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Assignment - Speculative Technologies in Science Fiction Discussion
Purpose - The proposal is the next step in the process of working on your research project on speculative technologies. For the proposal you will be required to find EIGHT sources. This will include ONE or TWO fictional works, which may be short stories, books, films, television shows, or videogames. It should also include at least FOUR peer reviewed journal articles on a connected scientific or technological topic; you will be reading these in greater depth for your annotated bibliography, but start searching for candidates now, through the NJIT Library.
After you have skimmed these texts, you will write a 750-1000 word proposal. In this proposal you will:
-summarize what you have learned about this the topics related to your problem or issue. This part of the paper should acknowledge all of the sources you have read.
-explain your thoughts about this speculative technology and where you see it going, including the benefits and problems involved.
Evaluation - Your work will be evaluated based on how well you demonstrate:
-an understanding of the problem or issue you have chosen
-an academic or professional persona; this means you should adopt a professional tone and publish a well-edited paper
-an understanding of the composing decisions that you made. Can you explain the decisions that you made for the proposal?
-a reasonably detailed description of your future actions. Your audience should have a good sense of what you plan to do, but does not have to detail your plan down to every step.
-appropriate use of conventions, including MLA, APA, or an appropriate citation formatting.