PART1
Goal: The goal of this assignment is to research your topic, evaluate selected sources, and organize your sources.
Course Objective(s):
1. CO2 Locate, access, and choose information that aligns to the scope of the intended research while using a well-planned strategy.
1. CO5 Analyze the quality of sources: assumptions, currency, and authority, and evaluate the context of when to use information.
Description:
During the Week 2 Assignment, Project Plan, you chose a topic and created your project plan. In the Week 3 Lesson, you read about location and access and in Week 4, you learned about organizing your digital information and storing that information responsibly. Now it is time to take the work you did in the Week 2 Assignment, Project Plan, and locate and evaluate sources that that will lead to your Week Week 7 Assignment, Field of Study Project.
Please follow these instructions:
– Download the Source Organization Worksheet Template (in Word).
– Complete Parts I and II in the Template.
– Find a minimum of three (3) sources. One (1) source must be an academic source and from the APUS Trefrey Library and the other sources must be credible and appropriate for college research.
– Please include robust source summaries that explain the contents of the source and the relevance of the source to your topic.
Part I: Topic
Describe the topic, concept, idea, or approach that is going to be the central idea of the Week 7 Field of Study Project. There is no minimum word count but please use several fully thought-out sentences to make your point.
Part II: Source Evaluation
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Article Author:
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Source’s Publication Date:
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Source Summary:
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PART 2
Assignment Instructions
Goal: Demonstrate the ability to create a field of study project that uses both research-based and personal content
while using presentation software to communicate with an intended audience.
Course Objective:
· CO2 Locate, access, and choose information that aligns to the scope of the intended research while using a well-planned strategy.
· CO5 Analyze the quality of sources: assumptions, currency, and authority, and evaluate the context of when to use information.
· CO8 Synthesize information from multiple scholarly sources and communicate information with clarity and depth via a multimedia project.
Description:
During the first six-weeks you formulated a project plan, researched the content of the plan, and collected quality academic and non-academic sources. For the week 7 Field of Study Project you will create a PowerPoint presentation that builds upon the week 2 Project Plan and the week 4 Location and Access (Source Organization worksheet) that effectively communicates the knowledge you have gained during COMM120.
Please consider the following:
· Presentation will include an introduction, body, conclusion, and properly formatted reference/work cited slide in the citation style of your degree program (APA, MLA, or Chicago).
· Clear evidence that the topic was researched and expanded upon the week 2 Project Plan.
· Presentation provides audience with information to increase their knowledge of the topic presented.
· Presentation engages the audience by using elements such as images, graphs, and charts. Appropriate citations must be included.
· Three (3) vetted credible sources. One (1) of the sources must be scholarly and from the library.
· Appropriate length 7-9 slides.
If you have multimedia skills and want to add creative content to your presentation, please do! Try to add any of the following enhancements and as you do, think about how it will impact your presentation and improve communication with the intended audience.
· Voice narration, closed captioning, script.
· Appropriate background music (must be cited on reference page).
· Creative use of slide animations and transitions.