Task

Journal Entry. The Journal function in Interact2 must be used. External journal sites are not permitted. If your country geo- blocks the Interact2 website or your circumstance prevents you from accessing the Internet (eg. due to a disability or if you are in a correctional centre), please contact your lecturer immediately. If it is an office/organisation firewall preventing access, you must find an alternative Internet access point to complete this task.

Warning: Entering or editing data in this journal entry after 2359 hours on 23 March will result in deduction of marks.

Assessment 2 is the report preparation process. Assessment 3 is the final report submission. Assessment 2 and 3 are linked but have different due dates.

In this assessment, you will report on the following items in Interact2 journal. Kindly refer to the sample report (which is on another topic) if you are not sure in Interact2.

It is advised that you write in the Interact2 journal itself rather than a word processor. This is to prevent errors in formatting or missed out sections when copying and pasting.

Please do not submit an attached document (eg. DOCX, DOC, PDF, etc) to the journal entry.

Question 1:

Select any ONE of the topics you would like to write about from the list below.

?    Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics in secondary schools

?    Future of Air Transportation

?    Recreational Drugs

?    Cosmestic Surgery

Question 2:

Write in point form - what you would like to cover for the topic you have chosen.

Question 3:

Review what you have written in question 1, and narrow down your title

Question 4:

Research three journal articles in the CSU Database related to your topic. This is located in the CSU Library website. Journal articles must not be older than three years old.

Enter the references of these three journal articles here, in APA 6th edition format. This is the standard format for most CSU subjects. You will use the contents of these journals to write your structured report.

Question 5:

Research three other articles (magazines, newspaper, reports, etc) related to your topic. You may find them in the CSU Database or Google. Articles must not be older than three years old.

Enter these three other articles here, in APA 6th edition format. You will use the contents of these articles to write your structured report.

Question 6:

After reading all the research you have done, comment briefly on your knowledge of the topic before you started the research (and readings) and after you have read the articles.

Rationale

The tasks in this assignment relates to Learning Outcome 3:
? be able to practise, develop, refine and demonstrate written language skills so students are able to write clearly, correctly and concisely.