HUM 186 ENTIRE COURSE

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HUM 186 ENTIRE COURSE
 
 
WEEK  1
 
HUM 186 Week 1 Individual Assignment Effects of Mass Media Paper

Write a 700- to 1,050-word paper in which you answer the following questions:
What were the major developments in the evolution of mass media during the last century?
How did each development influence American culture?
What is meant by the term media convergence, and how has it affected everyday life?
Conclude your paper with a reflection on why media literacy is important for responsible media consumption today.
Format consistent with APA formatting guidelines.

WEEK 2 
 
HUM 186 Week 2 Individual Assignment Social Media Platforms and Your Career
 
Write a 350- to 700-word summary describing using three different social media platforms with the objective of networking within your career field. Use your current social media accounts, or create new ones. Incorporate research regarding how to present a professional profile on social media platforms and discuss your experience in the paper.
Cite at least one resource.
Format consistent with APA formatting guidelines.

HUM 186 Week 2 Individual Assignment Social Media Paper
 
Write a 700- to 1,050-word paper answering the following questions:
What are the advantages and disadvantages of easily obtainable information?
What are the advantages and disadvantages of social media?
How might knowing these advantages and disadvantages alter how a person might use social media?
What credibility issues can arise from information on the Internet?
Format consistent with APA formatting guidelines.

WEEK 3
 
HUM 186 Week 3 Individual Assignment Influence of Entertainment Media Paper
  Write a 350- to 700-word paper in which you investigate the interrelationship between the entertainment media and culture. Answer the following questions:
In what ways have various forms of entertainment media shaped American culture and its values?
Are the social influences of entertainment media mostly positive or negative? Explain.
Provide specific examples.
Conclude your paper with thoughts on whether the entertainment media are a reflection of or a catalyst for societal behaviors and attitudes.
Format consistent with APA formatting guidelines.

WEEK 4
 
HUM 186 Week 4 Individual Assignment Effects of News Media Essay

Write a 700- to 1,050-word essay in which you discuss how the information and news media have affected American culture. Answer the following questions:
Does the information media have social responsibility? If yes, in what ways? If not, why not?
What is the role of the information and news media in the shaping of political opinions?
How have electronic media and their convergence transformed journalism and news consumption?
Illustrate your responses with specific examples.
Format consistent with APA formatting guidelines.

WEEK 5
 
HUM 186 Week 5 Individual Assignment Effects of Advertising Presentation

Choose a product or service from these examples:
Fast food
Class of consumer product
Personal care
Automobile
Research the Internet to analyze how that product or service has been advertised.
Prepare a 15- to 20-slide Microsoft® PowerPoint® presentation in which you investigate the role of advertising in a culture of consumerism. Be sure to discuss the following:
Who determines ethical standards for advertising?
In what ways has advertising affected American culture?
What are the key persuasive techniques used in consumer advertising? Illustrate with specific examples, explaining how each technique works.
Discuss some of the critical issues that may arise from the following areas:
Children and advertising
Advertising in schools
Health and advertising
Political advertising
Find one example of a commercial that strikes you as particularly creative and appealing:
What are the elements that are unusual?
What is the target group of the commercial?
How does the commercial appeal to consumers?
Why do you believe this commercial to be effective in brand name recognition?
How are ethical standards met (or pushed to their limits)?
Illustrate your findings with specific examples. List any references on the last slide.
Format consistent with APA formatting guidelines.