In Week 2, you considered ideas for the topic of your final essay. In Week 3 you will settle on your topic, begin your research, and create an annotated bibliography

Last week I chose : Dana Fleming’s “Youthful Indiscretions: Should Colleges Protect Social Network Users from Themselves and Others?”

got the report off here and answered with:
I chose “Should Colleges Protect Social Network Users from Themselves and Others?” in this articular, attorney and author  Dana L. Fleming claims that social network should not be monitored. Dana also states that monitoring is necessary if the information is related to someone’s profile or effect on that person’s educational career. Dana’s claim appeals to reason by pointing out the 1st Amendment gives us “Freedom of Speech” or there is death situation then the website should be monitored. Dana also appeals to ethics in order to validate her claim. “A review of a student’s profile may be appropriate where that student is involved in a disciplinary proceeding”. “The other one is that some schools use material from Myspace and Facebook in their judicial proceedings while others turn a blind eye to the site.”
Besides reasons to support the claims, there is also opposing claim such as social network should be monitored and consequences shall come to the students that show disorderly conduct online. There are some reasons to support this opposing claim. For example, Dana mentions online social networking becomes dangerous because of the transcend disciplinary actions and reputation harm. The other reason would be people are expected to behave on campus and online that is consistent with the University’s Honor Code and Guiding Values.

Now the assignment for this week:

Assignment 1: Discussion

In Week 2, you considered ideas for the topic of your final essay. In Week 3 you will settle on your topic, begin your research, and create an annotated bibliography. 

After deciding on the topic for your researched argumentative essay, locate six credible sources in the South University Online Library. Take notes on your sources following the methods outlined in the Week 3 lecture about note-taking. For each source, note the main idea, evaluate the authority or background of the author, identify the target audience, and consider how the text relates to the position you plan to argue in your research paper.

For this assignment:

• Draft a references page in APA format that includes all six of your sources. 
• After each entry, provide a concise annotation about the source. Each annotation should:
  • Summarize information from the source that is relevant to your research topic.
  • Evaluate the credibility of the source.
  • Explain how the source relates to other sources in the bibliography.