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1. Design and explain an alternative final project assignment other than the one Dr. Edwards assigned that would more fully synthesize and perhaps even productively revise or extend the course goals or structure as expressed in the syllabus. Offer a rationale and supporting details as to why this would be a powerful and innovative alternative final project assignment that would produce outstanding work from students.

I think an interesting final project would be a sort of research paper. There would be social media sites to choose from (Facebook, Twitter, Google, Tumblr, Linkedin, Pinterest, etc) and working in groups would probably make the most sense. If it were an individual project, they would focus on all aspects of the network, however working in groups they would choose what part of their history they would look at. Individuals would study the legal, cultural, political, and social aspects of each site, and how they developed. Since these are such big corporations now, it would be interesting to see how they started and how they came to be what they are today. As DTC students, innovating ideas are crucial to make a career in our ideal area of study. Dissecting how these sites came to be would help us figure out what we need to do and what we need to learn from. All of these sites have had their setbacks, and looking at how they dealt with them would be beneficial. 

For this project, I think there would need to be a requirement on how they're utilizing copyright laws. They all hold a vast amount of information, so copyright needs to come into play. Using articles or large events on how they dealt with copyright laws would be important.