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General Lab Directions
Note: There is not enough time in lecture to cover all the material; read your book BEFORE you begin the lab

See also How to Write a Term Paper
See also Capstone Grading details
See also Microsoft Word tips for Term Papers
Skip to MLA citation format

Check with instructor for due date, often the last day of class before finals.

Purpose: Capstone: To provide a practical exercise using the all the tools presented in class, together. 
This project is NOT related to previous Word, the Excel, and/or the PowerPoint labs. .

This project is designed to allow you to reinforce your software skills, and demonstrate proficiency in Microsoft Office after your have practiced those skills with previous labs, while you work within your field.

Requirements: 

A report on any course related topic of your choice.  Example topic choices may be:

• A topic regarding health care such as Nutrition, Exercise, Diabetes, Hypertension, Heart Attacks, etc
• A topic dealing with computers in a Medical job
• A topic dealing with the health such as Water Conservation, Waste Control, Natural Disasters, Pollution, etc
  
• How computers are used in Business
  How computers are used in your business
  
• Buying a computer for home use
  
  
• The paper must be typed using these Word features (see a brief overview of these Word features here):
• Title/Cover Sheet
• A 1000+ word report created using Microsoft Word. Will be about 3 full pages, double spaced, 12 point font.
• Must be double spaced using a 12-point font and no more than 1 inch margins on all sides.
• Must include a bibliography with at least three references (sources) in MLA format. These cannot be all Internet references
• Must include at least one footnote or end-note (for a quote or novel idea)
• Should include your name and page number in the header
• The first paragraph (Introduction) should include an overview of the topics you will cover
• The last paragraph (conclusion) should recap the overview, and then express your opinion, based on what you learned.
• Show evidence of planning, be well written, demonstrate knowledge of Word,
  saved as yourname-project.doc
• At the bottom of this page is a sample mock up of a capstone project, including a bibliography/works cited example
• Capstone grading details here
• Also refer to my sample term paper or How to Word for the Project
  

• A spreadsheet with formulas or a chart created with Microsoft Excel. (This could show pay scales, comparison of working hours, or labor statistics such as growth in job openings in your chosen field of interest or other data.) You should copy the results into your word document and presentation, but you must still submit the spreadsheet file,
  saved as yourname-project.xls
• Capstone grading details here
  
• A Microsoft PowerPoint slide presentation of six (6) or more slides summarizing your findings.
  • The PowerPoint presentation must have a title slide
  • overview slide that echoes your papers introduction with at least three topics
  • at least three slides with details on the topics
  • and summary slide with overview recap, then conclusion based on your paper's conclusion .
• Include clip art or other source of art on at least one slide
  saved as yourname-project.ppt 
• Capstone grading details here
  Click here for PowerPoint/Presentation tips.

Graded On:
Completeness of work
Style and typos
Neatness
Format
Followed directions

If you have questions about how to properly format your paper, see also my tips on writing a term or http://owl.english.purdue.edu/handouts/research/r_mla.html for more information.

Sample Mock Up Document that would meet Requirements

The following is a sample to use as a format for your research paper. Please follow these guidelines carefully. Failure to do so will result in a lower total score. See also Tips on writing a term paper

(Authors on the Bibliography page are listed alphabetically by last name.)

¹ MLA Style, http://www.mla.org/style

Works Cited Examples from Long Island U

Book

Okuda, Michael, and Denise Okuda. Star Trek Chronology: The History of the Future. New York: Pocket, 1993.

Journal Article

Wilcox, Rhonda V. "Shifting Roles and Synthetic Women in Star Trek: The Next Generation." Studies in Popular Culture 13.2 (1991): 53-65.

Newspaper or Magazine Article

Di Rado, Alicia. "Trekking through College: Classes Explore Modern Society Using the World of Star Trek." Los Angeles Times 15 Mar. 1995: A3.

Book Article or Chapter

James, Nancy E. "Two Sides of Paradise: The Eden Myth According to Kirk and Spock." Spectrum of the Fantastic. Ed. Donald Palumbo. Westport, CT: Greenwood, 1988. 219-223.

Encyclopedia Article (well known reference books)

Sturgeon, Theodore. "Science Fiction." The Encyclopedia Americana. International ed. 1995.

Encyclopedia Article (less familiar reference books)

Horn, Maurice. "Flash Gordon." The World Encyclopedia of Comics. Ed. Maurice Horn. 2 vols. New York: Chelsea, 1976.

Gale Reference Book (and other books featuring reprinted articles)

Shayon, Robert Lewis. "The Interplanetary Spock." Saturday Review 17 June 1967: 46. Rpt. in Contemporary Literary Criticism. Ed. Sharon R. Gunton. Vol. 17. Detroit: Gale Research, 1981. 403.

ERIC Document

Fuss-Reineck, Marilyn. Sibling Communication in Star Trek: The Next Generation: Conflicts between Brothers. Miami: Speech Communication Assn., 1993. ERIC Document Reproduction Service ED364932.

Website

Lynch, Tim. "DSN Trials and Tribble-ations Review." Psi Phi: Bradley's Science Fiction Club. 1996. Bradley University. 8 Oct. 1997 <http://www.bradley.edu/campusorg/psiphi/DS9/ep/503r.html>.

Newspaper or Magazine Article on the Internet

Andreadis, Athena. "The Enterprise Finds Twin Earths Everywhere It Goes, But Future Colonizers of Distant Planets Won't Be So Lucky." Astronomy Jan. 1999: 64- . Academic Universe. Lexis-Nexis. B. Davis Schwartz Memorial Lib., Brookville, NY. 7 Feb. 1999 <http:// web.lexis-nexis.com/universe>.

Literature Resource Center

Shayon, Robert Lewis. "The Interplanetary Spock." Saturday Review 17 June 1967: 46. Rpt. in Contemporary Literary Criticism. Ed. Sharon R. Gunton. Vol. 17. Detroit: Gale Research, 1981. 403. Literature Resource Center. Gale Group. B. Davis Schwartz Memorial Lib., Brookville, NY. 16 Oct. 2001 <http://infotrac.galegroup.com/menu>.

If you have questions about how to properly format your paper, see also my tips on writing a term or http://owl.english.purdue.edu/handouts/research/r_mla.html for more information.