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I will provide you with a starting list of references which you will expand. Each reference will be listed and accompanied by a sentence or two to give a summary of its main thesis. You will also submit a copy of the pdf file of each article so that we can warehouse them centrally.

1. Check the Leddy e-journal database
2. Google the journal title and look for pdf files. Also, check the authors' websites to see if they have a copy archived and available.
3. Email the corresponding author, briefly identify yourself and your interest, ask if they would feel free to share a copy of their work by email.
4. If all else fails, email me.

Moderator (10%) and Respondents (2x5%) of Daily Topic

For the first month or so, during each class we will examine a paper or two together. We will do this so that everybody, irrespective of background, will be exposed to a diversity of topics, and not merely the ones they have elected to study in depth. We also want to start developing a feeling of team unity and coherence. One person will have responsibility for leading the discussion, starting with a synopsis and introducing the highlights. Two respondents will be assigned who will have read the paper in depth, and who will bring additional points or emphasis too the foreground. Everybody will be responsible for reading the papers. When we have exhausted the discussion regarding the papers, we will finish with an extrapolation of how the findings might impact health, social policy, ethics, privacy, law, economics, etc. We might begin to develop possible policies or ideas to mitigate or remediate effects. The idea is to get everybody talking participating, and thinking about the deeper issues.

It will be important to the success of the project that we each have a good overview of what the other is doing. We will each give a seminar describing our specific sub-topic. These seminar will last no more than 12 minutes, and will reserve 3 minutes for questions. (It is surprisingly hard to deliver such a compact talk, cover the details, and yet remain comprehensible). Aim for your talk to be understood by a well educated lay person, not a science specialist.

Present your topic in simple language that will be both engaging (not academic) and understood by an interested non-specialist. The essay should be between 2000-6000 words but it can be longer if needed, and it will be thoroughly referenced. You will submit both an electronic as well as a paper copy. Use the word processor to select an automatic "Line Numbering" feature so that your reviewer can easily draw your attention to specific points. You will start assemble a portfolio of highlighted reference papers that will be numbered and marked to indicate where each point you cite is backed up in the primary literature. This highlighted reference will again be submitted (for keeps) with the final assembled chapter.

You will submit a short peer review for two papers. This will involve making spelling and grammar corrections, as well as identifying statements that are inelegant or unclear.

This group assignment will be to assemble sub-sections or related chapters into coherent form that avoids redundant and repetitious introductions, and that presents the material simply and effectively. You will also submit a list of three potential referees.

Assignment	Grade Weight	Due Date
Annotated Bibliography	10%	Monday 20 January
Act as Moderator of Discussion of a Topic	10%	1 Person Assigned For Each Class
Expert Respondent to Discussion	5%	1 Person Assigned For Each Class
Comprehensive Seminar of Your Chosen Topic	10%	week of 27 January
Rough Draft and Highlighted References	10%	03 February
Peer Review	10%	10 February
Final Essay	20%	24 February
Edited and Assembled Chapter	10%	12 March
Participation	15%

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