Category: Communications and media

In this paper, you will describe a person, object, or event using only empirically verifiable facts. The objective of the paper is to invite your reader to see the person, object, or event in an unusual light while ensuring that your paper remains completely free of any evaluative language. Your final draft should be 1000 words in length including in-text citations and references list. Try to not go too far over the word count. Watch and read the module for help with keeping your paper close to 1000 words.

Choose a person, object, or event that you find interesting and that you can readily research. RECOMMENDATION: your fact paper can be autobiographical! If writing about your own life or some thing or person in your life, you can still incorporate research. For instance, if you are describing a time when you were pregnant, you could cite research on pregnancy and compare and contrast your own experience with the research findings or claims. In doing so, you are providing different perspectives on a subject while still refraining from evaluation and editorializing.

After you choose a topic, begin to compile facts that allow you to show your topic in an unusual or unique light. By “unusual” I mean in a way different from how most people would think about that person or object or event. Your essay should NOT be a report. You are not writing an encyclopedia entry. You are making an argument by presenting an artful, carefully-crafted perspective. If you think this is near impossible, consider that journalists do it all the time.

Though you are being artful, you want in every case to use only empirically verifiable statements. Read or listen to the page on Canvas for more information. At no point should you use language that discloses your opinions or use evaluative language of any kind. Your essay should only contain carefully collected and composed empirical statements that you have strategically organized.

1. Your opening paragraph must be a vivid, detailed description of your topic.
2. The introduction of your essay must include a thesis statement and a preview of your main points in terms of where you are headed. Your preview should give your reader a sense of what you will talk about and why. Remember: all statements must be empirically verifiable.
3. The body of your paper should deliver on the promises made in your preview. For instance, if you promise in your introduction that the first section of your paper will discuss deaths that have occurred on Disneyland rides, then the first section of your paper should provide information about the number of deaths that have occurred on Disneyland rides. Do not suddenly start talking about the history of amusement parks.
4. To make the body of your essay interesting, you want to think about how you present information. Where do you place each sentence? Can you put two sentences together that suggest things that you cannot come right out and say? When do you introduce certain details? Which details do you leave out? We will talk about different kinds of empirically verifiable statements. The body of your essay should be a combination of different kinds of statements. Think, too, about how you compose each sentence. It is better to be detailed than vague. It is good to have a combination of specific and general information. Consider how best to get your reader to see the topic from a certain angle. It is a matter of selection, arrangement, and presentation.
5. Your essay should feature a conclusion that briefly summarizes the course of the paper. Without drawing conclusions or stating your opinion, end the paper in such a way that your reader will know they are taking away an unusual perspective. You cannot, of course, say as much. So you have to show your reader that somehow.
6. Any outside information or data you include in your essay should be referenced. Include a complete Reference List formatted correctly in APA. Use well-researched, reliable resources (no less than five) that establish credibility. All in-text citations must be complete and correct for ALL your sources and facts. View my short lecture videos on evidence here:

Formatting Requirements

Drafts and final paper must be typed and double-spaced with one-inch margins. Use 12 pt. font, preferably Times New Roman. Please do not include a title page or my name. Simply include your name, the semester, and the assignment (single-spaced) at the top of the first page. Citations should be formatted in accordance with APA guidelines. Those guidelines can be found in The Pocket Wadsworth Handbook and the

Below a sample paper has been provided

Please write about the topic Selena Gomez

Search library catalog/ research databases for 2 scholarly books, book chapters in an

edited volume or 2 or academic peer reviewed journal articles (or 1 of each), on topics

in communication research. If one or more of your selections is clearly about human

communication, but you are not sure if its is appropriate for this assignment, ask me.

Communication research has an interdisciplinary range, and there may be some

interdisciplinary scholarship, and/articles published in interdisciplinary journals (for

example in womens studies, technology studies, ethnic studies) that are about human

communication and will be acceptable for this assignment. If you are not sureask.

One of your research articles or book chapters should be based on a qualitative

research approach, the other based on a quantitative research approach. You will be

writing a paper reviewing and comparing the strengths and limitations of each strategy

relative to the phenomena of interest to the author.

How to get started:

Search the librarys databases and catalog for books and or peer reviewed research

articles in a subfield of communication that deal with a phenomenon of interest to you.

In addition to the techniques we learn in the library, look in our research methods text

pps. 105-107for a starting list of journal titles that regularly feature qualitative

research), then search the electronic indexes within a particular journal for keywords

and subject headings.

Topic Example:

Assume that you are interested in understanding patterns of health

communication; specifically, how partners deal with the intersection between financial

stress and other stressors around chronic health conditions, and what/how they

communicate about this with health care professionals. You find one study called:

Communicating about stress in the financial assistance interview: Does a workshop

help? in a journal called The Journal of Health Communication.

(This is a fictitious example).

There is no clue here whether or not this is qualitative or quantitative research.

You have to read further to see how the study is described. Read the abstract of the

journal article or the full record of the catalog entry if it is a book. If you see the terms

H1, H2 (hypothesis 1, hypothesis 2), analysis of variance (ANOVA); statistically

significant; control group; effect, no effect, correlation, etc., the study is probably based

on/informed by, in part or whole, a quantitative approach.

If you see the terms such as ethnography/ic, participant observation, field notes,

interviews, focus groups, audio and videotape, case study, thematic analysis, it is likely

the case (though not definitely the case, because researchers often combine methods) this

item in question is informed by a qualitative research approach.

Back to our topic

Read a few records from the search results to see if you are on the right track. If

the research abstract says something like:

the spouses of 200 inpatients in a veterans hospital who self identified on a survey

as depressed experiencing severe financial hardship and abusing drugs or

alcohol were subjected to the Jones-Goody Stress Marker, a battery of 20 questions

administered at first contact, then at 30, 60 90 days after a financial assistance

interview and workshop……Survey questions also included items inquiring about

positive or negative evaluation of the workshop, severity of financial situation, age

of patient, age of partner, the presence or absence of dependent children or other

dependents in the household, participation or non-participation in treatment for

substance abuse, participation of the/ patient-spouse at the workshops….(you might

see in the articles discussion of methods terms such as standard deviation, mean, t-

test, amount, frequency, rate, ANOVA, as the researcher is looking for patterns

among and relationships between the variables, trying to see what seems to co-vary.

)

Then, this is probably a quantitative research paper.

If, instead, the research abstract says something like

Ethnographic study based on participant observation and interview data gathered

over a 4-month period in a large VA facility with inpatient and outpatient services

The researcher volunteered on the night shift as an orderly in a cafeteria in this VA

facility in Maryland, observing informal and formal interaction among inpatients

significant others before and after financial assistance interviews and workshops.

The researcher spoke with 200 S/os on a variety of topics related to their own and

the VA patients health care situations.

Open-ended interviews were conducted in the hospital, and in the S/Os homes.

Thematic analysis of the interviews revealed…..

… Though not all of these themes were commonly voiced by all of the partners of the

hospitalized, each characterized themselves as being stressed just before and just

after the financial interview with the VA staff.

The research focuses on the themes within money talk (its presence or absence as

a noisy silence ) amongst those with a partner in the hospital.

focuses on the numerous ways that partners of the hospitalized communicate about

money, money problems, and how they talk about money talk with each other,

staff and hospital professionals, partners, and with the researcher. The research is

a case study, an attempt to explore the types, meanings, and significance of various

kinds of talk about money in this circumstance…

..then you have found a qualitative research study.

Next, once you have selected publications, make sure they are on COMPARABLE or

related topics. They dont have to be identical; they dont have to ask the same question.

In fact, this is unlikely, (that they ask the same question), given the variety of

assumptions each researcher working from a quantitative or qualitative perspective

brings to the way they would frame the work, and what they would consider data.

YOUR TASK IS TO READ BOTH ARTICLES CAREFULLY AND THOROUGHLY

AND WRITE A COMPARISON/ REVIEW. INTRODUCE EACH ARTICLE BEFORE

YOU START TALKING ABOUT IT, (AUTHOR,(s), YEAR, TITLE, ETC.)

ANSWER THE FOLLOWING QUESTIONS, GIVING EXAMPLES FROM THE

ARTICLE OR BOOK TO SUPPORT YOUR ANSWERS.

1.What scholarly conversation does the author reference in the introduction? Look for

phrases that point to others work such as: Recent work in symbolic interaction

suggests or media scholars have long argued that… or Feminist scholars have

demonstrated that… this signals a frame of reference and tells the reader with whom the

author is entering into scholarly conversation).

2. What is the central research question or topic of the paper? /Is it a question about a

communication phenomenon, process, or relationship? is it a broad topic/question or

is it very specific? i.e. ( We hope to shed light on the relationship between x and y ;

test the following hypothesis(ses), or we hope to understand some of the significance

and meanings for participants of…

3. Does the author/ do the authors pose a RQ (research question) as though it has one

answer, or as though they are seeking to understand some aspect of a broad

phenomenon, relationship, or process?

4. What is presented as DATA in the project? Are the sampling methods/limitations of

these data samples discussed?

5. How is the data subjected to analysis? In other words, what does the author do with

the data, or what do they want to tell us and how do they present and organize their

discussion? (Is there any discussion of (for example) thematic analysis? content

analysis? discourse analysis? network analysis? some other kind? Does the author

invoke a theoretical analysisdo they talk about feminist perspectives, critical theory,

postcolonial theory, queer theory, some other kind of analytic frame?

6. Are the limits/strengths of the chosen methodologies and analytic tools made explicit

by the author? Are any next steps for future research suggested?

7. Which study presents in your view, the most convincing and satisfying fit between the

subject matter, the question, the research design, and the methodological tools used?

Which one did you find more interesting? Why?

Note: You may find that one article has a QUAL or QUANT approach, while the second

one has a MIXED method approach. It is easier to contrast two articles with completely

different methodologies, but if you do have one that is mixed method while the other is

entirely QUANT or QUAL focus on the aspects that will help you demonstrate your

understanding of the differences between QUAL and QUANT.

Can you see a place for a quantitative dimension to the qualitative study (or vice versa)

that would strengthen either or both research projects (if yes or no, why?)

****USE QUOTATION MARKS APPROPRIATELY WHEN CITING SOURCES. IN-

TEXT CITATIONS /QUOTATIONS IN THE BODY OF A PAPER REQUIRE PAGE

NUMBERS. YOU MUST REMEMBER TO INCLUDE PAGE NUMBERS IN YOUR

CITATIONS!!!******

DO NOT FORGET TO ALSO PROVIDE APA style citations for both articles at the

end of your paper on a REFERENCES page.

• Part 1: The Mirror Effect: Please respond to the following questions in your discussion prompt ***(Each Question Response is worth 3 points for a total of 15 points)
• “Sociologist Charles Cooley suggested we form our identity based on how we think others perceive us. Think about a time your perception of yourself was completely different from how a friend or colleague described you.
• Discuss the above briefly. How did you become self aware of this reality? Did you move to reconcile or correct your friend/colleagues incorrect perception of you? If so, how did you correct their false impression of you. Or if you did not choose to correct the false perception that your friend/colleague had of you, explain why not. What was you rationale for not doing so?
• Do you think it is difficult to change people’s initial perceptions of others? Why or why not?
• What advice would you give to someone who feels incorrectly “labeled or judged” by others initial perceptions?
• How do you think other people’s perceptions effect our self esteem?
• How do you use indirect and direct perception checking in your lives? Provide a specific example and discuss how perception checking benefits your greater understanding of people, interactions and the world around you.

the first attached photo is the instructions. the second set of photos are an example of the desired intro the professor gave me. there will need to be 10 citations! here are some i have found, you may add on: Blood in the water: An abductive approach to startup valuation on ABC’s Shark Tank – ScienceDirect Pitch envisaging: The role of narrative transportation in pitching success – ScienceDirect then here are some others that were recommended to use by professor Logical emotional persuasion Pathos ethos Persuasive communication articles Persuasive business presentations – problem solution method Visual design The best story wins : how to leverage Hollywood storytelling in business

In 4-5 pages, typed double space, you are to report on a significant communication issue, either from the text, outside readings, class discussions or independent research. Your task is to critically analyze the issue – and the latest research findings and discuss the application of these findings. The last page of your paper should include a complete bibliography with works cited using APA format. If you are not familiar with APA format, refer to the APA Style Guide posted in Brightspace. You will need a minimum of five sources cited APA style. Some topics you may want to consider: Good and Bad Communication, Communication Disorders, The Effects of Social Media on Communication, Verbal and Non Verbal Communication, Emotions, Erotic Intelligence, Emotional Intelligence, Gender Differences in Communication, Paralanguage, Symbolism, Cultural Differences, Interpersonal Communication Conflicts, Marriage Styles, The Case for Empathy (or not), Communication Blind Spots or any other area you feel is relevant. Please note, this is certainly not an exhaustive list. Far from it.

Reminder: I dont want you to simply regurgitate whats in the text; rather, your task is to critically analyze the material and provide your own insights and observations based on the latest research in the field as well as your own experiences

• Your original post with sources (1 point *10 chapters): Create your answers with numbers to all questions.
• 1) Write more than 300 words and 2) cite sources from the textbook (please add specific page numbers, not just chapter 1 or the authors’ name and the year of the publication). There will be a penalty if you answer the questions in less than 300 words and without citing sources from the text. (A: 1 point / B: 0.8 points / C: 0.6 points)
• 2) Read your classmates’ posts and respond to one of them. Please write more than 150 words. (0.5 points * 10 chapters; A: 0.5 points/ B: 0.4 points/ C: 0.3 points).
• Response posts should advance the discussion of the topic or idea. To create a meaningful response post, please check the options below:
• Agree/disagree: explain why you agree or disagree
• Reply to a question: When a peer poses a question, you can reply to it with sources from the text or your other readings/experiences.
• Ask further questions. You can ask for a clear explanation, examples, etc.
• Share something you learned from reading the posting or how the post helped you rethink your perspective.
• Compare to other students’ comments. Discuss how they can be related.

Please cite sources when you answer these questions.

1. Please differentiate between the concepts of being, being-in-becoming, and doing. Provide cultural examples of each. [Kluckhohn and Strodtbeck’s value orientation].

2. According to a recent survey, the U.S. culture has the highest level of individualism (see Table 6.4 on page 224). 1) How would you describe the U.S. culture in which individualism is highly valued? Please provide some examples. 2) Find countries and cultures in which collectivism is highly valued and compare them to U.S. culture. If you have/know any intercultural experience, please use it to support your explanation.

3. Define the concepts of face and face-work, and explain how they manifest differently in collectivistic and individualistic cultures.

You will identify one particular professional communication challenge/problem/topic and write a paper demonstrating how existing research and theory might help us to start to address (or answer) that problem. You will draw on the papers youve been working on all semester to write this final assignment. This is all the feedback I have received from my professor on what they want my final paper to be.; Some very important areas you need to grow in for this paper. Feel free to resubmit this one if you’d like me to look at another draft – you’re missing some main elements of the assignment: ” define at least 3 key components /vocabulary terms related to the theory that might be relevant to or help you explore your communication problem.” re-shape your themes and overall follow the instructions and rubrics.

I have done the assignment, and it’s in the following file. I just need help reducing the AI percentage and getting a full mark on this assignment. Here are the grading rubric and the assignment requirements.

Process Work (BB Journal CHECKPOINTS)

5 possible points (16.67%)

Band 1 GRADE 0: No process work completed. GRADE 1: Process work is incomplete, with few or no revisions made, demonstrating minimal effort and significant gaps in completion and improvement.

0 – 1

Band 2GRADE 2: Process work completed, with minimal revisions, showing limited effort and minimal improvement. One submission made to the online journal.

2 – 2

Band 3GRADE 3: Process work completed, with revisions that show some effort and basic attention to feedback, though improvement may be inconsistent. One submission made to the online journal.

3 – 3

Band 4GRADE 4: Process work completed, with effective revisions, reflecting good attention to feedback and noticeable improvement. More than one submission made to the online journal.

4 – 4

Band 5GRADE 5: Process work completed, with detailed and effective revisions, demonstrating substantial improvement and careful attention to feedback. More than one submission made to the online journal.

5 – 5

• Research proficiency and citation accuracy
• 5 possible points (16.67%)
• Band 1GRADE 0: No research submitted. GRADE 1: Research is inadequate or missing, with incorrect or absent referencing. Citations are mostly incorrect or missing.
• 0 – 1
• Band 2GRADE 2: Research is limited with frequent referencing errors. Citations are often incorrect or inconsistent.
• 2 – 2
• Band 3GRADE 3: Research is adequate with some referencing errors. Citations are mostly correct but with some inconsistencies.
• 3 – 3
• Band 4GRADE 4: Research is well-conducted with minor referencing errors. Citations are mostly correct and consistent.
• 4 – 4
• Band 5GRADE 5: Research is thorough with correct and consistent referencing throughout. Citations are flawless.
• 5 – 5
• Critical analysis and insight
• 5 possible points (16.67%)
• Band 1GRADE 0: The analysis is missing entirely, showing no understanding of digital literacy concepts. GRADE 1: The analysis is very limited, demonstrating minimal understanding of digital literacy concepts.
• 0 – 1
• Band 2GRADE 2: The analysis is basic, with a limited application of digital literacy concepts.
• 2 – 2
• Band 3GRADE 3: The analysis is sufficient, demonstrating a basic understanding of digital literacy concepts.
• 3 – 3
• Band 4GRADE 4: The analysis is clear and well-structured, demonstrating a solid understanding of digital literacy concepts.
• 4 – 4
• Band 5GRADE 5: The analysis is highly detailed and insightful, demonstrating a deep understanding of digital literacy concepts.
• 5 – 5
• Analysis and evaluation of supporting data
• 5 possible points (16.67%)
• Band 1GRADE 0: No analysis and/or evaluation submitted. GRADE 1: The analysis is inadequate or missing, failing to address production techniques or concepts.
• 0 – 1
• Band 2GRADE 2: The analysis is limited, with minimal application of digital literacy techniques and concepts.
• 2 – 2
• Band 3GRADE 3: The analysis is adequate, addressing digital literacy techniques and some digital literacy concepts.
• 3 – 3
• Band 4GRADE 4: The analysis is well-developed, with clear insights into digital literacy techniques and concepts.
• 4 – 4
• Band 5GRADE 5: The campaign analysis is exceptional, providing detailed examination of digital literacy techniques and concepts.
• 5 – 5
• Structure and organization of the content
• 5 possible points (16.67%)
• Band 1GRADE 0: No discernable structure. GRADE 1: Structure is disorganized and unclear, with minimal or missing required sections.
• 0 – 1
• Band 2GRADE 2: Structure is weak with significant issues in organization and presentation of sections.
• 2 – 2
• Band 3GRADE 3: Structure is basic with some issues in organization and presentation of sections.
• 3 – 3
• Band 4GRADE 4: Structure is mostly clear and organized with minor issues in the presentation of sections.
• 4 – 4
• Band 5GRADE 5: Structure is clear and well-organized with all required sections effectively presented.
• 5 – 5
• Quality of writing – accuracy, formatting, and submission
• 5 possible points (16.67%)
• Band 1GRADE 0: Writing is very confusing. GRADE 1: Numerous errors in grammar, punctuation, and spelling. Multiple formatting or submission requirements are missing.
• 0 – 1
• Band 2GRADE 2: Frequent errors in grammar, punctuation, and spelling. Some formatting or submission requirements are incomplete.
• 2 – 2
• Band 3GRADE 3: Some minor errors in grammar, punctuation, and spelling. Most formatting and submission requirements are met.
• 3 – 3
• Band 4GRADE 4: Minor errors in grammar, punctuation, and spelling. Nearly all formatting and submission requirements are met.
• 4 – 4
• Band 5GRADE 5: No errors in grammar, punctuation, and spelling. All formatting and submission requirements are fully met.

View the attached doc carefully follow every single thing on it – Add graphs diagrams and cite them and everything

Use unique products you can even create ur own product

Cover page FOLLOW RUBRIC

Do the manual in word doc

In the Ppt (preferably in canva) add minimal words like put the manual and like arrows coming out of it names id course no…

Add Page numbers

So in total 2 stuff (1. The manual 2. Ppt)

Dont make it too long the ppt make it like 10-12 slides or so and the manual no too long just enough

W7 Discussion Question 1: Cultural Competence & Technology Integration

Purpose: This discussion supports your development of core clinical knowledge in prevention, assessment, and intervention for communication and swallowing disorders, aligned with ASHA Standard IV-D. You will examine how anatomical, physiological, psychological, developmental, linguistic, and cultural factors influence clinical decision-making and guide effective treatment planning for diverse populations.

Initial Post (due Friday by 11:59 pm CST): As future speech-language pathologists, it is essential to design treatment plans that are not only clinically sound but also culturally responsive. In this discussion, you will apply your knowledge of evidence-based practice to a real-world scenario involving a client from a culturally and linguistically diverse background.

For your initial post (minimum of 300 words, or 3-4 minutes video), review the the

and respond to the following:

• Identify key cultural and linguistic factors that may affect care
• Outline a treatment plan with a SMART goal that supports the clients communication goals while respecting their background
• Explain how your plan reflects:
• Culturally responsive care
• Evidence-based practice

Remember to follow the . Use the for in-text citations and include a minimum of 2 references from .