Communications and Media

The Document called (Fabletics APA Style) is what a friend did, it should only be used as an example and not copying. The proposal should be about the same company (Fabletics)

the research must include :  Four elements: 1. Introduction 2. Main Body of Text (divided into sub-headings)  3. Conclusion 4. Bibliography   FOR EXAMPLE: For example: INTRODUCTION This essay will assess and critically analyse two/three principal aims and objectives before offering a definitive conclusion on the subject studied. The first aim and objective is to explore the history of media in Russia since the collapse of communism in 1986 …. (and so on). Each aim and objective should correspond to a sub-heading so the first is: Challenges of Regulating Online Journalism in Egypt … as detailed in the introduction. Subsequent aims/objectives should have corresponding sub-headings. This will provide a clear and coherent structure. It’s important that each sub-section flows from one to another, so think clearly what it is you are ‘aiming’ to do. Whilst there are no rules on how many aims and objectives can be listed, in a 1500 word essay it’s advisable to list between two or three. Listing more than three will negatively affect the content of the material resulting in less scholarly depth. TWO IMPORTANT APPROACHES Avoid just ‘telling a story’ and apply a Critical Analysis and Interpretation of Material. USE OF QUOTATIONS Avoid the ‘quote fairy’! In other words when you use quotations don’t just pop it into the text without contextualising it. Ask yourself this question: why am I using this quote? Think critically about the quote, try to LEAD into the quote and REFLECT on it after you have inserted it into the text. For example: [LEAD] One of the main exponents of nonsense and absurdity is the comic Groucho Marx who with his ludicrous moustache and large cigar never failed to make people laugh and often confuse issues. For example, consider what Marx said in relation to art: ‘Well, Art is Art, isn’t it? Still, on the other hand, water is water. And east is east and west is west and if you take cranberries and stew them like applesauce they taste much more like prunes than rhubarb does. Now you tell me what you know’ (Groucho Marx, On A Trampoline, 1912). [REFLECTION] It’s not clear what Marx is stating here but perhaps that’s the point of good old fashioned humour that incorporates the word ‘art’ in the same sentence as ‘applesauce’ and ‘prunes’! You’ll note the quote is separated and indented and this should be applied to quotes over three lines. EMPIRICAL DATA Using research data can greatly add value to an academic essay but you need to use it wisely. Too much data, i.e., too many case studies often results in a very descriptive account with little analysis. When using empirical material try to theorise, analyse and critically interpret it. CONCLUSION Far too many essays do not provide an adequate conclusion. Here you simply and briefly reflect on what you have written and perhaps offer some suggestions for further debates on the topic you have addressed for example: ‘In conclusion, this essay has critically examined the history of Russian media since the end of communism in 1986 ….’.

The Document called (Fabletics APA Style) is what a friend did, it should only be used as an example and not copying. The proposal should be about the same company (Fabletics)

the research must include :  Four elements: 1. Introduction 2. Main Body of Text (divided into sub-headings)  3. Conclusion 4. Bibliography   FOR EXAMPLE: For example: INTRODUCTION This essay will assess and critically analyse two/three principal aims and objectives before offering a definitive conclusion on the subject studied. The first aim and objective is to explore the history of media in Russia since the collapse of communism in 1986 …. (and so on). Each aim and objective should correspond to a sub-heading so the first is: Challenges of Regulating Online Journalism in Egypt … as detailed in the introduction. Subsequent aims/objectives should have corresponding sub-headings. This will provide a clear and coherent structure. It’s important that each sub-section flows from one to another, so think clearly what it is you are ‘aiming’ to do. Whilst there are no rules on how many aims and objectives can be listed, in a 1500 word essay it’s advisable to list between two or three. Listing more than three will negatively affect the content of the material resulting in less scholarly depth. TWO IMPORTANT APPROACHES Avoid just ‘telling a story’ and apply a Critical Analysis and Interpretation of Material. USE OF QUOTATIONS Avoid the ‘quote fairy’! In other words when you use quotations don’t just pop it into the text without contextualising it. Ask yourself this question: why am I using this quote? Think critically about the quote, try to LEAD into the quote and REFLECT on it after you have inserted it into the text. For example: [LEAD] One of the main exponents of nonsense and absurdity is the comic Groucho Marx who with his ludicrous moustache and large cigar never failed to make people laugh and often confuse issues. For example, consider what Marx said in relation to art: ‘Well, Art is Art, isn’t it? Still, on the other hand, water is water. And east is east and west is west and if you take cranberries and stew them like applesauce they taste much more like prunes than rhubarb does. Now you tell me what you know’ (Groucho Marx, On A Trampoline, 1912). [REFLECTION] It’s not clear what Marx is stating here but perhaps that’s the point of good old fashioned humour that incorporates the word ‘art’ in the same sentence as ‘applesauce’ and ‘prunes’! You’ll note the quote is separated and indented and this should be applied to quotes over three lines. EMPIRICAL DATA Using research data can greatly add value to an academic essay but you need to use it wisely. Too much data, i.e., too many case studies often results in a very descriptive account with little analysis. When using empirical material try to theorise, analyse and critically interpret it. CONCLUSION Far too many essays do not provide an adequate conclusion. Here you simply and briefly reflect on what you have written and perhaps offer some suggestions for further debates on the topic you have addressed for example: ‘In conclusion, this essay has critically examined the history of Russian media since the end of communism in 1986 ….’.

Business Proposal Assignment On page 410, you will see a sample case regarding Warby Parker. You work as a communication specialist at Warby Parker, reporting to co-CEO David Gilboa. Using the skills you’ve been practicing in this course, respond to this challenge: You’re helping Gilboa prepare a report about the company. Gilboa characterizes the report as a “public business plan,” in that it will discuss the company and its objectives, strategies, and operations without disclosing the sort of confidential international that a typical business plan includes. The target audience includes potential investors, employees, and business partners. To help overcome shoppers’ reluctance to buy eyewear online, Warby Parker offers Home Try-On, in which people can order five pairs of frames, keep them for five days a no costs, then decide which pair they would like to order. This gives shoppers lots of time to try on the frames they are considering and get the options of family and friends. On the job (Internal, Unsolicited Proposal) Write a 2-3 page internal proposal to your boss or supervisor. Select one of the topics below listed as A-D, and make sure to include it as one of your headings. Remember to include additional headings or sub-headings for each section in the proposal that explain this program- i.e. Background, Solution, Recommendation. Make sure to correctly identify and analyze your audience, as well as any possible secondary audiences. Usually, the person to whom you submit your proposal is in a position to order the implementation of the change recommended. Home Try-On: Making online shopping even better than in-store shopping Home-Try On: Our tried and true way to eliminate the risk of buying eyewear online Home Try-On: Now you can try on five frames in the comfort of your own home Home Try-On: How we can reduce a major perceived risk in the Warby business model You can use pages 406-406 in the textbook as a guideline.  For a complete breakdown on how to write a business proposal, refer to Chapter 13 of your textbook. Although Warby Parker is a company that already offers a home-try on option for its customers, I encourage you to tackle this project from the perspective of a business professional who is being tasked to carry out this project for the first time. You should also consider how the current pandemic could affect the launch of such an ambitious effort. This project does not require a cover page. But it should have the following sections: Executive Summary (Sum up your proposal here) Background (What problem is the company facing that will be addressed by your proposal?) Specific Objectives (What are the goals for your project? How will those goals address the problem?) Deliverables Overview (How will this project work? What will be given to customers? How must the business change to accommodate your project?) Timeline (A table or bulleted list indicating when each step of the project will launch/conclude) Conclusion (Given everything you’ve just shared with the CEO, why should the company move forward with your proposal?) VIDEO RESPONSE ASSIGNMENT

Highly important that the 02 sources be from a scholarly journal. Intext citations MLA format and work cited page should be on the 3rd page. It is an INFORMATIVE speech and NOT a persuasive one. I will attach a sample. Please follow exactly the sample.  write out Topic, General purpose, Specific purpose and so on.

Use the attached reading as the sole source, pull specific concepts from the chapter to answer the address the professors assignment:  “This chapter covers small group decision making. Think back to the most complicated or pressing decision that you had to make in a small group context; probably something workplace or school related. After reading this chapter, reflect back on that process.  Do you think it was healthy?  What was right or wrong about how you came to your decision?” For citing material, just use page numbers from the attached (chapter 9) material.  For a good discussion board post, I need 3-4 citations.

Part 1: Media Consumption Log For the first part of this assignment you need to compile a log of your media consumption on three separate days. The first and second days should represent typical school days; the third day should represent a typical non-school day (e.g., the weekend). All three days should be representative of your general media activity. For each day, your assignment is to log all media activity, including: listening to the radio, surfing the Internet, reading the paper, talking on the phone, etc. You can organize this log in whatever fashion makes the most sense to you but I would suggest modifying the accompanying template/examplePreview the document or using this chart/log (example included in document). Keep in mind that the more information you collect about your media consumption the easier it will be to complete the second part of this assignment, which is described below. Part 2: Reflective Writing Assignment For the second part of this assignment you need to analyze your media consumption log and write a reflective essay about what it reveals about your relationship to the media environment. The purpose of this assignment is to get you to think critically about the role that media play in your life, the amount of media that you consume, the kind of media that you consume, why you consume particular forms of media over others, what impact these media have on you as a consumer/citizen, etc. Beyond compiling your media consumption log no additional reading or research is necessary. However, you are expected to make ties to course readings and discussion – specifically our Hanson textbook, the Waters article “Electronic Isolation Gives Us Cold Comfort” and Postman’s “Amusing Ourselves to Death” reading. Consider questions such as: Are you “amusing yourselves to death” to paraphrase Postman? In what way(s)? Provide examples from your media log. Waters wrote, “Planet Dave is a nice place to visit. I can’t afford to live there.” Why not? What’s wrong with Planet Dave? In your opinion, what are the pros and cons of our MEdia culture? How does Planet [insert your name here] impact your life? Please make sure to upload both your completed media consumption log and your reflective paper when you turn in this assignment as you will be graded on both. This journal should be approximately 2 pages, typed and double-spaced; 12 point font, 1-inch margins, proper spelling, syntax and grammar. You will be evaluated on: (1) the comprehensiveness of your media consumption log and (2) the clarity, organization and depth of your reflections on your media consumption.

You’ve navigated 2000 ish years of communication technology, societal manipulation, and media growth and development. Take a minute to discuss the media trends you’ve observed, and predict where you think it’s going.

This Project will consist of two parts: a creative project + an explanatory paper. For your Final Project, you must produce a creative project involving performance — meaning, I would like you to perform something and capture your performance in either an audio recording or a video recording. And your performance must pertain to the themes of this course and reference AT LEAST TWO READINGS FROM TWO DIFFERENT MODULES on the Syllabus. Your audio or video recording must be NO LONGER than five minutes long. Then, you will ALSO write a 2-page, double-spaced paper in which you EXPLAIN how your project relates to some of the themes of the course, and what two readings you used. For your Project, you could choose to write out an essay about your thoughts on a television show or social media account, relating it to some of the themes you’ve learned in this course, and you could record yourself reading your essay. Whatever genre and style of performance you choose, I advise that you choose something from television or something from social media, like a TV series, or an episode or character from that series, or a social media event, or account, or hashtag campaign, as your main object. Then you should do an explanation or commentary or reaction or parody or re-enactment or artistic re-interpretation of that TV or social media object that references themes from this course. Whatever type of recording you do, you just have to make sure it’s maximum 5 minutes long. It can be a lot shorter than 5 minutes, it just can’t be longer than 5 minutes. you also have to make sure that somewhere in your project, you mention two readings from two DIFFERENT modules of the course. You could cite the readings explicitly, but you could also just incorporate themes, concepts, frameworks, terms, keywords, main ideas from the readings, into your project. The reason that you have the option to not cite the two readings explicitly is that, remember, you will also be writing a 2-page paper explaining your project in addition to doing the project itself, and in that paper, you will state very clearly which readings you used for your project — you should write the titles of the two essays you used, their authors, and if you think it’s necessary or helpful, you should write which arguments, or lines, from the essays informed your project the most. Therefore, I have to be included an audio or video file attached with a 2 pages explanatory paper. Rubrics: This Project will be worth up to 16 points. 4 points will be based on how well your project engages with the themes of the course. 4 points will be based on how well you use the two readings from two different modules. 4 points will be based on the technical and aesthetic aspects of your project — though you don’t have to employ really sophisticated technical skills to do this project, but we want to evaluate how well you executed your concept for the project. And 4 points will be based on your 2-page explanatory paper, and how well you communicate in that paper what your project was about, and how it was inspired by what was discussed in the lectures and readings that make up this course.