Course Project – references due

Course Project – references due

Also, focus of the project is on telecommunications law and regulation. Therefore, the primary focus of your course project paper needs to remain on the legal/regulatory/policy side of things. So I do expect to see considerable references to the legal and regulatory side in your bibliography (due at the end of Week 5) and in that regard I encourage you to check the FCC references page to telecommunications law and policy resources (in your Webliography) you should find plenty of resources there! Be sure also to consider my earlier comments on your topic proposal. Finally, feel free to continue to evolve your topic or be flexible in narrowing your focus as you develop your references and rough draft – it’s fine to let your resources guide your writing and final product, and it’s OK to handle fewer things in depth rather than try to cover everything! 

The analysis will have two sections:

1.     For example, examine the view that suggests that the FCC should regulate VoIP technology (or your technology of choice), and then discuss the implications of federal regulation for key stakeholders (telecommunication and technology companies, the consumer, and other business and industries).

2.     Contrast and compare the benefits and risk to society if there is federal regulation in this technology area as opposed to past successful or unsuccessful federal regulation of telecommunications technologies. To what extent should there be federal regulation and what elements would your policy recommendation include to the FCC? Include current information on how the FCC regulates VoIP or your technology of choice. If you believe that VoIP should not be regulated at all, provide your rationale; otherwise, include your suggestion to the FCC on how VoIP should be regulated and your rationale. Please examine and discuss each element of this objective.

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Guidelines

Week 5 (50 points) - References Due - In Week 5, you should have your research complete, and be ready to hand in your references. Submit a comprehensive bibliography. An APA formatted list of at least five references that you will use for your paper. For a review of Internet citations, visit the APA Resource Center from your Course Home/Student Resources/Writing Source link. The DeVry APA Handbook, along with the various video's and resources are extremely helpful. Please submit the assignment to the correct Dropbox for Week 3.

Note: Be sure to check your sources thoroughly before submitting them to your bibliography. All citations should have some type of academic merit, that is, they should be research-oriented and incorporate material that is verifiable and well referenced.

Best Practices

The following are best practices in preparing this paper.

·        Cover Page: Include who you prepared the paper for, who prepared it, and the date.

·        Table of Contents: List the main ideas and sections of the paper and the pages where they are located. Illustrations should be included separately.

·        Introduction: Use the header, "Introduction", on this part of your paper. This will indicate that you are introducing the paper. The purpose of an introduction or opening is to

1.     introduce the subject and why the subject is important;

2.     preview the main ideas and the order in which they will be covered; and

3.     establish the tone of the document.

Include in the introduction a reason for the audience to read the paper. Also, include an overview of what you will cover and the importance of the material. (This should include or introduce the questions you are asked to answer in each assignment.)

·        Body of the Report: Use a header with the name of the project. An example is "The Development of Hotel X: A World Class Resort." Proceed to break out the main ideas: state the main ideas, the major points of each idea, and provide evidence. Show some type of division, such as separate, labeled sections; separate groups of paragraphs; or headers. Include the information you found during your research and investigation.

·        Summary and Conclusion: Summarizing is similar to paraphrasing but presents the gist of the material in fewer words than the original. An effective summary identifies the main ideas and the major support points from the body of the report; minor details are left out. Summarize the benefits of the ideas and how they effect the subject.

·        Work Cited: Use the citation format specified in the Syllabus.

Additional hints on preparing the best possible project follow.

1.     Apply a three-step process to writing: plan, write, and complete.

2.     Prepare an outline of the research paper before going forward.

3.     Complete a first draft and then go back to edit, evaluate, and make any changes required.

4.     Use visual communication to further clarify and support the written part of the report. Examples include graphs, diagrams, photographs, flowcharts, maps, drawings, animation, video clips, pictograms, tables, and Gantt charts