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Papers should contain a minimum of five (5) scholarly sources. Wikipedia, Answers.com, Yahoo Answers, About.com, Infoplease, and other non-scholarly websites and blogs are not acceptable for college-level papers. Students should be able to demonstrate that they can read, understand, and synthesize academic material that may apply to their research. Information should be paraphrased into the studentâs own words, and all sources must be properly cited with both in-text citations and full references listed at the end of the paper. Direct quotations should be quoted properly and used at an absolute minimum, with no more than 10% of the final paper containing directly quoted material. All student papers will be checked for originality using plagiarism software. Students should refer to the UMUC Academic Integritypolicy or visit the websites below for more help on citing sources and avoiding plagiarism.
Research Project Topics
Students should pick one (1) of the following technological innovations or scientific ideas and answer the following questions: Why was this innovation/ idea a key example of technological progress? How did this innovation/ idea affect society and culture at the time? How did this innovation/ idea influence modern society? What were the social, economic, political, and/ or cultural consequences of this innovation/ idea?
Agriculture
Writing
Metallurgy
Sailboat
Cartography
Geometry
Sewers
Compasses
Clocks
Printing Press
Magnets
Gunpowder
Optical Lenses
Heliocentric Model
Electricity
Laws of Motion
Penicillin
Vaccinations
Pasteurization
Cotton Gin
Steam Engine
Photography
Refrigeration
Automobiles
Radio
Telegraph
Genetics
Nuclear Fission
Internet