The Law of Unintended Consequences: COMM 2713 Media, Faith and Society Group Project Assignment

The Law of Unintended Consequences
COMM 2713 Media, Faith and Society Group Project Assignment

The Group project is an assignment where you investigate media issues of significance by participating in a collaborative assignment. Here you will demonstrate your groups abilities to analyze an issue impacting media and culture, find an appropriate media theory, and create a are presented on the website of portfolio has the following sections: 1. Overviewintroduce your group, the chosen topic area and media theory. 2. ScenarioSelect a current news event that illustrates a current issue facing media and society. 3. Theory Sectionappropriate for your media 4. Research Section (each person in your group must find two journal research studies) 5. Online Slide Presentation or video 6. Annotated Web links 7. Full Bibliography (See diagram at: http://popplet.com/app/#/93319 for an overview) All of these sections are to be posted on a group wiki site located at http://convergeoc.wikispaces.com/.
Specific Details for Each Section

Overview Your group will change the name of your group from GroupX to something and more descriptive (i.e. The MediaConverge-o-Matics) Post a group pictures, slides, videos or slide videos for your group members, Introduce each member of your research team and presents facts and information about each person, Provide a brief overview of each section that followswith links to the appropriate section within the web. A short explanation that list three reasons (backed by research) why the topic area is of importance to society. Media you might use include: Knovio: http://www.knovio.com/ FlixTime: http://flixtime.com/ A YouTube video Middlespot: http://middlespot.com 280 Slides: http://280slides.com/ Prezi: http://www.prezi.com
Scenario Example Scenario Here is an example of a current news event that you might use as the basis for introducing your media issues topic.
More on Sam Houston State's Social Media Policy from SPLC

from _FIRE - The Torch by joanna@thefire.org (Joanna Brenner) A few weeks ago, we announced via a national press release that a professor at Sam Houston State University (SHSU) used a box cutter to cut an insult against President Obama out of a "free speech wall" promoted by four student organizations. FIRE had learned that the free speech wall was erected with permission from SHSU, in order to protest a proposed new social media policy. But when the students called the campus police after the professor's act of censorship, an officer demanded instead that the students censor the wall or else face criminal charges for having offended the professor. Yesterday, the Student Press Law Center (SPLC) ran an important news flash disseminating the details of SHSU's proposed social media policy, and why students were inclined to protest it. SPLC staff writer Peter Velz explained: The Southeast Texas school started rolling out in September its Social Media Universe, a portal to department and student organization social media pages that have applied for inclusion on the site. But proposed policies accompanying the portal have raised concern among students over broad language that could remove some control from those who the run organization pages. According to the proposed policy, groups applying for inclusion in the portal must disclose to university marketing staff the login and password information for social media sites such as Facebook and Twitter. The university reserves the right to "edit and delete content as appropriate," which has caught the attention of students who would be affected. Several student leaders at SHSU had reservations about the document, including Cristan Shamburger, president of the Bearcat Democrats group. Shamburger specifically objected to language in the guidelines that give the university the right to add new restrictions "without reservation or obligation to defend the action." Velz also explained that those responsible for the new Social Media Universe have taken the concern into account: Kristina Ruiz, associate vice president of marketing and communication, was tasked with uniting different university-affiliated social media sites about a year ago. She stressed work on the policy is ongoing and a small part of a larger program. Ruiz said the soft launch of the Social Media Universe prompted criticism and "a lot of misconception," adding the proposed policy is just that: proposed. Despite wording in the policy, Ruiz said student groups are not required to join the site. The draft document currently has several steps to overcome before the university can formally adopt it. Ruiz is forming a committee to address concerns from delegates of the faculty senate, student government and various colleges at the school. She said she would also like someone with "credentialed experience in free speech to sit on the committee." Velz also pointed to FIRE's concern with the incident, noting that the student group SHSU Lovers of Liberty and FIRE were hosting the seminar "Free Speech on Campus: Liberty in Peril" on campus just yesterday evening, featuring our own Adam Kissel. Also according to Velz's article, President Gibson was scheduled to attend a forum in early November to further discuss the proposed policy because of remaining concerns among students.
Theory Section (750 word min)
Provide a bio of the theorist (the person who created the theory) Introduce and overview the theory Where was it first published, introduced and explained? Fully explain the assigned research theoriesvarious parts, how it works etc. Uses lots of headers and sub headers. Clearly illustrate how each theory could be applied in your scenario. Present a list of key terms, related to your theory, and their definitions. Remember to fully citejust as you would in a research paper. Provide a bibliography for each theorythree good published sources for each. Media to use include (must be embedded in wiki): Livebinders, http://livebinders.com/ Google Docs Read Write Think: http://www.readwritethink.org/
Research Studies (500 word min each study) Your research studies should be from original journal sourcesnot repeats of studies listed in overviews by other researchers. Sometimes it is good to find studies listed and described by othersbut you must get the original journal study. Overview the studies and provide appropriate links to each. Overview the study and what it was about. Describe the sample and methodology. Provide the findings Explain the importance of studies like this. Remember to fully cite your information as you would in a research paper. Provide a proper bibliographic listing Media to include (must be embedded): http://www.slideshare.net/?ss Slide Rocket: http://www.sliderocket.com/ Google Docs Livebinders, http://livebinders.com/
Online Slide Presentation The purpose of your presentation is to thoroughly inform your viewers about your about a selected media issue. It should: Describe the Cultural Situation by Overviewing the problem, Explain how media are involved Explain the unintended consequences to society, Include a special section that addresses how media might be used for goodhow people of faith could respond to this issue. Your presentation should include a videos or audio interviews of experts in your field (campus and others)
Media to use include (must be embedded wiki) 280 Slides: http://280slides.com Prezi: www.prezi.com Animoto: http://animoto.com/
Photodex: http://www.photodex.com/try SlideShare: http://www.slideshare.net/?ss
Links and Bibliography

The purpose of this portion of the group project is to provide a scholarly information base for your work. As part of this assignment, you will be required to locate pertinent websites, slide shows, papers and other resources which you will share on the class website. 1. Locate no less than 20 quality websites related to your topic. As much as possible, avoid using websites I have already provided for you on my links pages. 2. Annotate each of your links and bibliographic entries. 3. Make certain your links work--they will be checked!
Links Example James C. Miller III. FTC Policy Statement on Deception. 1998-2004. JL Com Publishing Co. April 17, 2005 This site is reproduction of the FTCs Policy Statement on Deception. This letter from James C. Miller III, chairman of the FCC, to John D. Dingell, declares unfair or deceptive acts unlawful. It prohibits false ads to encourage purchases. This letter created a single authoritative statement of Federal Trade Commissions view on deceptive, unfair acts or practices. The letter addresses the meaning of deception and provides a greater sense of certainty as to how the concept will be applied. We used the site as a reference to how the FTC decided to regulate deceptive and false advertising. Media to use (must be embedded in wiki): Live Binders: www.livebinders.com

The Law of Unintended Consequences: COMM 2713 Media, Faith and Society Group Project Assignment

Uploaded by

Copyright:

Available Formats

The Law of Unintended Consequences: COMM 2713 Media, Faith and Society Group Project Assignment

Uploaded by

Document Information

Original Description:

Original Title

Copyright

Available Formats

Share this document

Share or Embed Document

Sharing Options

Did you find this document useful?

Is this content inappropriate?

Copyright:

Available Formats

The Law of Unintended Consequences: COMM 2713 Media, Faith and Society Group Project Assignment

Uploaded by

Copyright:

Available Formats

The Law of Unintended Consequences

COMM 2713 Media, Faith and Society Group Project Assignment

Specific Details for Each Section

More on Sam Houston State's Social Media Policy from SPLC

Theory Section (750 word min)

Photodex: http://www.photodex.com/try SlideShare: http://www.slideshare.net/?ss

Links and Bibliography

You might also like