Course Project - Due: 6/26/06

Course Project: Digital Ethics

Grading Criteria

80 points total

Part 1: Content

• Thesis/main emphasis of the presentation is clear. There may be more than one thesis/main emphasis if, for instance, different group members are presenting different sides of an issue.
• Writing does a good job of introducing and explaining the chosen topic so the reader understands what the topic is about and why it is an issue worth considering.
• Writing effectively covers all major sides of an issue, supporting arguments where the writer deemed necessary and stating evidence against arguments when deemed necessary. (i.e. Introduce all sides of the issue, note the good qualities and the bad for each side, and make sure to note where your point of view fits in and the argument for that view.)
• Writing is complete, convincing, and layed out in a complete and logical manner. Errors with spelling, grammar, or punctuation should be rare.

Part 2: References

• Project utilized references, including some that provided actual evidence either supporting or contradicting the arguments of the project. The list of references should not just be a set of web pages, letters, movies, etc. that merely have an opinion on the subject. You should have found something more concrete to support any points of view presented in your project.
• Writing indicates evidence and references to reinforce its arguments.
• A section on the webpage (or a separate webpage since you're building a "site" which can have more than one page) should list references. List references in a format resembling what you would use for a traditional course paper bibliography. When any information is available on the web also provide a link (a nice upgrade over traditional course paper bibliographies).

Part 3 : Presentation

• The topic of the web page(s) are noticed fairly easily when first viewing the page. The main view points or arguments expressed by the page(s) should also be fairly easy to discern.
• Web page(s) provide an interface that allows the reader to easily view and navigate the site to learn about the chosen topic and the view points presented on that topic.
• Standard web-design techniques are used, possibly including the use of lists, links, images, tables, or CSS styling techniques.
• Web page(s) use presentational aspects to engage the reader and make the presentation more interesting that simply having a title, a few paragraphs of text, and links to references.
• Especially interesting or well-designed page layouts, styling techniques, or other presentational aspects may receive extra credit.