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**__ Basic Assignment __**
 * || =Welcome to the HUMN 432: Technology, Society, and Culture Wiki!= ||
 * Create a presentation that summarizes and explores the technological themes of your assigned chapter from //The Starfish and the Spider,// relates it to what you have learned in class and through research, and shares your Wiki contributions with the group. ||


 * **__ Required __**
 * 9-10 minute group presentation
 * Outline of presentation
 * Annotated references list (5 sources minimum)
 * Posting of information and questions to Class Wiki


 * __ Key Challenge __**

// How can you present the themes from the reading and take them further? //

Considerations
 * What’s a clear way to summarize the chapter?
 * What additional information or points of view can you add?
 * What challenges or criticisms can you bring to the authors’ work?
 * How can you take this topic further?

Possible Themes to Explore
 * Other ideas for centralized and decentralized examples
 * Development of organizational management as a technology
 * Expansion on under-developed concepts from the reading

__Presentation Grading – 30 points__ 30% Providing sufficient summary of the chapter 50% Taking the theme further with discussion* 20% Effective Delivery
 * __ Grading Guidelines __**

__Written Work Grading – 20 points__ 50% Annotated References 50% Contributions to Wiki*

* The components will require a fair amount of creativity. ||


 * All members of the class will be registered to the course wiki, which may be publicly accessed at the following URL: http://humn432edt.wikispaces.com Look to the email account you have registered with school for further instructions about how you may complete the registration process. Please note the following:
 * The Wiki will be accessible only to members of our class, and only registered members of the course will be able to contribute.
 * You are encouraged to make creative use of YouTube videos, as there will be widget that allows for this usage.
 * Please note that the discussion space there will NOT be used; the regular discussion space in eCollege will remain our central focus for online discussions.
 * Each chapter will have its own page, and your group is responsible for the pages that correspond to your assigned chapters.
 * Any borrowed content items or images used must have appropriate citation for their origin.
 * Feel free to look to the sample page for ideas, but please make this your own. ||

All Undergraduate Students (Members) Professor Gessford (Administrator) Professor Munoz (Administrator)
 * __ Organization of Our Group __**

__**Ground Rules**__ 1. Please do not edit any content other than your assigned page. 2. Please do not add additional pages without securing permission. 3. Please do bring your thoughts to the regular online discussion area in the course shell.