Module 4 Assignment: Identity & Community

MR4 Final Due Date: Fri, June 15th at 11:45PM.

Worth: 5%

Minimum Word Count: 700 words Maximum Word Count: 800 words

For scholars, the selfie phenomenon represents a paradox. As an object, the selfie lends itself to cultural scorn and shaming. As a cultural practice, however, selfie circulation grows by the moment, moving far beyond the clich̩d understanding of bored teenagers sharing narcissistic tendencies online. Selfies have come under considerable scrutiny and debate Рranging from discussions about ego-centric acts to empowering forms of self-expression that build local and global community. (Senft 2014)

For this module response assignment, you will be asked to select a popular Selfie as a case study for critical discussion. Ideally, this will be a Selfie that has received a lot of attention, and has been discussed and debated in the media – for whatever reason.

The Selfie artifact should be one that can provide a rich academic analysis and discussion about the fluid social boundaries of ‘egocentric’ and ’empowering’. The paper will provide some context and description of the Selfie that is selected in the introduction, and then critically analyze how the case study could be examined as an ego-centric act and/or (not both) an empowering form of self-expression – depending on context, the social location of the ‘viewer” – different people interpret and experience things differently. Discuss and theorize the social significance of Selfies, and how Selfies can build (or dismantle) local and global community. The paper MUST use academic sources for this discussion and analysis, otherwise it is simply opinion and description (which is not what is asked for).

You must follow the parameters of what constitutes a “Selfie”: “a photograph that one has taken of oneself, typically one taken with a smartphone or webcam and shared via social media” (dictionary meaning). This means that your photo/Selfie artifact:

-will not be a video

-will not be a photo of someone taking a Selfie of themselves (or a group of people)

-will not be a photo that is a portrait of someone (in which someone else is taking the photo)

Important Notes:

• The ‘tone’ is academic and more ‘formal’; avoid first person, watch your vocabulary – do not be conversational, do not use contractions.
• You must include a link to the Selfie you have selected in your Reference list (check how to format this entry properly in APA).
• Your MR4 response must include at least three of the module four Required Readings, and at least one additional outside academic source (four sources in total). The link to the Selfie is not considered the outside academic source.
• You are required to stay within the minimum and maximum word count, or you will be penalized .5 (half a mark).
• Do not provide descriptive opinions and speculations, make succinct arguments that are supported by research and literature.
• Double space your submission. Please pay attention to your writing style: grammar and punctuation matter. Have someone proofread your work. Your responses must have an introduction, body/discussion, and conclusion. Response submissions should not be one paragraph. No need for title pages, or running header this assignment.
• Properly cite and reference any readings that you use in APA format. Submissions that do not cite and reference material properly will not be accepted and will result in a zero. This means, if nothing is cited in your submission – it will not be accepted. It is the student’s responsibility to ensure they are meeting university standards for academic writing, regardless of what your home department is.
• Do not use any direct quotes in your module submissions – Instead, rephrase and cite properly. You will be penalized .5 (half a mark) if you use direct quotes. Paraphrase and cite properly (this is a learned skill).
• Please name your M4R file properly with course number, last name, and assignment name. For example: 2F00YourLastNameM4R.doc

How to submit this assignment:

• Go to Assignments on Sakai.
• Click M4R and and click ‘Add Attachments’. The file must be a .doc file, or a .pdf file. (Note: If you are using a Mac, you can convert a Pages document into a word .doc file by going to the menu bar and choosing: ‘File’ – ‘Export’– ‘Word’).
• Files that cannot open and/or incorrect files will receive a grade of 0.
• We will not be tracking down assignments: you must submit properly, on-time.
• Check and double check to ensure that the file is attached and is the correct file. After submitting, definitely review your submission so you can see/confirm the file.
• It is your responsibility to ensure that you have uploaded your file into Sakai. You have a maximum of five re-submission attempts BEFORE the deadline passes.
• Late assignments are not accepted and will receive a grade of 0.
• Assignments sent via e-mail will receive a grade of 0.
• Do not wait until the last ten minutes to submit your module response.
• Technological issues (ie my laptop froze at 11:44pm) are not grounds for extensions. You MUST have the appropriate (and reliable) technology to take this course – and throughout the duration of the course, and you must plan your time effectively.
• This assignment is not ‘complete’ until it has successfully been submitted to Sakai before the deadline. Do not email screen shots ‘proving’ the assignment was done before the deadline in hopes it will be accepted – it’s not done until it is submitted electronically to the right place in Sakai.

M4R Grading Rubric

The M4R Grading Rubric is included here in order to help you formulate your submission.

Response

Criteria:

-the Selfie artifact is a true Selfie

-provides some context and description of the selected Selfie in the introduction

-uses academic research to critically analyze selected Selfie as ego-centric act and/or empowering form of self-expression

-discusses/theorizes the social significance of Selfies

-discusses/theorizes how Selfies can build (or dismantle) local and global community

-includes at least three of M4 Required Readings to support analysis

-includes at least one additional outside academic source to support analysis

Writing Style & Referencing

Criteria:

-presents discussion in an academic/formal manner

-cites sources properly according to APA format

-provides a properly APA formatted reference list of cited sources.

-flows well organizationally with clear writing style & proper tone; introduction, body with supporting evidence, and conclusion.

-presents discussion free of typos, and free of grammar, punctuation, spelling, and paragraph structure errors.

-includes a link to the Selfie in the reference list (and properly formatted)

-tone is academic/formal; vocabulary is appropriate to analysis

Framework of Grading

Incomplete 50s D

Submission is missing key components of the assignment guidelines.

Inaccuracies 60s C

Submission does not follow assignment guidelines or requirements.

Needs Work 70s B

Submission mostly follows requirements, but has areas that need improvement (ie depth of analysis).

Meets Criteria 80s A

Submission follows guidelines and meets all assignment requirements in a coherent way. There are no grammatical/writing issues; citing and referencing done correctly.

Exceeds Expectations 90 A+

Submission reflects a level of analysis that goes beyond what is expected at a second year course level.

 

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Assignment: Developing a Premise and a Research Question

As highlighted in this week’s Discussion, the clear formulation of a research problem and research question(s) is central to all research, because this leads to the identification of relevant and useful variables for measurement.

For this Assignment, you will first develop the problem statement for your Premise, using the topic you selected for your Premise in Week 1, and then you will complete your development of 1 to 2 research questions that will help to address the problem.

By Day 7

Submit a 3-page paper that includes the following:

• A brief review of the topic you chose for your Premise in Week 1 and the broader system or ecosystem of which your topic is a part
• A clear and extended statement of the problem you plan to address in your doctoral study research
• At least one research question that you plan to answer from a secondary data source that you will select next week
• An explanation of why the research question(s) you have chosen will help in understanding and addressing the identified problem

 

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My topic is: Genetically Modified Crops and Food Security in US

Writing requirement:

Introduction paragraphs are where we gain our reader’s interest and convince them to both care about our topic – AKA our food justice problem – and read the rest of our essay. Everyone has slightly different strategies for doing this, but I provide some ideas here in this PowerPoint ( attached in file) that I use in my WR 121 classes. You don’t have to look at it to complete this discussion board thread, but it might be helpful. However, you should review the Essay #1 Checklist before completing this assignment, though, with special attention paid to the section on the introduction paragraph. When you’re ready, address the following prompts:

1) Either copy and paste the introduction paragraph from your Essay #1 into your initial reply OR write a new one for this post. After you’ve done so, respond to the following question: Do you think a classmate in this course (who’s your target audience, remember!) with no prior knowledge of your topic or question would want to continue reading the rest of the essay? Why, or why not? In explaining your answer, please point to specific places in the introduction paragraph. If you think a skeptical audience member would not want to keep reading, what do you think you need to change to grab their interests. Your reflection on your introduction paragraph should be between 4-6 sentences.

WRITE REQUIREMENT:

1. Does the essay have an obvious introduction paragraph, and does that paragraph:
   • Make a clear attempt to “hook” the reader with a compelling question, a surprising statistic, an interesting quote from an expert, or a vivid anecdote related to the essay’s topic?
   • Present the actual definition of the food justice problem that I’ve selected, including who that problem affects, and where this problem is most relevant for the essay’s purposes?
   • Explain to the reader why this problem matters, and why it’s worth defining in more detail in the remainder of the essay?

TO FULL MINIMUM REQUIREMENTS FOR THIS THREAD:

1) Your Initial Post (the intro paragraph) must be a minimum of 300 words, total.

2) The initial post should be a clear introduction paragraph to the essay that you’re planning on submitting this Sunday (7/22) for Essay #1 – however, it can and should change between this post and the final essay based on the feedback you receive.

3) You must also offer a productive reply to a classmate’s intro paragraph based on the criteria described in the second part of the prompt – described above.

• I’ll be especially appreciative of replies to classmates who have not received any feedback yet, so if someone has already replied to an intro, see if there are others in the thread that you can help out before adding a second or third reply to someone’s intro paragraph.

 

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Technology Review #2: Emerging Application of Technology in a Critical Infrastructure

Objective

The purpose of this technology review is to identify, discuss, and evaluate the cybersecurity implications of an emerging application of technology in the context of a critical infrastructure sector. Your selected technology may be hardware, software, or systems that rely upon both hardware and software. Your research will also include an examination of the cybersecurity implications of using this technology in critical infrastructures. This type of research is also referred to as a survey of the literature. Allowable sources for your literature survey are journal articles, papers published in conference proceedings, and research studies published in dissertations.

Overview

Your audience is a group of senior executives who will be meeting to decide which emerging applications of technologies should be selected for a security-focused, Internal Research & Development projects during the next budget cycle. Each of these executives is responsible for developing products and systems that support next generation systems in the nation’s critical infrastructure sectors.

The high-level visibility for your deliverable means that you need to start from a strong foundation of suitable research-based journal articles, papers published in conference proceedings, and doctoral dissertations. The basic question that must be answered about the selected technology is: what are the cybersecurity implications (good or bad) for the selected critical infrastructure sector?

In addition, the executives have expressed the following information needs, which must be met by the deliverable for this assignment:

(a)characteristics of the critical infrastructure,

(b)characteristics of the technology,

(c)use of the technology to support or improve cybersecurity,

(d)use of the technology to reduce or manage risk,

(e)use of the technology to increase resistance to threats/attacks,

(f)use of the technology to decrease vulnerabilities in an existing technology application,

(g)use or exploitation of the technology by attackers, criminals, terrorists, etc. to accomplish their goals.

 

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This article critique assignment investigates professional journals and current relatable information. You should locate an article pertaining to how the societal issues of deviance and violence have impacted sports. The article should be less than three years old. You are encouraged to use a research database found in the CSU Online Library. The database will allow you to quickly search through thousands of journal articles.
The journal article selected for the article critique should be long enough to provide the content necessary to complete this critique. Usually, this is approximately four pages long.
You will be expected to follow APA style and format for this critique. Include the following elements in your article critique:
ï‚· Title page: Include the assignment title, the school name, and your name.
ï‚· Introduction: Provide a brief Introduction of your article and connection to the topic.
ï‚· Article summary: Summarize the article. List the main points that the author has tried to establish (e.g., a numbered list). Typically, there will be three to five main points. If you are summarizing a court case, you should discuss the following points: What provision of the law was at issue? What are the facts of the case. What legal tests were applied? Were there any unusual elements in the case?
ï‚· Article critique: Critique the article. You are to provide your reaction (insightful, critical, and logical) to the points that the author tried to make. Be sure to state how this information has impacted the sports arena. A simple statement of agreement or disagreement is not sufficient. While you may make such a statement by way of introduction to your reaction, you must clearly and logically state the reasons for the position that you have taken.

Conclusion: Provide a brief conclusion wrapping up the elements of the article and how it relates to the chapter topic
ï‚· Reference page: Include a reference page that lists the source in proper APA format. If you also used content from the textbook, be sure to include this as a source in your reference page as well. It is important that you provide the reader with enough information about your article so he or she will be able to locate the article.
Your article critique should be a minimum of two pages, not counting title and reference pages. Use APA format for your paper, including all references and in-text citations.

 

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