You will be expected to produce a multi-media presentation (e.g., video, website, infographic, PowerPoint presentation, poster, article) to share what you have learned with your peers, community, specific group. In both the paper and the presentation, you MUST cite sources using APA format. Anytime you quote or summarize information from a source you need to acknowledge this source with a citation. There are websites listed at the end of this document and on the course homepage to help you understand how to properly cite and avoid plagiarism. **The Paper and the Presentation should each have a bibliography and in-text citations** There will be overlap in the references you use for both of these, but it is critical to give credit when you are citing someone elses research or ideas. The Final Project paper and presentation will be submitted no later than December 6th. The two components of the assignment should be submitted through Canvas. A copy of your multi-media presentation you may need to email it my sjsu.edu email depending on the format. ******************************* Suggested workflow for the final project. Steps with ** are required to be turned in for course credit. **STEP 1**: Draft Final Project Idea (due 11/2) Identify topic, audience, and type of presentation This assignment is informal brainstorm of your ideas Obtain feedback on Final Project Idea and further refine, revise, and adjust your idea **STEP 2**: Final Project Proposal (due 11/15) Clearly present final project idea along with one cited reference. This assignment is a brief but formal proposal to be written in complete sentences without grammatical errors in 500 words or less. Think about the message of your presentation. What is it that you want to share about your topic to your specific target audience? STEP 3: Research and outline final project The topic you choose should stem from the lectures, but additional research from the library and CREDIBLE online resources may be necessary. Take time to collect information about your topic (be sure to keep track of your sources so you can reference them in your bibliography if you use them) Think about the message of your presentation. What is it that you want to share about your topic to your specific target audience? Outline your paper. The outlining and writing of your paper should help you clarify and narrow the exact message you will present, the facts you will include, the method you convey these facts. Outline your presentation STEP 4: Draft paper and multi-media presentation Draft your paper. The paper must be between 1000-1500 words. Check for clarity and grammatical issues. Be sure to double check you have included APA formatted citations. Draft your presentation. **STEP 5**: Submit Final Project paper and presentation on canvas (due 12/6) ******************************* Correct Citations and Avoiding Plagiarism: How to cite in APA format- Purdue OWL (Links to an external site.) SJSU citing and writing help (Links to an external site.) Definition of Plagiarism- Purdue OWL (Links to an external site.) Credible sources: Please be consciences when using online resources and only cite material from credible sources. Websites that have a .gov or .edu are likely to share unbiased data-driven information compared to a .com or .org that are commercial websites or organizations with specific missions. I WILL NOT ACCEPT WIKIPEDIA AS A REFERENCE. An appropriate way to use Wikipedia for this project would be to look into the references the page has cited, which can be found at the bottom of the page. Here are resources to help you understand how to determine if online resources are credible: Purdue OWL Evaluating Digital Sources (Links to an external site.) SJSU evaluating sources for your research (Links to an external site.) Credible Government Sources to check out: US Fourth National Climate Assessment Report (Links to an external site.) IPCC Sixth Assessment Report (Links to an external site.) NASA Global Climate Change (Links to an external site.) NOAA Climate (Links to an external site.) NOAA sea level trends (Links to an external site.) Credible organization websites: Cal Adapt (Links to an external site.) Our World in Data (Links to an external site.) Global Carbon Atlas (Links to an external site.) Credible Academic Sources to check out: UC San Diego Keeling Curve (Links to an external site.) Carelton College Climate Change (Links to an external site.) Columbia Climate Data Library (cool maps and data visualization) (Links to an external site.) Final Project Proposal Assignment: ( I did ) I choose the topic of sea level rise as my final project topic. I will specifically focus on how my hometown of San Francisco will be affected by sea level rise. According to United Nations statistics, due to the direct impact of climate change, sea level in the global ocean has increased by 15-20cm since 1900. Until recently, sea level The increase is due to the increased volume of water because of the higher temperature. Around the world, many countries have had to warn about sea level rise or people have to evacuate because sea water engulfs coastal areas.Today, the phenomenon of melting glaciers, especially the ice sheets at the top of Greenland in the North Atlantic and Antarctica, have become the main cause of rapid sea level rise. I have chosen the residence of my block in San Francisco because these are my neighbors and fellow citizens as the target audience for my presentation on future sea level rise in San Francisco. Climate change is becoming more and more serious on Earth. In particular, with hundreds of millions of people displaced from their homes due to sea level rise, a certain scenario in the near future will forever be an evacuation with no return date. I will be writing an article for my local newspaper.
