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PHY 241-242 Civic Engagement Assignment
As part of the civic engagement assignment for this course you are required to
investigate, explain, analyze, evaluate, and reflect on issues of public consequence at the local, state, or national level
examine the issues or problems from multiple perspectives.
develop/propose viable solutions to these issues or problems
approach these tasks from within the disciplinary framework of the course itself, that is, from within the physics framework
This is a complex assignment that will require significant research using reliable and appropriate sources.Tame the assignment by following these suggestions:
Read the assignment carefully and make sure you understand what is expected of you.
Read assignment rubrics to further understand the parameters.
Choose from multiple databases within the EBSCO platform. These databases cover a wide range of subjects, including history, communications, sociology, religion, biology etc.
Access technical literature in electrical engineering, computer science, and electronics. This includes full-text journals, magazines, transactions, conference proceedings, and active IEEE standards. Full-text coverage: 1872-present (IEEE)
Contains full-text articles from the journals, magazines, and conference proceedings of the Association for Computing Machinery, the world's oldest and largest educational and scientific computing society. Full-text coverage: 1936-present (Association for Computing Machinery)
This database pulls together data and statistics from thousands of sources on many different topics. Download the charts and graphs provided in this database and incorporate them into your presentations. Much of the focus is on demographic data, company data, and market trends. (Statista)
For help finding resources, use the information in the library's playbooks. Librarians can help you understand the playbooks, but they cannot conduct research for you.
For help with formatting citations, please consult the library's citation styles playbooks. Please note the librarians cannot help you with citation generators or with any citation guide other than the library's.
For help with composition issues (such as spelling, grammar, flow, etc.), please visit the Writing Center.