Case Assignment

The Case Assignment for this course will be a 5-8 page essay

(excluding cover page and references) that provides well thought

responses to the following questions about the impact of United

States mass media market on the shaping and forming the opinions,

values and behaviors of the general population:

1) Does the phenomenon of media convergence improve or

degrade social life and psychological well being in the United States?

Are there enough role models currently on TV shows and Cable TV

shows to help us improve interpersonal relations? Why or why not?

2) Does the current nature of newspapers adequately prepare us to

sift through various types of information in order for us to make

informed decisions for our community (ex. voting politicians into

office, voting on public policies) and for ourselves?

3) How can the popular music industry improve personal

behaviors, social attitudes and political discourse in the United

States?

NOTE: Make sure you cover all the points above. Also, this is not an

opinion paper – be sure to find research to support any points you are

making in your paper. You should use a minimum of 3-4 sources from

the Touro online library in your Case Assignment. Writing

expectations include competency in the following:

Thesis Statement

Introduction, and Conclusion (your essay must have a thesis

statement, introduction, and conclusion that are all supported

by research and analysis).

Written assignments must be submitted in APA format. At a

minimum:

1 / 2

Your essay should have a cover page and reference page.

Abstracts are not required.

Must be double-spaced with 1-inch margins and typed in

12-point Times New Roman.

When quoting, paraphrasing, or summarizing information taken

from another source, use in-text citations to indicate source of

information, with complete reference information on the

reference page.

Every reference needs a citation, and every citation needs a

reference. You must cite all texts using in-text citations

(including author, year and page number) and the full reference

information on a separate reference page, as required by APA

formatting guidelines.

Acts of plagiarism will result in a zero. Please note that

Wikipedia may be helpful in locating links that will take you to

credible sources of information, but quotations from Wikipedia

text are not recognized as credible, scholarly sources of

information.

Encyclopedias and dictionaries should not be used as

references in college level work, and blogs are not credible

resources, either.