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Look over your partner’s Proposal. Ensure that you have answered all of the questions below.

1. What is your partner’s object of study?

2. Do they provide sufficient information about what it is?

3. What specific part of the object is your partner focusing on?

4. Do they explain why it stands in for the whole object?

5. Is your partner using appropriate course terms to characterize the object’s significance? If so, which ones? If not, ask them what course terms they are going to utilize.

6. Can you think of other medium-specific terms that they should consider from this class?

7. What thoughts do they provide about the object’s relevance to the world around it?

8. Have they considered the object’s convergence with other forms of media?

9. Where specifically is your partner making claims? What kind of evidence are they using to back up their claims? Is it sufficient to convince you?

10. What else could they consider as they start expanding this into a Research Project?

Now take 5-7 minutes to exchange responses to each other’s Proposal.

1. Provide for them an oral synopsis of your written notes regarding their Proposal.

2. Go through your individual responses to the questions posed above.

3. Make reference to your classmate’s Proposal and to your notes.

4. Point out the areas in the text where they are responding to (or should be responding to) the above questions.

5. Ask them to specify and to clarify if something seems vague.

6. Ask questions and be respectful. The goal is to make helpful suggests and ask provocative questions, not to tear someone down.

The Internet and Security

What did we say was paradoxical about the Internet’s creation?

“hub for convergence” -Campbell, p. 48

Debates regarding control and ownership of the Internet revolve around three key issues:

1. The appropriateness of online materials

2. The accessibility of the Internet

3. The security of personal and private information

http://www.theonion.com/video/report-every-potential-2040-president-already-unel,27963/
















Proposals and Research Projects: Observations

1. You should already be researching your object.

A. Consult your notes from the librarian’s presentation.

B. Seek out help from the library if you are having trouble finding information.

C. DO NOT put research off until the last minute. It will be obvious if you do.

D. One of your guiding research questions should be: “What do others say about my object?” You MUST work with credible sources. NO WIKIPEDIA.


2. Follow directions!

A. Read the directions carefully

B. Do as the directions say.

1. If the directions ask you to name your file a specific way, name your file that way.

2. If the directions ask you to double space your text, double space your text.

3. If the directions ask you to talk about formal elements, talk about formal elements.

C. Ask questions if the directions are unclear to you.

D. Failure to follow directions will not be tolerated and will be punished severely.


3. Proofread your work very carefully

A. Spell check will not catch the misuse of actual words (e.g. “their,” “there,” “they’re,” “to,” “too”)B. It is obvious when someone has not proofread their work carefully; such work will see significant point reductions.


4. Avoid uncritical language

A. This is not a media appreciation class. I have said this from day one. The assignment directions are clear about this as well.

B. I am not interested in whether you think something is “good” or “bad.”

C. Your job in the Research Project is to show your grasp of critical concepts and your ability to apply them to an object of your choosing.


5. Make only those claims for which you have ample, credible evidence.

A. When you talk about your object, what informs your descriptions?

B. What are you using for evidence? Is it credible?

C. Is your claim appropriate for the size of the Project? Will you have enough space to provide the necessary evidence?

D. Base your argument on credible evidence, not guesses, feelings, or unsubstantiated ideas.


6. DO NOT PLAGIARIZE

A. Academic Dishonesty/Plagiarism includes:

1. Using someone else’s exact words without citing them.

2. Paraphrasing someone else’s thoughts without citing them.

3. Passing of someone else’s work (including another student’s) as your own.

4. Using the same work for multiple classes w/out instructor’s consent


B. The penalties for plagiarism are severe:

1. An automatic zero on the assignment.

2. An “F” for the course.

3. Potential expulsion from IPFW.

4. Likely documentation of transgression on your academic record/transcript.

Proposals and Research Projects:

7. Recommendations

A. Get started on research now.

B. Take notes.

C. Utilize IPFW’s resources!

D. Read the assignment directions multiple times.

E. Be sure that you know what you need to do.

F. Consult with the IPFW Writing Center (http://new.ipfw.edu/writing/), your notes, and your assigned readings on how to write a paper and how to avoid plagiarism.

G. Ask questions

Look over your partner’s Proposal. Ensure that you have answered all of the questions below.

1. What is your partner’s object of study?

2. Do they provide sufficient information about what it is?

3. What specific part of the object is your partner focusing on?

4. Do they explain why it stands in for the whole object?

5. Is your partner using appropriate course terms to characterize the object’s significance? If so, which ones? If not, ask them what course terms they are going to utilize.

6. Can you think of other medium-specific terms that they should consider from this class?

7. What thoughts do they provide about the object’s relevance to the world around it?

8. Have they considered the object’s convergence with other forms of media?

9. Where specifically is your partner making claims? What kind of evidence are they using to back up their claims? Is it sufficient to convince you?

10. What else could they consider as they start expanding this into a Research Project?

Now take 5-7 minutes to exchange responses to each other’s Proposal.

1. Provide for them an oral synopsis of your written notes regarding their Proposal.

2. Go through your individual responses to the questions posed above.

3. Make reference to your classmate’s Proposal and to your notes.

4. Point out the areas in the text where they are responding to (or should be responding to) the above questions.

5. Ask them to specify and to clarify if something seems vague.

6. Ask questions and be respectful. The goal is to make helpful suggests and ask provocative questions, not to tear someone down.

The Peer Review assignment asks you to expand on the workshop exercises you have been doing in class. Now, however, you have to respond in writing, in full sentence paragraphs, to your colleague’s work and think about their response to yours.

1. Exchange email addresses with your partner.

2. Send your Proposal to your partner tonight (as appropriately named email attachment).

3. Read through the questions before you read your colleague’s Proposal.

4. Print your colleague’s Proposal and take notes.

5. In your meeting with your partner, follow up with them regarding how their Proposal holds up against the assignment questions.

6. Direct them to specific places in their Proposal that you are referring to.

7. Write down their responses to your questions and comments.

8. These notes are needed for your Peer Review!

9. Be sure to write down what your partner says about your Proposal as well!

10. Bring a voice recorder to capture the conversation if that is easier for you.

Upcoming schedule:

11/13: Exchange email addresses with Peer Review partner

11/13: Send your Proposal as email attachment to partner

11/13: Online Quiz #9 goes live at 10PM

11/13-11/20: Meet with Peer Review partner

11/15: No formal class meeting (good time to meet w/partner!)

11/20: No class meeting

11/20: Peer Review due via email attachment by 12PM

11/27: Class resumes. I will return exams, extra credit, appeals, and Peer Reviews. We finish our conversation about the Internet, and discuss media effects, and journalism.

Come to class ready to talk about media effects theories and journalism.I will send out additional reading prompts for the chapter on journalism next week.

Have a nice (and safe) break.

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