CSI 201 Project, Spring 2011

CSI 201-Section A: Introduction to Computing Mr. Michel J. Owayjan AMERICAN UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY DEPARTMENT OF COMPUTER SCIENCE CSI 201: INTRODUCTION TO COMPUTING Spring Term 2010-2011 PROJECT Due Friday May 27, 2011 Internet Research Research and write a report about future computers or computer technology using search engines on the Internet. Submit your project as a report along with your findings and conclusions. For this project, you need to submit the following: 1. A hardcopy, with binding. 2. The report should contain the following different sections: a. Title page [Not numbered] It includes the following items in the following order: - Full title of the report (in capital letters) which should be concise and reflect accurately the contents of the report. It must be exactly the same everywhere it appears in the report . - Name of the University and the name of the Department (in capital letters). - Full name of the student (capital letters) which must include the first name and the family name and ID number. - Name of the Course and the Course Code as well as the Section, and the name of the instructor - Date: Day, month and year of the due date. b. Automatic Table of Contents c. An introduction d. A Historical Background e. Description of the technology (Different types of hardware and software) f. Applications (where can it be used) g. Advantages and Strengths h. Disadvantages and limitations i. A Conclusion including Lessons Learned j. References 3. The report needs to be very formal and follow the following format: a. Font: Times New Roman b. Size: 12, except for Titles Style Heading I c. Alignment: Justify d. Line Spacing: 1.5 Lines e. Sub-titles needs to be Style Heading II f. Sub-sub-titles needs to be Style Heading III g. Insert the AUST logo as a watermark on the background of all pages. h. Write in the header “CSI 201: Introduction to Computing” to the left and the project title to the right. And add page numbers in middle of the footer. 4. Use A4 papers with margins 1 inch for the Top, Bottom, Left, and Right. - 1 - CSI 201-Section A: Introduction to Computing Mr. Michel J. Owayjan - 2 - Cheating and Plagiarism (copying from the Internet or from someone else) will be penalized by an F in the course. Presentation You have to create a formal PowerPoint presentation to explain the topic you have researched above in class. For this project, you need to submit the following: 1. A softcopy of the PowerPoint file and the Word Document file on a new labeled CD/DVD. Cheating and Plagiarism (copying from the Internet or from someone else) will be penalized by an F in the course. - END OF PROJECT -