Guidelines for the writing the midterm paper

1. Midterm paper is due on Oct 11th 2007 during the class meeting time.
2. You need to use Google Docs to write the paper. The paper must be published to your blog and link for the paper must be made available from your personal site.
3. You need to turn in a printed copy of your paper during the submission.
4. Paper must be at least 3 pages long or 1000 words. Text should be double spaced and font size 12 pt. The title of the paper should be centered, bold, 14 pt font size.
5. Paper should clearly mention your name and you must provide references to all the materials you use to write your paper.
6. The topic for the midterm paper will be the impact of computers on your personal life and will be worth 40 points. You can write about some news things you learnt in this class so far, some new application, some new idea etc.
7. You should get your topic/idea/content/subject matter approved before you start writing the paper.

 
Grading criteria 

Total points	40 points
Google Docs usage	2 points
Blog entry	2 points
Link on your site	2 points
Formatting	2 points
References	2 points
Appropriate topic	10 points
Paper content/writing style	20 points