The Assignments are designed to help you think through complex ethical issues and the case studies we'll focus on during class. Each assignment should use scholarly sources and your own observations. There are two project this semester broken up over the course of five assignments.
Major Assignment
The class project is to design and build a creator account on a social media channel. This may be TikTok, YouTube, Tumblr, Instagram, Facebook or a podcast (if there’s a different media type you’d like to explore, let me know! For example, some students may prefer to start a Subreddit). You’ll be asked to generate content for your account and write a critique for both the Mid Term and the Final. The content for your account will come from weekly peer interviews and our in-class readings.
Here are some channel ideas (based on our topic this semester). I encourage you to choose any topic that is interesting to you so long as it’s related to the class. The channel ideas below are simply to get you started thinking along the right path.
Weekly Assignment
Each week, you’ll be asked to turn in your notes on reading and interviews for the week. These comprise the grades of your Interview Project (Weekly Journal) (20%). This is taken from your annotations in hypothes.is and your weekly interviews. I’ll give time in class to complete both and turn them in. However, I expect you to do the readings prior to class on Tuesday.
Assignments
Mid Term (20%)Final Assignment (20%)Group Class Facilitation (20%)Interview Project (Weekly Journal) (20%)Presentation (20%)Grading Scales & Rubrics
| A Work | B Work | C Work | D & F |
|---|---|---|---|
Your writing is clear, but needs a little polish. You're missing one requirement. | Your writing isn't entirely clear and you're missing more than one requirement. | We should discuss your grade | |
A few more rounds of editing and you'll be ready to publish | Work on the structure and developing a clear thesis to improve | Let's set up some time to talk |