ASSIGNMENTS Office: Science Building 359 Office Hours: Posted on the door Phone: 973 - 720-2274 Fax: 201 - 595-3522 Email: romartin@frontier.wpunj.edu  Assignment #2 The Internet as a Research Tool Dr. Martorella Select one web site in one of the chapters of your textbook or course outline. Familiarize yourself with the site, and be interested in the topic of the chapter. Answer the following questions with regard to the web site you review. Part I- Web Site URL: __________________________________________________________________________ Who places the web site? ________________________________________________________________________________________ When was the web site last updated? ____________________________________________________ Is there an e-mail contact? ____________________________________________________________ What kind of information do you receive? (For example, discuss the content, and include data or information from tables, charts, graphs, etc.) ________________________________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________________________________ Are there links to other sights? Give example(s): ________________________________________________________________________________________ Part II- Go into www.hotbot.com. Select a topic and visit the top three pages. See if they can answer these questions: Who places the web site? ________________________________________________________________________________________ When was the web site last updated? ____________________________________________________ Is there an e-mail contact? ____________________________________________________________ What kind of information do you receive? (For example, discuss the content, and include data or information from tables, charts, graphs, etc.) ________________________________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________________________________Clarify the difference in your own words: Part III- Select a topic and reference 3 citations. Summarize in two typed pages. |