OVERVIEW The final paper is an exploration of the impact of technology on the human services field. You will discuss recent and current technology changes we as well as the importance of maintaining currency in your field. The final project will bring together many things you have covered and practiced in this course already.  GUIDELINES In a paper of between 1000 and 1800 words (4 to 6 pages), do the following: -Briefly describe your career field or a field of interest to you. (Human Services Mental Health) -Explain what drew you to this field. (Wanting to help those in need) =Examine the impact of past, current, and developing technology in your field, providing specific examples. =Discuss the importance of remaining current in technology and other developments in your field. =Explore ways to get and remain current in your field as you move toward a degree and as you are working in the field. **Keep in mind that the work you have done in Written Assignment 4 and Written Assignment 7 will be useful for this project.** (assignment 4 and 7 are provided)  --written assignment 4 is the annotated bibliography-- Note: Your bibliography should be based on your Written Assignment 4 (Brief Annotated Bibliography); however, it does not need to be annotated for your final submission.  Written Assignment 7 in Module 6 is also related to your final project. The research you do for this assignment will be useful for your final project. See the Course Calendar for the due date. Your Final paper should do the following: -Be sure to cover all of the topics listed in the first bulleted list that follows GUIDELINES above. -Be sure to support all of your ideas effectively. -Organize your paper so that it is clear and the ideas flow naturally. -Be sure to document your paper consistently and thoroughly in the documentation style preferred by your mentor.  -Write in a clear, concise way, fully explaining your ideas. -Be sure that you use proper grammar, spelling, and punctuation. -Include a COMPLETE bibliography. Your final project will automatically be submitted through SafeAssign.  WRITING AND RESEARCH RESOURCES The following links provide online writing and research aids to help you with your paper assignments. OWL (Online Writing Lab) at Purdue University  http://owl.english.purdue.edu/owl/ Writer's Handbook, the Writing Center at the University of Wisconsin–Madison http://writing.wisc.edu/Handbook/index.html APA Guidelines http://www.apastyle.org/ Information Literacy for TESU Students (an online guide from the New Jersey State Library to assist you in starting your research, searching databases for articles, citing sources, using ILLiad to request books or articles, etc.) http://libguides.njstatelib.org/info_literacy