Category: Communications and Media

Chosen Question: Why is representation important? What might be some of the impacts of either good or bad representation of a group? 
Article 1: https://theconversation.com/fair-representation-in-news-makes-multicultural-australians-feel-more-at-home-new-research-204104
Article 2: https://gclaysmith.com/representation-of-minorities-in-the-media-and-in-cinema/
Reading 1: Attached in the files below 
Reading 2: https://openresearchlibrary.org/viewer/cea380f8-1942-41ef-91a9-82f6192c0a7e
Reading 3: https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/pdf/10.1080/13676261.2020.1766667?needAccess=true

Each of you will complete a research paper on a legal case study dealing with communication, media, or the related professions to communication and media. Every student is to do a 14-page case study analysis arguing a point of view on this particular law (i.e. why the law is wrong or how it should be changed and why those changes should be made, etc.). You must get your case study approved by me before you can proceed. Proper APA format must be used, 12-inch font, Times New Roman, 1-inch margins. Each paper must have 15 separate, distinct, and reputable sources cited in-text in the paper and presented in the works cited page. The title page and works cited page do not count towards the length of the paper.
The book is: 
Communication and The Law 2021 Edition
By  Hopkins, W. Walt
Edition : 21
Publisher : VISION PR
ISBN 13 : 9781885219893
I only have a hard copy so I cannot send you the book 

Watch one of the films listed below and follow the prompt to complete the film analysis. 
Remember the Titans https://movies7.to/movie/remember-the-titans-61xp/1-1
A League of Their Own https://movies7.to/movie/a-league-of-their-own-pjw4/1-1
They also have amazon rentals for 2.99$
Write a 4-5 page (double spaced, size 12 Times New Roman font, 1 inch margins) paper analyzing a film that addresses group issues. Evaluate, critique and provide examples of small-group communication theories, concepts, and ideas as they appear in the film. Please do not give a summary of the film, as that defeats the purpose of the assignment. The objective is to apply course material to real life situations as portrayed in a film. Your grade will be determined based on your ability to thoroughly critique the film. Apply concepts from the book/class and provide specific examples from the film. At the end, briefly discuss the overall role that communication plays in the film and in the interactions and relationships seen within the film.
For a better analysis, I suggest you watch the film a second time. You may see examples of the same concepts several times throughout the film, avoid repetition of these concepts in your paper. The following are some of the main topics discussed in this class that may appear in the film in varying degrees. You should provide examples of and discuss at least 8 concepts as it relates to the film.
Individualism vs. Collectivism
Systems Theory-Input, Throughput, Output
Ripple Effect and Synergy
Boundary Control
Group Size
Task Dimension vs. Social Dimension
Periodic Phases of Group Development-Forming, Storming, Norming, Performing
Group Climate-Positive vs. Negative, Negativity Bias
Cooperation and Competition
Defensive vs. Supportive Climates-7 of them (superiority vs equality, civility vs. incivility, etc.)
Power of Roles
Types of Informal Roles
Role Emergence, Flexibility, Fixation
Newcomers and System Disturbance
Leadership, Perspectives on Effective Leadership-traits, styles, situational, etc.
Teams, Building Teamwork-Goals, Identity, Roles, Empowerment, Accountability
Defective Critical Thinking-Info. Overload, Underload, Mindsets, Inferential Error, Groupthink, Polarize.
Power, Forms of Power
Communication Indicators of Power-General, Verbal, Nonverbal
Power Resources, Power Distance, Balancing Power
Conflict-elements of conflict
Destructive vs. Constructive Conflict
Styles of Conflict Management-Collaborating, Accommodating, Avoiding, Competing, Compromising
Situational Factors-Task, Relationship, Value
Negotiation Strategies-Positional, Principled, Best Alternative
Anger Management
Virtual Groups-benefits and challenges

Analysis of Conflict Report    
What Is It? Your final project of the term asks you to examine the concepts and skills you have learned and apply them to a “real-world” conflict related to one of 5 core themes. You will research your topic and tell the story of the situation. Then you will analyze and connect several course concepts which are applicable to your conflict. This project will be comprised of a detailed paper and a short recorded presentation to your peers on your conflict. Please note: while multiple students may choose the same core “theme”, no two students can analyze the same specific conflict.  
What Do I Have To Do? 
Step 1: Select one of the core themes below to focus on for your paper. When choosing your  theme, pick one that sounds interesting or has meaning to you. Remember, this is just your theme for your paper, you will select your paper and presentation topic next.  
Peace & Justice in Society 
Step 2: Now that you have an overarching theme, you should complete some research within your theme to find a specific case study or conflict related to your theme.  The Benghazi Attacks 2012. All you need to be able to do is demonstrate that your “real-world” case study is connected to the overarching theme that you chose above.   
Step 3 (The Paper): Once your topic has been approved (notated on the Google Sheet), you should begin developing your research report on the topic. Your paper should follow the structure outlined below and each section should be labeled and the paper should be written in essay format. Be sure to include transition sentences between each section. 
Introduction  
Briefly introduce us to your topic, why you chose it, and what you will cover in your report
The Story  
(This should be by far the shorter section). Present the conflict situation. Describe the context, parties, the nature and course of the conflict, and any situational variables critical to understanding the circumstances. Please do not spend too much time on the description if it prevents you from making sharp analytical commentary. 
Analysis  
Draw on concepts from the text, handouts, and lecture that will enable you to more fully and/or usefully understand this conflict. You might use parts of (not all of) assessment quizzes both from your text and in-class activities to help you choose concepts to apply. You may use several concepts or just two or three. Your analysis might include suggestions on how it developed in the first place, how it functioned relationally, what was “really” going on underneath the verbiage, what “interests” were being negotiated, etc. You should be sure to include several specific examples from the case study with references. 
Make sure to include in-text citations and specific page numbers from course content in this section. You will lose significant points if you do not thoroughly explore course concepts and how they relate to your situation. 
Suggestions for Improvement  
Going off of your analysis, you should outline 1 or 2 recommendations for ways this conflict could be managed better, including “learnings” that may affect future conflicts in this same topic. 
Be sure to address what you personally have learned through researching this conflict situation. 
Make sure you focus on the relationships, forgiveness, and expectations we might see. 
Conclusion  
Summarize your paper and provide a solid wrap-up paragraph
References  
APA & Style Format 
Paper must include a minimum of 6 credible resources (not including course content) 
2 of your sources must come from scholarly journals
Paper must include a minimum of 6 credible resources from the course book interpersonal conflict written by Joyce, Hocker, Keith Berry and William Wilmont. 

Object of Analysis (300 words): Thus far we have discussed various theoretical and practical approaches to managing organizations, communicating within organizations, and joining or leaving organizations. In your first analysis paper you should identify an organization to which you are a member, this could include a place where you work during the summer, an internship or co-op you’ve held, or a club that you are a part of. Explain what the organization does, what its goals are, and what your role within the organization is or was. 
Theory (150 words): In your own words, define ‘organizational culture’ and how it is created. 
Application & Analysis (400 words):  Apply the concept of culture to the organization you have identified, showing your understanding of the material through strong examples. Incorporate vocabulary and concepts as helpful (e.g., why culture is important, prescriptive vs. descriptive culture). What makes this a strong culture or a weak culture?
Conclusion (150 words): Based on this analysis, is culture truly ambiguous? Is culture emergent? Is culture complicated? 
Formatting: 
Proper spelling, grammar, and syntax 
Double-spaced
Typical font (12 point)
Include a word count for each section 
You must fall within a 15-word range for each section. Failing above or below a 15-word range, or failing to include a word count, will result in a 5-point deduction per section.
Label each section corresponding to the homework assignment 

Case Study Assignment #2
Due: Tuesday May 21, 2024
A Good Fit for Telework? 
In answering these questions, please follow the formatting instructions provided at the bottom of the instructions “Case Studies.”  
Case Study: You will be asked to answer a set of questions about the case. I encourage you to go beyond superficial responses and to think creatively as your paper will be graded based on the in-depth thought evidenced in your response and the extent to which your analysis incorporates terms and theories discussed in class. You should format the paper with 1” margins, double-spaced with a 12 point font in Times New Roman. Please include a title page, and cite and provide a reference 3 page, both in APA style. The case study paper should be 4-5 pages maximum (not counting the title page or reference page). Assignment will be graded on these stylistic issues as well as on content.
Your paper should be 4-5 pages double-spaced. Please use APA style for any in-text citations and make sure to include a reference page formatted in APA style. 
Read the case study “A Good Fit for Telework?” by Ziyu Long, inside THE ATTACHTED PDF DOCUMENT called “Case Study 2 Long.pdf”. Using at least 3 ideas and concepts from class lecture, readings, and from any additional online research you wish to do, please answer the following questions:
Provide a brief overview of the case in which you summarize the main issues (no longer than one paragraph). (10 points)
(a) What are the benefits of telework (now called remote work) as exemplified in the case study? (15 points) (b) What are the drawbacks or challenges of telework / remote work? (15 points)
How does being in the office help to build organizational culture and employee engagement? Give specific examples from the case, informed by class lecture, readings, and your own analysis. (15 points)
How does the use of communication technologies influence communication, collaboration, and knowledge sharing among employees? Give examples from the case, informed by class lecture, readings, and your own analysis. (15 points)
Do you think JikeChina should continue its remote work arrangement? Why or why not? (10 points)
What recommendations you would give to JikeChina’s CEO to help improve its employees’ experience with remote work? Identify at least 3 recommendations. (20 points)

This research paper is about the misreprentation of black female voices in the communications media industry. I will like this paper to really dive into how dangerous this is currently in the culture of media  and what it will look like in the future if this industry continue to misuse black voices. I will like to include these references below. I will also like for there to be a scatter of in quote citations throughout the research paper from both sources
Muhammad, G. E., & McArthur, S. A. (2015). “Styled by Their Perceptions”: Black Adolescent Girls Interpret Representations of Black Females in Popular Culture. Multicultural Perspectives, 17(3), 133–140. https://doi.org/10.1080/15210960.2015.1048340
Hall, H. R., & Smith, E. L. (2012). “This Is Not Reality … It’s Only TV”: African American Girls Respond to Media (Mis)Representations. The New Educator, 8(3), 222–242. https://doi.org/10.1080/1547688X.2012.697014
Gammage, M.M. (2015). Representations of Black Women in the Media: The Damnation of Black Womanhood (1st ed.). Routledge. https://doi.org/10.4324/9781315671550

From our readings the “terms for talk” framework asks ethnographers of communication to examine indigenous terms for communicative acts, events, styles and their respective social uses. An interpretive analysis of these terms reveals participant understandings of personhood, sociality and communication. Drawing on your fieldwork observations and interviews explore terms used to describe either an act of speech, a speech event, or a speech style that says something about the community of speakers in which it is found. Use the SPEAKING mnemonic to describe a context within which the term for talk is found. What does the term for talk say about the communication that is produced (mode, structuring, key, efficaciousness), the dimensions of sociality that it creates, and a model of personhood associated active in the talk?
For each of the journal entries you are asked to conduct an ethnographic study of language use in interpersonal communication. The lectures and readings are designed to give you a framework for conducting these studies. Each journal entry consists of three separate, but complimentary parts: (i) a review and summary of the relevant literature; (ii) data collection and its presentation; and (iii) an analysis of the data that examines features of a culture at work in communication. Here are some additional ideas that you might consider in relation to these three moments of inquiry.
(i) A review and summary of the relevant literature (2-3 pages)
Presented in this class is a general theory of communication in culture and more specific activity theories of facework, speech acts, person-referring forms, relational dialectics, cultural terms for talk, norms and rules, and narrative. In your paper discuss, at a theoretical level, what any of these theories of communication are. Use the readings assigned to that specific section of the class to help with your review—you may go outside of the class readings should you wish to. Cite your sources! 
(ii) Data collection and its presentation (1-3 pages)
The data you will collect in this class will be conducted primarily through participant observations and interviews. Simply put, you will observe and document communication in its naturally occurring context. Document a short transcript of a conversation (it need not be any more than 3-4 exchanges in an ongoing piece of interaction). The primary tool for organizing and presenting your observations is through the Hymes’ (1972) SPEAKING mnemonic. Note in your presentation of the transcription the setting or the scene, the participants, their ends or goals in view, the sequencing of the interaction, the key or emotional tone, the instruments or medium of communication (spoken, mediated, nonverbal, etc), the associated norms or rules, and whether or not the interaction was part of a larger genre for communication. 
(iii) An analysis of the data that examines features of a culture at work in communication (2-3 pages)
Use the orientation you have developed in (i) to make a systematic analysis of this data in (ii). Ask yourself how the data reveals a culture at work? By culture we can mean any number of things: nationality, ethnicity, regionality, social class, gender (and all of its non-binary forms), sexuality, patterns of power, intimacy, solidarity, deference, etc. If your observation is one of intercultural communication how might the phenomena play into a sense of conflict, or breakdowns in communication? 

1，Students should either analyse one literary work or compare two literary works. BOTH the thematic ideas and artistic techniques (literary styles) of the chosen text should be investigated.
2，The paper must be fully referenced in MLA style and include a bibliography. Each essay must have a title page. The student number MUST be at the top of the title page, followed by the title of the essay, and the total word length of the essay (excluding all references). Pages should be numbered. The text must be in 12-point font. Make sure to run a grammar and spelling check after finishing the essay. No research essay will be accepted after the beginning of the exam period.

Essay Assignment 2: Documented Argument in APA
Your argumentative essay will be on an environmental topic from the list of options below. Consider your audience for this paper to be your peers. The essay should be between 3 ½ and 4 pages (850 to 1,000 words) in length, not including the cover page, abstract, or reference page. It should be double spaced in Times New Roman 12-point font and must meet the following criteria: 
• An introduction, a minimum of 3 body paragraphs, and a conclusion
• A clearly articulated thesis in the introduction of the paper; the thesis must state the claim, position, or stance that your essay will prove
• 4 cited sources
• At least 4 quotes from your sources 
• Topic sentences that focus the discussion in each body paragraph
• Examples, details, statistics, explanations, and other researched evidence in the body paragraphs that clearly support the claim of your thesis
• Counterarguments (at least one but preferably more than one) and refutations that show you understand the complexity of your argument and can accurately acknowledge the views of the opposition and refute them 
• Clear connections between ideas from paragraph to paragraph and within paragraphs (transition words and phrases)
• Proper APA style format in the cover page, in the abstract, in the in-text citations, and in the Reference page (see the template and instructional video for creating the APA format) 
• Reference page listing a minimum of 4 sources 
• Standard usage, grammar, and mechanics
What are the environmental effects of deforestation? What should be done to solve the problem of deforestation? Start your research by reading this article from National Geographic: https://www.nationalgeographic.com/environment/global-warming/deforestation/.