Instructions Write a 5- to 7-page APA formatted research paper on any of the following topics. Research any associated tools, new developments, and benefits/disadvantages in relation to the topic. Inc

Instructions

Write a 5- to 7-page APA formatted research paper on any of the following topics. Research any associated tools, new developments, and benefits/disadvantages in relation to the topic. Including your introduction and conclusion, make sure to answer the following questions in your paper:

• Describe your interest in the topic you've chosen and why it interests you.
• What type of positive or negative impact has your technology topic had on society over the past 5 years?
• What opportunities have now become available because of the advent of your technology topic?
• What industries are benefiting from the existence of your technology topic? Make sure to cite examples.
• What improvements do you think could still be made in this area?
• What are 2–3 different tools that can be used in relation to your technology topic?

Topics to choose from can include any of the following (or related sub-topics):

• Web Applications
• Social Media
• Cloud Computing
• Web Ethics
• Collaboration Technology
• Green Technology
• Mobile Computing
• Artificial Intelligence
• Virtual Reality
• Open Source
• Educational Technologies

Make sure you put your research into your own words unless direct quotations are appropriate. Cite your sources using APA formatting. You have a tutorial on this in the Campus Common.

Here is an example for a reference of a Web site address:

Contributor, I. (Last edited date). Title of resource. Retrieved from http://Web address

There are plenty of resources you can use to make sure you properly format your paper in a professional manner.

• You can use the Microsoft Office Word 2010 skills that you learned from this week's textbook reading to format your paper.
• Click here for some useful information about APA and formatting research papers.
• Check out the documents that came with your text that you downloaded in Week 1.
• The South University Online Library has information about APA Standards. (Check the links at the bottom of the library home page.)