EE496A Assignment: Contemporary issues essay
Due Nov 28
Instructions
Please write an essay to describe your recognition of contemporary issues. This essay
needs to be written in two sections:
1. Write a one page paper discussing the statement: “How knowledge of current
events and contemporary issues (non-engineering related) will benefit you in your
engineering career." Discuss not only how and why you will benefit, but give
examples.
2. Read a recent news article from a local newspaper or a national news magazine.
The article’s topic needs to be a current event / contemporary issue. Example
topics include the economy (stock market, oil prices), world events (war,
elections), local events (zoning changes, enrolment in school) or other events that
are in the news. Write a one page discussion of this event and include the name
and date of the source.
Submission Requirement:
The essay should be 1-2 pages with 11pt font and 1.5 line space. Please submit the essay
to Dr. Dong by Email (jdong2@calstatela.edu) on Nov 29.