Among the advantages to producing an online version of our research papers has been the opportunity to examine one another's cited sources. We have produced our published edition using a single, shared "works cited" page, so it was possible throughout the process of writing for any of us to see what sources others had chosen to reference. Some of the sources were read by everyone during the semester, while others were chosen by individuals in the course of research, but it remained possible to see what other students used throughout the writing of this assignment.
Students were given the option of publishing their papers anonymously or pseudonymously if they so chose. Some of the authors' names have been modified and some e-mail addresses are routed through a system which will maintain the privacy for any author who so chooses.
The contribution paper assignment is standardized across all CMU sections of this course. You are welcome to read the assignment and grading criteria before examining the papers themselves.
