Update with penalty for missing Conference

1. Assignment 2: Instructions
Researching the Future
Congratulations! You’ve just been hired as a consultant for a large firm that does research for
major corporations in many fields. You get called to a meeting with your boss’s boss because
they remembered from your resume that you have an expertise in (your major/your
hobby/your interest). One of the companies that your consulting firm does work for has asked
your company to do research on your area of expertise.
Ultimately they want to know what this field will look like in 5 years’ time and whether they
should look to be a part of that field in the future. Your boss’s boss is smart and knows that
you’re brand new to the consulting game, even if you do know this field well. So you’re going
to have support from expert researchers (librarians), your supervisor (your friendly local
English 102 Instructor), and your colleagues.
In the first part of this three-part assignment, your job will be to heavily research your area of
expertise in order to put together two pictures: one of the field/area of interest as it is today,
and one as you think it will be in 5 years.
At the end of this assignment, you will present an annotated bibliography of at least ten sources
(150-200 words each) that describes how each source has informed a larger picture of your area
of expertise.
This task requires that you:
 Carefully choose an area to investigate.
 That you meet with your instructor and have your topic pre-approved:
MISSING YOUR SCHEDULED CONFERENCE TIME WILL RESULT IN
A PENALTY OF 2 CLASS ABSENCES.
 Examine your topic thoroughly before library week so that you have a
number of specific questions you intend to research.
 Show up to each class (2/6, 2/8, 2/10) ready to work with the librarians so
that you can accomplish your research goals over the course of the week.
 Leave with at least ten sources that will inform your research.
 Identify and highlight important areas in your research.
 Present these ideas clearly in useful annotations.
Work should be written in standard, edited English using MLA format for citation. Make sure
you proofread your final essay—and check once more that you have used correct citation in
your response and well as included a Works Cited page.