Week of November 5 - 11

Hello Folks!

Here is what is listed on the Participation Page from D2L for this week.  The schedule for the entire semester, and the discussion questions for the entire semester are listed on the Schedule and Participation Pages, respectively.  In case you do not want to wait for the "Monday Post", you are more than welcome to get started by looking at those two pages on D2L.

Due this week:
*Read Chapter 11 in the Boss text - Mass Media
*Participate in this week's discussion. (3 posts to your blog, 150 words each and 3 comments on your colleagues blogs, 100 words each). Make sure your comments are within this week's discussion. Do not comment on past weeks posts.
*Continue working on the final assignment:  Group Facilitation Paper.  You will work in the same groups that you worked with for the second assignment (in other words, you will work with the current group in which you were assigned).  Please get started on this assignment right away, as it is due on Dec 2nd, and contains a few different components. 
*Quiz: Chapters 4, 9, 10 & 11.  You should log onto D2L to take the quiz.  Please do not wait until Sunday to take the quiz in case you run into technical difficulties.

Discussion Questions:
Answer one question in its entirety in each of your three separate posts, at least 12 hours apart. Please make sure you are creating a NEW POST for each question on your blog. You MUST WAIT at least 12 hours from the first post in order to create a second post. The same is true for the second and third post. I will record dates and time of your posts, so make sure they are at least 12 hours apart. EACH POST MUST BE 150 WORDS OR MORE. Each post is worth a maximum of 5 points.

1). After reading Chapter 11 in its entirety, answer the following question from page 359:  Discuss ways in which your media experiences reinforce your existing worldviews and values as well as ways in which they challenge or expand your views.  Be specific.

2). Go back and review pages 360-365 "Internet Plagiarism Among College Students" and answer the following question:  Critically analyze the responses of both Sadler and Hunt to the issue of Internet plagiarism.  Which person presents the best argument and why?  (Remember, use principles from the course text to back up your assertions).

3). Pick one concept from the reading this week, not already discussed, that found useful or interesting and discuss it in detail.

Comments - Remember to post ONE comment ON THREE DIFFERENT BLOGS between 12:01am on Monday and 11:59pm on Sunday. This means that you will log onto MY BLOG at: http://comm41perez.blogspot.com/ to see a list of your colleagues blogs. Click on those blogs, read what was posted for this week and respond. You need to make sure you are responding to only what was discussed THIS WEEK (starting Monday and ending Sunday of the current week). Comments posted to blogs that were NOT within this week will not be counted for points. Each comment must be a minimum of 100 words and is worth a maximum of 3 points.

Note about comments: When you leave a comment on another blog, make sure you are logged into your blogspot account. In other words, you will need to make sure your "Display Name/Alias Name" shows up on the blog you are commenting on. I record the locations, dates and times of your comments. Please keep record of your posts and comments in case questions arise about where comments are located.