19

Believe it or not, we've already covered 15 of our 23 things!

I think you'll find this week's audio-centric activities to be pretty fun, but then, I'm speaking as a podcast addict.

Contact me if you have trouble locating resources in Haystac, although it seemed like you did a good job of this in Tuesday's class.

Also, don't forget that I'm posting class handouts and assignments for download. Just look to your left and scroll if necessary to see the list, which includes your final project guidelines. I'm hoping to have a sample project for you to review by next week.

Here's the list:

16. Find 2 books with background or statistical information about your topic.
17. Learn about podcasts & the search tools used to find them.
18. Explore iTunes U or OpenCourseWare.

For Next Week (2/12)

Here's your list of things for next week's class. Don't forget to bring in your Boolean search statement handout from the 2/6 class. We'll be using these to search Haystack for books.

13. Learn about wikis and take a look at some uses of them. (3 points)
14. Make an entry in the class wiki. (3 points)
15. Explore a couple of web-based applications. (3 points)

Here's an interesting video about web 2.0 from youtube. It neatly summarizes a lot of what we've been covering in this class!