MI​ ​101-​ ​SEC​ ​730 FALL​ ​2017 Assignment​ ​2​ ​-​ ​Media​ ​Effects​ ​Research (20​ ​points) Due:​​ ​October​ ​18,​ ​2017 Submit​ ​to​​ ​dropbox​ ​for​ ​Assignment​ ​2​ ​in​ ​PDF​ ​FORMAT Assignment​ ​2​ ​Rubric Instructions: The​ ​objective​ ​of​ ​this​ ​assignment​ ​is​ ​to​ ​further​ ​develop​ ​your​ ​media​ ​literacy​ ​skills.​ ​So​ ​far,​ ​we​ ​have tackled​ ​the​ ​topic​ ​of​ ​media​ ​literacy​ ​in​ ​analyzing​ ​the​ ​way​ ​advertisements​ ​are​ ​constructed​ ​for particular​ ​audiences.​ ​Another​ ​way​ ​to​ ​tackle​ ​media​ ​literacy​ ​is​ ​by​ ​versing​ ​yourself​ ​in​ ​how​ ​media research​ ​is​ ​conducted.​ ​Therefore,​ ​you​ ​will​ ​find​ ​an​ ​article​ ​published​ ​in​ ​a​ p ​ eer-reviewed, academic​ ​journal​ ​that​ ​addresses​ ​the​ ​topic​ ​of​ ​media​ ​effects​.​ ​From​ ​there,​ ​you​ ​will​ ​write​ ​a​ ​brief essay​ ​(450-500​ ​words)​ ​regarding: ● ● ● ● ● The​ ​topic​ ​of​ ​the​ ​study​ ​(e.g.​ ​What​ ​media​ ​are​ ​being​ ​studied?​ ​What​ ​social/physical phenomena​ ​are​ ​the​ ​researchers​ ​studying?​ ​What​ ​questions​ ​are​ ​the​ ​researchers​ ​trying​ ​to answer?) The​ ​method​ ​the​ ​researchers​ ​used​ ​(e.g.​ ​What​ ​did​ ​the​ ​researchers​ ​do​ ​to​ ​answer​ ​the questions/hypotheses​ ​proposed?​ ​Was​ ​it​ ​a​ ​survey,​ ​an​ ​experiment,​ ​a​ ​content​ ​analysis? What​ ​kind​ ​of​ ​data​ ​did​ ​the​ ​researchers​ ​use?​ ​Was​ ​data​ ​gathered​ ​from​ ​a​ ​sample​ ​of people?​ ​How​ ​many​ ​people?​ ​Was​ ​data​ ​gathered​ ​from​ ​textual​ ​sources?​ ​What​ ​were​ ​those sources​ ​(e.g.​ ​news​ ​articles,​ ​facebook​ ​posts,​ ​etc.)?). The​ ​main​ ​findings​ ​of​ ​the​ ​research​ ​(e.g.​ ​Were​ ​the​ ​hypotheses​ ​supported​ ​or unsupported?​ ​What​ ​do​ ​their​ ​findings​ ​mean​ ​for​ ​individuals​ ​and/or​ ​society?​ ​Why​ ​do​ ​their findings​ ​matter​ ​as​ ​presented​ ​in​ ​their​ ​discussion​ ​section?) Your​ ​overall​ ​assessment​ ​regarding​ ​the​ ​validity​ ​of​ ​the​ ​research​ ​(e.g.​ ​What​ ​are​ ​the limitations​ ​of​ ​the​ ​study?​ ​Do​ ​you​ ​think​ ​the​ ​results​ ​the​ ​researchers​ ​found​ ​are​ ​accurate​ ​to your​ ​own​ ​perceptions​ ​on​ ​the​ ​topic?​ ​Do​ ​you​ ​think​ ​anything​ ​was​ ​left​ ​out,​ ​or​ ​what​ ​could have​ ​been​ ​incorporated​ ​to​ ​make​ ​the​ ​study​ ​more​ ​comprehensive?) References​ ​(e.g.​ ​include​ ​a​ ​formal​ ​reference​ ​to​ ​the​ ​academic​ ​article​ ​you​ ​are​ ​writing about​ ​after​ ​your​ ​essay). Information​ ​about​ ​how​ ​media​ ​research​ ​is​ ​conducted​ ​will​ ​be​ ​covered​ ​more​ ​in​ ​depth​ ​in​ ​Module​ ​4, 5,​ ​and​ ​6.​ ​This​ ​assignment​ ​requires​ ​you​ ​to​ ​find​ ​a​ ​peer-reviewed,​ ​academic​ ​journal​ ​article. Information​ ​on​ ​how​ ​to​ ​find​ ​these​ ​is​ ​included​ ​below​ ​in​ ​“resources”. Requirements: To​ ​receive​ ​full​ ​credit,​ ​the​ ​total​ ​word​ ​count​ ​of​ ​your​ ​responses​ ​must​ ​be​ ​450-500​ ​words​ ​(not including​ ​the​ ​reference).​ ​Text​ ​must​ ​be​ ​in​ ​Times​ ​New​ ​Roman​ ​or​ ​Arial​ ​font,​ ​double​ ​spaced,​ ​and 12pt​ ​font.​ ​One​ ​inch​ ​margins​ ​are​ ​required.​ ​ ​Essays​ ​must​ ​address​ ​each​ ​of​ ​the​ ​aforementioned bullet​ ​points.​ ​Put​ ​your​ ​full​ ​name​ ​and​ ​student​ ​ID​ ​number​ ​at​ ​the​ ​top​ ​left​ ​corner​ ​of​ ​the​ ​page.​ ​Submit your​ ​assignment​ ​as​ ​a​ ​PDF​ ​document.​ ​Include​ ​the​ ​word​ ​count​ ​at​ ​the​ ​bottom​ ​of​ ​your​ ​essay before​ ​the​ ​references​ ​section​.​ ​Plagiarism​ ​will​ ​not​ ​be​ ​tolerated.​ ​See​ ​rubric​ ​for​ ​specific​ ​criteria. Resources: ● ● ● ● Media​ ​effects​​ ​refers​ ​to​ ​scientific​ ​research​ ​that​ ​investigates​ ​the​ ​influence​ ​of​ ​media messages​ ​on​ ​social​ ​attitudes​ ​and​ ​behaviors.​ ​For​ ​example,​ ​a​ ​media​ ​effects​ ​study​ ​may investigate​ ​the​ ​influence​ ​of​ ​Facebook​ ​use​ ​on​ ​feelings​ ​of​ ​social​ ​connection​ ​or​ ​isolation. Another​ ​example​ ​of​ ​media​ ​effects​ ​research​ ​is​ ​a​ ​study​ ​that​ ​investigates​ ​video​ ​game​ ​use on​ ​attitudes​ ​and/or​ ​behaviors​ ​regarding​ ​team​ ​collaboration.​ ​There​ ​are​ ​many​ ​different types​ ​of​ ​media,​ ​thus​ ​many​ ​different​ ​studies​ ​on​ ​the​ ​topic​ ​of​ ​media​ ​effects.​ ​However,​ ​all studies​ ​on​ ​media​ ​effects​ ​focus​ ​on​ ​the​ ​influence​ ​of​ ​media​ ​messages​ ​on​ ​attitudes​ ​and behaviors.​ ​Therefore,​ ​the​ ​research​ ​study​ ​you​ ​find​ ​for​ ​this​ ​assignment​ ​must​ ​fit​ ​this definition. Reading​ ​and​ ​Viewing​ ​Opportunities: ○ What​ ​is​ ​an​ ​academic​ ​journal? ■ Identifying​ ​an​ ​academic​ ​journal ○ Wikipedia​ ​-​ ​Influence​ ​of​ ​Mass​ ​Media ○ Psychology​ ​Today​ ​-​ ​Explaining​ ​Media​ ​Psychology​ ​in​ ​2017 ○ An​ ​animated​ ​introduction​ ​to​ ​social​ ​science​ ​research ○ Economic​ ​and​ ​Social​ ​Research​ ​Council​ ​-​ ​What​ ​is​ ​social​ ​science? Peer-reviewed,​ ​academic​ ​journals​ ​are​ ​scientific​ ​journals​ ​that​ ​publish​ ​studies​ ​which​ ​are reviewed​ ​by​ ​multiple​ ​members​ ​within​ ​the​ ​scientific​ ​community.​ ​In​ ​other​ ​words,​ ​these studies​ ​have​ ​gone​ ​through​ ​a​ ​vetting​ ​process​ ​so​ ​that,​ ​once​ ​published,​ ​readers​ ​can​ ​trust that​ ​the​ ​studies​ ​are​ ​theoretically​ ​and​ ​methodologically​ ​legitimate.​ ​If​ ​you​ ​would​ ​like​ ​more information​ ​on​ ​the​ ​process​ ​of​ ​peer-review,​ ​please​ ​go​ h ​ ere​.​ ​What​ ​this​ ​means​ ​for​ ​you,​ ​is that​ ​you​ ​must​ ​find​ ​an​ ​academic​ ​article​ ​that​ ​fits​ ​the​ ​criteria​ ​of​ ​peer-review.​ ​To​ ​do​ ​so, navigate​ ​to​ ​the​ ​digital​ ​directories​ ​via​ ​the​ ​MSU​​ ​library​ ​homepage,​ ​and​ ​search​ ​for​ ​media effects,​ ​research​ ​articles​ ​via​ ​one​ ​of​ ​the​ ​directories​ ​listed​ ​(e.g.​ ​ProQuest,​ ​EBSCOhost, Web​ ​of​ ​Science).​ ​We​ ​will​ ​also​ ​accept​ ​studies​ ​from​ ​non-academic​ ​sources​ ​that​ ​follow​ ​the scientific​ ​method,​ ​such​ ​as:​ ​the​ ​Pew​ ​Research​ ​Center,​ ​the​ ​Knight​ ​Foundation,​ ​or PubMed.​ ​If​ ​you​ ​are​ ​uncertain​ ​about​ ​the​ ​credibility​ ​of​ ​a​ ​source,​ ​please​ ​email​ ​the​ ​TAs​ ​at least​ ​72​ ​hrs​ ​prior​​ ​to​ ​the​ ​assignment​ ​due​ ​date. Plagiarism​​ ​will​ ​not​ ​be​ ​tolerated.​ ​Review​ ​of​ ​MSU’s​ ​policy​ ​on​ ​plagiarism​ ​can​ ​be​ ​found here​.​ ​All​ ​assignments​ ​will​ ​be​ ​automatically​ ​checked​ ​for​ ​originality​ ​(i.e.,​ ​plagiarism).​ ​You will​ ​be​ ​able​ ​to​ ​see​ ​your​ ​own​ ​originality​ ​reports​ ​on​ ​D2L​.​ ​If​ ​you​ ​have​ ​a​ ​high​ ​score​ ​when you​ ​originally​ ​submit​ ​the​ ​paper​ ​(which​ ​suggests​ ​you​ ​have​ ​plagiarized​ ​another​ ​author), then​ ​you​ ​should​ ​use​ ​the​ ​originality​ ​report​ ​and​ ​update​ ​your​ ​paper.​ ​After​ ​you​ ​have​ ​updated the​ ​paper​ ​to​ ​decrease​ ​the​ ​appearance​ ​of​ ​plagiarism,​ ​you​ ​can​ ​resubmit​ ​the​ ​paper.​ ​You can​ ​submit​ ​a​ ​paper​ ​multiple​ ​times​ ​on​ ​D2L.​ ​Excessive​ ​quotations​ ​(e.g.,​ ​more​ ​than​ ​60 words)​ ​will​ ​results​ ​in​ ​large​ ​grade​ ​deductions.​ ​And​ ​must​ ​be​ ​reported​ ​to​ ​the​ ​university administration. ● References​​ ​are​ ​a​ ​strong​ ​way​ ​to​ ​avoid​ ​risk​ ​of​ ​plagiarism​ ​as​ ​it​ ​is​ ​the​ ​activity​ ​of​ ​properly attributing​ ​sources​ ​to​ ​the​ ​information​ ​provided​ ​in​ ​your​ ​writings.​ ​There​ ​are​ ​many​ ​different styles​ ​for​ ​presenting​ ​your​ ​references.​ ​Most​ ​common​ ​within​ ​the​ ​discipline​ ​of communication,​ ​media​ ​studies,​ ​and​ ​social​ ​science​ ​disciplines​ ​broadly​ ​are​ A ​ PA​​ ​and​ ​the Chicago​ ​Manual​.​ ​All​ ​assignments​ ​must​ ​include​ ​proper​ ​citations.​ ​See​ ​the​ ​template​ ​below for​ ​example. Template​ ​for​ ​Assignment​ ​2: ​ ​See​ ​rubric​​ ​for​ ​specific​ ​criteria.​ ​(450-500​ ​words). The​ ​examples​ ​below​ ​are​ ​merely​ ​meant​ ​to​ ​be​ ​a​ ​guide​ ​for​ ​how​ ​you​ ​are​ ​to​ ​structure​ ​your​ ​essay and​ ​are​ ​not​ ​meant​ ​to​ ​be​ ​exact​ ​word​ ​counts​ ​of​ ​each​ ​of​ ​your​ ​sections.​ ​Your​ ​entire​ ​essay,​ w ​ ithout references​,​ ​must​ ​be​ ​450​ ​to​ ​500​ ​words​ ​to​ ​receive​ ​full​ ​credit.​ ​You​ ​are​ ​allowed​ ​to​ ​exceed​ ​this word​ ​limit,​ ​but​ ​you​ ​cannot​ ​fall​ ​below​ ​it. NAME STUDENT​ ​ID​ ​NUMBER DATE Assignment​ ​#2 Section​ ​1:​ ​Introduction​ ​(50-100​ ​words) Concise​ ​summary​ ​of​ ​the​ ​article​ ​and​ ​major​ ​conclusion. Section​ ​2:​ ​Methods​ ​and​ ​Results​ ​(150-200​ ​words) Describe​ ​the​ ​research​ ​method​ ​used​ ​and​ ​the​ ​findings. Section​ ​3:​ ​Validity​ ​and​ ​Limitations​ ​(150-200​ ​words) Describe​ ​your​ ​assessment​ ​of​ ​the​ ​validity​ ​of​ ​the​ ​study​ ​and​ ​its​ ​limitations. References:​ ​(not​ ​included​ ​in​ ​word​ ​limit) Author,​ ​A.​ ​A.,​ ​Author,​ ​B.​ ​B.,​ ​&​ ​Author,​ ​C.​ ​C.​ ​(Year).​ ​Title​ ​of​ ​article.​ ​Title​ ​of​ ​Periodical,​ ​volume number​(issue​ ​number),​ ​pages.​ ​http://dx.doi.org/xx.xxx/yyyyy
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