COMP 380-003 Computers & Society Spring 2008

SUMMARY STATEMENT and SHORT BIB (ONE per team!)

CONTROVERSY/SIDES:

Each Topic includes at least one (and sometimes more than one) controversy. How much you decide to tackle--which controversies within that topic--will be up to you and your team.

SAMPLE thesis statements that we have provided reflect the extreme ends of the spectrum; consequently, they would be very difficult to defend. They serve only to get you thinking about YOUR thesis.

SUMMARY STATEMENT must include:

A Problem Statement. [This should be the same for both sides: What effect is IT having here? what's the problem/controversy? why is this important to examine?]
Two different Thesis Statements that are fundamentally opposed to each other at some point on the continuum. That means that there will likely be some agreement, but only up to a certain point--at which point you will split into two different directions or viewpoints.
A short bibliography (at least five sources).

HERE IS A SAMPLE SUMMARY STATEMENT to peruse.

HERE ARE THE Sample Thesis statements.

WHAT TO TURN IN:

Paper (all stapled together) and electronic Versions ---kindly ensure that all of the info below is included in a SINGLE Word (.doc) document; you can use Page Breaks between parts (press Ctrl/Enter), as you like: (we also accept pdf or html files if you prefer)

IDENTIFICATION:

All FOUR team member names (preferred first, last)
TEAM # ____
Brief TOPIC NAME (taken from our Topics list)

Your Problem Statement
TWO team member names (preferred first, last)--those arguing for one side--with those members' thesis statement.
The OTHER TWO team member names (preferred first, last)--those arguing for the other side--with those members' different thesis statement.
A brief bibliography (at least five sources to start with) in MLA format.

FEEDBACK COMING:

Marked-up Summary Statements returned at the end of the following class will include one of the following indicators:

Approved (nothing further required here)
Approved as Amended (nothing further required here but pay attention to our comments)
Revise and Resubmit (as discussed in our comments; resubmit ASAP!)

Last update: 12 March 2008