Assignments should be submitted electronically, preferably as Word documents, attached to an email. Please name both the subject of the email and the attached file as the concatenation of your Last Name, the initial of your First Name, and the Number of the Assignment. For example, Hamid Vafaie, whose Last Name is Vafaie and whose First Name is Hamid, would submit his assignment 2 as VafaieH2.
For example:
A Title Page is NOT required. Every page should be numbered. The information may be included in a Header, if you prefer.
The essay should present a cogent description of the technology; and develop and support an opinion on the importance, relevance, probable impact, and outstanding technical problems with developing the technology. Sufficient technical detail must be included to support the writer’s opinion.
The major criteria for evaluation will be the amount of information conveyed to the reader, the clarity with which it is presented, and the persuasiveness with which the author’s point is made. The essays will be evaluated with respect to the following criteria:
20% ThemeThe Essay must be submitted electronically, preferably as a Word document, attached to an email. Please name both the subject of the email and the attached file as the concatenation of your Last Name, the initial of your First Name, and then letter ‘E’, indicating that the attachment is the Essay. For example, Hamid Vafaie, whose Last Name is Vafaie and whose First Name is Hamid, would submit his essay as VafaieHE.
Writing an essay based on reference material is a tricky matter at times. Students are reminded that all submissions must be their own work. Plagiarism is a serious academic offense and every use of another’s material must be acknowledged in appropriate ways. The article http://www.zoology.ubc.ca/bpg/plagiarism.htm is highly recommended as a guide to the avoidance of any question of unintentional plagiarism. Lunsford and Connors “The New St. Martin’s Handbook”, 4th edition, 1999: Bedford/St. Martin’s is an excellent guide to the effective use of sources and the avoidance of plagiarism. The latter also contains valuable information for multilingual students.
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Times New Roman is preferred. Please use 12-point font. Use single spacing.
A Title Page is NOT required; however, the Essay should start with a Title Block that includes the Title of the Essay, Name of the Student, Student Number, Course Name and Number, and Date of Submission. For example:
Every page should be numbered. The student name could also be included in a Header.
Most reports, including the essay, should open with an abstract. An abstract answers the question, “What are the important points made in this report?” The Abstract is not the first paragraph of the Introduction. An informative abstract [1] is preferred. It presents as much of the contents of the report as possible; and summarizes the important information in the report, emphasizing the results, conclusions and recommendations. A descriptive abstract, on the other hand, merely lists the topics in the paper.
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