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Major Research Essay 代写 Media  social change


Assessment task title:  Major Research Essay

 Friday 9 June by 6pm Due date:

  : Details of task:  Choose ONE of the following three options:

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  : Details of task:  Choose ONE of the following three options:

1. Explain, analyse and assess the social, economic, political and cultural impacts of a specific communications/media technology at any

period of time from 1500 to the present, such as the printing press, radio broadcasting, or photography. You should refer particularly to

the emergence or transformation of the public sphere and modernity/postmodernity. Draw on specific examples, published research

studies and theory to support your arguments. For example, you could look at how TV news broadcasting technology was used to report

the Vietnam War and the effects this had on public debate and political processes.

2. Choose an event or issue on which to focus, undertaking a detailed analysis of the media coverage of that event/issue, using the

coverage to draw conclusions about the production culture, readership and economic, technological and political constraints operating

on the media. In past semesters, some of the topics students have covered include the Azaria Chamberlain disappearance controversy,

the 1975 dismissal of the Whitlam Government, the May 1970 anti-Vietnam Moratorium movement, the 1967 hanging of Ronald Ryan,

the 1956 Melbourne Olympics, the 2000 Sydney Olympics, the 1997 ‘handover’ of Hong Kong, the Bali bombings, the Tampa

controversy, the Schapelle Corby trial, the 2009 Black Saturday Victorian bushfires, the 2009 Iranian election, the ‘Arab Spring’

revolutions, and misogyny surrounding media coverage of the prime ministership of Julia Gillard from 2010 to 2013.

Students are encouraged to select a subject that is of particular interest to them, but for the essay to be viable the subject must have

been of sufficient significance to have generated media coverage that will sustain a close study. Students may if they wish and the

subject suits, compare Australian coverage with coverage from media in another country.

A good essay will be distinguished by its breadth and depth of research, use of theory, sense of that media’s traditions as well as the

skill demonstrated in critically analysing the media coverage.

3. Choose an event, issue or movement since the eighteenth century that illustrates the role of media as an agent of political, social or

cultural change. Examples are books and pamphleteering during the American War of Independence, journalism and the French

Revolution, music and the counter-cultures of the 1960s or youth subcultures today, or new digital media and the 2008 American

Presidential Election, Arab Spring or Wikileaks. You must draw on both theory and evidence to make your case.

NB: for any of these options, you cannot use the same movement, event, technology or issue you examined in either of the short essays

for this unit.

 N/A Release dates:

 4000 words Word limit:

 40% Value:

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 40% Value:

 See ‘ASSESSMENT OF WRITTEN ASSIGNMENTS’ below Presentation requirements:

 Three weeks after submission Estimated return date:

 N/A Hurdle requirements:

 N/A Individual assessment in group tasks:

  : Criteria for marking:  ASSESSMENT OF WRITTEN ASSIGNMENTS for ALL essays in this unit

Structure and Presentation

These factors will be considered in the assessment of the structure and presentation of written work:

● proficiency in expression and style

● planning and inclusion of structural elements (e.g. title page, introduction, body, conclusion, notes, appendices, reference list)

● citation of readings

● inclusion and presentation of any tables, figures and maps or other visualised forms of information that may be required or

desirable

● effectiveness of layout and presentation

Content and Argument

These factors will be considered in the assessment of the content and argument of written work:

● wide reading and research drawing on scholarly sources, especially articles in scholarly journals and academic books relevant to

the topic

● the relevance, adequacy and significance of content as defined by the topic

● demonstrated familiarity with the scholarly field of media and communications studies, including theory and key academic research

works

● demonstrated skill at locating bibliographical sources, both within and especially additional to reading lists in the unit guide, via

library catalogues and academic data bases held by Monash University Library

● the logic of arguments or assertions

● the lucid description of facts

● the relevance, adequacy and significance of the literature read and cited

● evidence of critical and independent thinking

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Critical Thinking

● Critical thinking is the essence of university-level study and generally of effective decision-making. A critical thinker purposefully

questions what they are reading or seeing, sorts the information they have into useful categories, seeks to discover the

relationships or patterns in that information, and considers what more information is needed in order to complete an evaluation or

to make a decision. The competence of a scholar, journalist, publisher or editor is in large measure determined by their ability to

think critically — to make informed and reliable decisions, of many different kinds.

GRADING OF PAPERS

Papers will be graded according to the current Monash University scheme. A mark and grade will be allocated. Grades are determined

as follows:

● HD = High Distinction (80–100% of possible mark)

● D = Distinction (70–79%)

● C = Credit (60–69%)

● P = Pass (50–59%)

● N = Fail (0–49%)

Marks serve two main purposes:

1. They provide students with feedback indicating how well they have met the assigned requirements.

2. They enable staff to rate students’ knowledge and understanding of the area assessed.

Some explanation about the meaning of these categories might enable you to interpret your marks realistically.

● An  grade shows that a student’s knowledge and understanding are impressive, and that they have submitted excellent work. HD

● A  grade means that a student has shown exceptional performance in research and exposition, and has impressed the examiner  D

with a high level of demonstrated knowledge, effort and presentation.

● A  grade indicates that a student has shown a credible knowledge and understanding, and has gone some way beyond the basic  C

minimum reading, analysis or exposition.

● A  grade indicates that a student shows evidence of having grasped the basics of the subject or topic, but has done little to  P

develop a greater knowledge or understanding; or that there is unevenness to the student’s work such that, while some parts of it

may be reasonable, other aspects are poor.

● An  grade indicates that a student has failed to present evidence of an acceptable level of knowledge or understanding of the  N

subject or topic, has seriously misunderstood the requirements of the paper or has not submitted some element of the

assessment criteria.

● Please note: As tertiary students, you are expected to demonstrate a proficiency of written expression and have the ability to

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● Please note: As tertiary students, you are expected to demonstrate a proficiency of written expression and have the ability to

formulate coherent, structured arguments. Where this is not evident, your work may be downgraded accordingly.

  : Referencing requirements: The Harvard style of referencing for arts is preferred for this unit. Students who wish to use another style of

referencing may do so, but they should discuss it with the Unit Coordinator prior to submitting their essay. All written work must be

appropriately referenced in a recognised format and the same format consistently applied throughout. For those seeking guidance on

the use of referencing conventions, please consult the online tutorial at:  . http://guides.lib.monash.edu/ld.php?content_id=8481587

If using Harvard referencing, in-text citations should include author's surname, year of publication and page number (where one exists)

for both direct and indirect quotations.

Electronic citations must be referred to by author, date of original publication and date of access; where an electronic document is of

particular significance, a printout of it should be included as an appendix.

The reference list at the end should contain only those sources to which you have referred in the body of the essay. The list should be in

alphabetical order by first author's family name.

For more detailed information, consult the Monash University Library's referencing guide tutorial:

http://guides.lib.monash.edu/citing-referencing/harvard

To build your skills in citing and referencing, and using different referencing styles, see the online tutorial Academic Integrity:

Demystifying Citing and Referencing at http://www.lib.monash.edu/tutorials/citing/

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