Identify yourself:

Name
HCC Student ID
Email

Basic information about your topic:

Topic Name
Initial Search Engine Used
Initial Search String
# of Hits Returned

Compare the search engines you used for general 
search on the topic (20 points):


Rate the specialized resources available and whether 
any sites used animation or audio (10 points):


List the five best URLs (results) for your topic (50 points):


Describe your community building exploration  
findings (20 points):


The text of your research paper should be submitted as an email attachment, and should be 750 to 1000 words (approx. 3-4 pages). Use MLA or APA as a style guide and be sure to cite your references. Remember that this is worth 75 points towards your overall grade. This is where you will write your findings on your subject in comprehensive detail. Also keep in mind that this is a course about doing research on the internet. For each topic, you should exhaust every available internet lead you can find, to really research a subject so thoroughly that you can describe the subject in detail in the paper based on the information you found either informative and/or repetitious. 



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