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Racial and Ethnic Relations California State University, Sacramento    The number of pages used for assignments will depend on your course requirements.

Assignment 1: Web Surfing

Due Date: May 23,2000

Internet

Description of the assignment

Select one of the racial/ethnic groups covered in this course and oftain information regarding the topics shown below: Groups: Native Americans Euro-Americans Asian Americans African Americans Mexican Americans Topics: Group identification Stereotyping/racism Political status and civil rights movements Education Economic status Social issues Ethnic culture You may include topics other than those listed above. Visit as many websites as you can, and select 30 most informative sites to report on. The report for each site should include the following information:   Topic URL (the website address) Author and the date of creation(if available) Who wrote, created and/or published the information? Contents Briefly describe the information provided by the site. Evaluation Scope: How well does it cover the topic? Purpose: Is the information intended to inform, explain or persuade? Objectivity: Is the information based on objective facts or subjective opinion? Currency: Is the information up-to-date?

Assignment 2: COW (Conference on Web)

Due Date: Weekly (2 or more times/week)

COW structure Conference Topic Conversation	Log In	http://cow.csus.edu Follow the instruction Enter COW User Name:........ Password: .........
	Select Conference	Hot List: Soc120_Spring_2000
	Select Topic	Number New Topic Name 2 2 Racism 3 1 Affirmative action Click the topic you are intered in.
	Select Conversation	Number New Conversation Name ...... ..... .......................... Click the conversation you are interested in.
	Post your reply	Type your reply. Press <Enter> at the end of the line because there is no word wrap functionality. Preview your response, then Submit.
	Start new conversation	Topic Page: Go to the bottom Click Start New Type your post, give a name to your conversation Preview and Submit

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