WEEK TWELVE
Do media represent realistic images of Arabs?
DUE 11/16 Unit 1, Issue 3, page 48
DUE 11/18 Interim draft of Research Project Write-Up
WEEK THIRTEEN
Is hate speech in the media directly affecting our culture?
DUE 11/23 Unit 4, Issue 12, page 256
DUE 11/25 Thanksgiving break
WEEK FOURTEEN
Hate speech, cont’d
DUE 11/30 Hate speech, cont’d
DUE 12/2 Research Project Presentations
WEEK FIFTEEN
Semester wrap-up and final exam.
DUE 12/7 Final Quiz
DUE 12/9 Research Project Presentations
Thursday, November 18, 2010
Wednesday, November 10, 2010
CNN ad about bias on FOX & MSNBC
http://news.yahoo.com/s/yblog_upshot/cnn-calls-out-fox-news-msnbc-for-political-slants
Tuesday, November 2, 2010
Research Project
Choose a question not specifically addressed by our book. Your choice of topic should reflect your interests and/or any focus in your major.
Write a hypothesis, which represents the results or answer you believe you will find.
Construct a plan of action using quantitative research to attempt to prove your hypothesis (answer the question).
Present your results using the format that best represents your interests and/or any focus in your major. If you would like to be a newspaper journalist, your format should be a newspaper article. If you would like to be a field journalist submitting raw video to a broadcast station, your format should be a video. If you would like to be a TV show anchor or talk show host, your format should be a video of you presenting the findings on your show. If you would like to be a vocal artist, your format should be a song, etc.
Whatever the format, your presented results should incorporate the following sections:
Introduction (including your hypothesis - what you think your survey will find, and a brief summary of the existing literature on the subject - i.e. who has already written about it?)
Description of the Survey - how is your approach different from what has already been done?
Method - a description of your survey method (verbal questioning, paper, online, population, and sample size, etc.
Results Summary - a summary of the results of your survey - this can be in whatever graphical or table format makes most sense to you given the kinds of questions you asked, the kinds of correlations you drew from the responses, and the format of your presentation
Conclusion - What do your results mean? Was you hypothesis correct? Incorrect? Inconclusive? So what?
DUE 11/4: A 2-3 page proposal outlining your research project. This will count as Reading Analysis #3
DUE 11:18: An interim draft of your research project write-up or other presentation format
DUE 12/2: Final Research Project & Presentation
Write a hypothesis, which represents the results or answer you believe you will find.
Construct a plan of action using quantitative research to attempt to prove your hypothesis (answer the question).
Present your results using the format that best represents your interests and/or any focus in your major. If you would like to be a newspaper journalist, your format should be a newspaper article. If you would like to be a field journalist submitting raw video to a broadcast station, your format should be a video. If you would like to be a TV show anchor or talk show host, your format should be a video of you presenting the findings on your show. If you would like to be a vocal artist, your format should be a song, etc.
Whatever the format, your presented results should incorporate the following sections:
Introduction (including your hypothesis - what you think your survey will find, and a brief summary of the existing literature on the subject - i.e. who has already written about it?)
Description of the Survey - how is your approach different from what has already been done?
Method - a description of your survey method (verbal questioning, paper, online, population, and sample size, etc.
Results Summary - a summary of the results of your survey - this can be in whatever graphical or table format makes most sense to you given the kinds of questions you asked, the kinds of correlations you drew from the responses, and the format of your presentation
Conclusion - What do your results mean? Was you hypothesis correct? Incorrect? Inconclusive? So what?
DUE 11/4: A 2-3 page proposal outlining your research project. This will count as Reading Analysis #3
DUE 11:18: An interim draft of your research project write-up or other presentation format
DUE 12/2: Final Research Project & Presentation
Tuesday, October 19, 2010
Midterm
As announced in class today, you do NOT need to come to class on Thursday for a midterm. In lieu of a midterm, please conduct your survey and prepare a write-up of the results which includes at least the following sections:
Introduction (including your hypothesis - what you think your survey will find)
Description of the Survey (including a copy of the survey itself)
Method - a description of your survey method (verbal questioning, paper, online, population and sample size, etc.
Results Summary - a summary of the results of your survey - this can be in whatever graphical or table format makes most sense to you given the kinds of questions you asked and the kinds of correlations you drew from the responses
Conclusion - What do your results mean? Was you hypothesis correct? Incorrect? Inconclusive? So what?
A hard copy of this write-up is due the Tuesday after midterm break.
Introduction (including your hypothesis - what you think your survey will find)
Description of the Survey (including a copy of the survey itself)
Method - a description of your survey method (verbal questioning, paper, online, population and sample size, etc.
Results Summary - a summary of the results of your survey - this can be in whatever graphical or table format makes most sense to you given the kinds of questions you asked and the kinds of correlations you drew from the responses
Conclusion - What do your results mean? Was you hypothesis correct? Incorrect? Inconclusive? So what?
A hard copy of this write-up is due the Tuesday after midterm break.
Friday, October 15, 2010
Assignment for RA#2
Your assignment for Reading Analysis #2 is to create a survey through which you answer a slightly modified version of the question posed in the reading this week: Are citizens better informed in the information society? Your survey should seek 3 or 4 basic data points relating to the responder's level of informedness relating to the upcoming elections. It should also ask 1 or 2 questions about the responder's use of internet, TV, texting, or specific websites like facebook or twitter. Your job is to draw correlations between the responder's access to information and his or her level of informedness. For Tuesday, bring in a copy of your survey exactly as you propose to use it, but do not begin surveying responders yet. If you missed class this Thursday, please check in with at least 2 students who were in class for notes to ensure that you are doing the project appropriately.
Tuesday, October 5, 2010
Assignment - Reading Analysis #1
Student’s Name
Andrews/World History
October 5, 2010
RA #1
Analysis Paper
Write a letter, song, ad or other communication to one of the major media outlets we have looked at either here in the United States or in another country. Your communication should be a critique of their news service – either complimentary or critical – from any one or more of the perspectives we have discussed in class so far. You may want to focus, for example, on the role of the media in keeping the voting public informed within the context of a democracy.
Your communication should be approximately two pages or two minutes in length. Whatever its format, it should contain all the elements of any good piece of writing, including cogent organization and purpose, evidence to support your reasoning, analysis to relate your evidence to your main point, effective word choice and appropriate references.
Andrews/World History
October 5, 2010
RA #1
Analysis Paper
Write a letter, song, ad or other communication to one of the major media outlets we have looked at either here in the United States or in another country. Your communication should be a critique of their news service – either complimentary or critical – from any one or more of the perspectives we have discussed in class so far. You may want to focus, for example, on the role of the media in keeping the voting public informed within the context of a democracy.
Your communication should be approximately two pages or two minutes in length. Whatever its format, it should contain all the elements of any good piece of writing, including cogent organization and purpose, evidence to support your reasoning, analysis to relate your evidence to your main point, effective word choice and appropriate references.
Schedule - October 5 update
Day-by-Day Schedule of Activities & Assignments
October 5 update
WEEK SIX
International perspectives on local/global issues.
DUE 10/5 spend at least 2 hours reading / watching news from international press online, taking notes on one particular issue and the different perspectives you can perceive about that issue – online sources include: England (www.bbc.co.uk), Russia (www.en.rian.ru, http://english.pravda.ru), Qatar (http://english.aljazeera.net), Australia (http://australianetwork.com, www.canberratimes.com.au), Japan (www.nhk.or.jp), Vietnam (www.vietnamnews.com, www.thanhniennews.com)
DUE 10/7 Prep for in-class workshop on RA#1
WEEK SEVEN
Are people better informed in the “Information Society”?
DUE 10/12 RA#1
DUE 10/14 Unit 6, Issue 18, page 364
WEEK EIGHT
Midterm week
DUE 10/19 RA #2
DUE 10/21 Study for midterm quiz
WEEK NINE
Is advertising good for society? Midterm 1:1 reviews.
DUE 10/26 Nothing – enjoy your break
DUE 10/28 Unit 2, Issue 7, page 129
WEEK TEN
Do video games encourage violent behavior?
DUE 11/2 Unit 2, Issue 5, page 9
DUE 11/4 TBD
October 5 update
WEEK SIX
International perspectives on local/global issues.
DUE 10/5 spend at least 2 hours reading / watching news from international press online, taking notes on one particular issue and the different perspectives you can perceive about that issue – online sources include: England (www.bbc.co.uk), Russia (www.en.rian.ru, http://english.pravda.ru), Qatar (http://english.aljazeera.net), Australia (http://australianetwork.com, www.canberratimes.com.au), Japan (www.nhk.or.jp), Vietnam (www.vietnamnews.com, www.thanhniennews.com)
DUE 10/7 Prep for in-class workshop on RA#1
WEEK SEVEN
Are people better informed in the “Information Society”?
DUE 10/12 RA#1
DUE 10/14 Unit 6, Issue 18, page 364
WEEK EIGHT
Midterm week
DUE 10/19 RA #2
DUE 10/21 Study for midterm quiz
WEEK NINE
Is advertising good for society? Midterm 1:1 reviews.
DUE 10/26 Nothing – enjoy your break
DUE 10/28 Unit 2, Issue 7, page 129
WEEK TEN
Do video games encourage violent behavior?
DUE 11/2 Unit 2, Issue 5, page 9
DUE 11/4 TBD
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