Group Project 1 - Political Economy Infographic PDF

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COMS 2003A - Theoretical Foundations in Communication + Media Studies Communication and Media Studies Carleton University School of Journalism and Communication Dr. Hannah Dick

Group Project #1: Political Economy Infographic Due: Oct 30 Instructions: In groups of 5, create an infographic that conveys relevant information about the ownership of media systems. You may focus on media concentration; the Canadian media economy; global patterns of media transmission; etc. Your infographic should contain information that allows a viewer to engage with questions related to political economy, and make reference to relevant readings from Part II of the course. Include a full list of all references using a style guide. Resources: This primer on infographics is a good place to start. For information on Canadian media concentration, see the Canadian Media Concentration Research Project. The Pew Research Center has a variety of fact sheets available on the American media landscape. The Purdue Online Writing Lab provides an excellent overview of MLA, APA, and Chicago style guides. Format: Your infographic may be analog or digital. There are a variety of free, easy-to-use online tools available, including: Canva, Easel.ly, Piktochart, and even PowerPoint. ● By 12:25pm on Oct 30: Submit your infographic on cuLearn (one submission per group). Submit a URL for digital infographics, or a PDF scan for analog infographics ● During discussion group on Oct 30: Present your infographic as a group ● At the end of discussion group on Oct 30: Submit one hard copy of your peer evaluation Presentation Requirements: On October 30 you will present your infographic in discussion group. You have only 7-8 minutes to convey the following information. Class time on Oct 30 (10:35-12:25) is reserved for your group to meet and practice your presentation ahead of time. Include: ● overview of infographic: what information is included, and what kinds

COMS 2003A - Theoretical Foundations in Communication + Media Studies Communication and Media Studies Carleton University School of Journalism and Communication Dr. Hannah Dick

of questions may be addressed using this tool? ● major take-aways/findings from your research into the political economy of media ownership (what does this tell us about the relationship between media + democracy?) ● justification of your stylistic choices (including colour, composition, and style of your infographic)

Peer Evaluation: Submit in hard copy at the end of discussion group on Oct 30. Include your group number and all participant names. Give everyone in your group (including yourself) a grade of 1, 2, or 3 based on the following guide, and briefly indicate your rationale. Peer assessments will be kept confidential. 1 - Sub-par. This group member did not participate at the same level as everyone else. 2 - Adequate. This group member did everything required. 3 - Excellent. This group member consistently went above and beyond. Assessment: ● Group grade 15% // based on the assignment rubric below ● Individual grade 5% // based on peer evaluation *note: you will not receive a group grade if you do not contribute to the project in any way

COMS 2003A - Theoretical Foundations in Communication + Media Studies Communication and Media Studies Carleton University School of Journalism and Communication Dr. Hannah Dick

CRITERIA

Infographic: Research

Competent

Needs Improvement

Excellent research

Good research

Adequate research

Findings are clearly connected to relevant readings from Part II

Findings are mostly connected to relevant readings from Part II

Findings are loosely connected to relevant readings from Part II

Findings are not connected to relevant readings from Part II

All sources are cited using a style guide

All sources are cited consistently

Sources are not all cited

Sources are not cited

Very visually engaging

Infographic: Design

Presentation

Needs Significant Improvement

Sophisticated

Design elements (colour, composition, style) reflect thoughtful choices rather than arbitrary decisions

Mostly visually engaging

Either text-heavy or lacking in stylistic coherence

Design elements (colour, composition, style) Design elements are coherent and (colour, mostly reflect composition, style) thoughtful choices are somewhat arbitrary

Covers all elements of the assignment prompt in a clear fashion

Covers most elements of the assignment prompt

Clearly practiced ahead of time

Clearly practiced ahead of time

Excellent overview

Good overview

Does not run over time

Somewhat visually engaging

Runs over time by ~1-2 mins

Does not cover all elements of the assignment prompt Has not been practiced as a group Runs more than 2 min over time

Very little research

Not visually engaging Design elements (colour, composition, style) are arbitrary

Lacks major elements of the assignment prompt Has not been practiced ahead of time at all

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