Critical Essay and Reflection

Discipline

Topic

4 Readings: 3 Journal Articles and 1 Book Chapter*

(These readings listed below are not referenced in Harvard or APA 6th ed. style)

1. Business

Critically evaluate the advantages and disadvantages of social media marketing.

1. Bija & Balas (2014): Social media marketing to increase brand awareness [Journal Article]

2. Gaber & Wright (2014): Fast-food advertising in social media. A case study on Facebook in Egypt [Journal Article]

3. Whiting & Deshpande (2014): Social media marketing: A myth or a necessity [Journal Article]

4. Minazzi (2015). Mobile social media marketing in tourism (Chapter 5: pp. 127-135) [Book Chapter]

2. Tourism

Critically evaluate the benefits and impacts of wildlife tourism.

1. Dobson (2011): Towards a utilitarian ethic for marine wildlife tourism [Journal Article]

2. Rastogi, Hicky, Anand, Badola, & Hussain (2015). Wildlife tourism, local communities and tiger conservation: A village-level study in Corbett Tiger Reserve, India [Journal Article]

3. Buultjens, Ratnayke, & Gnanapala (2016). Whale watching in Sri Lanka: Perceptions of sustainability [Journal Article]

4. Higginbottom (2004): Wildlife tourism: An introduction (Chapter 1: pp. 1-14) [Book Chapter]

3. Health

Critically evaluate the arguments for and against legalising voluntary euthanasia.

1. Goldney (2012): Neither euthanasia nor suicide, but rather assisted death [Journal Article]

2. Mishara & Weisstub (2013). Premises and evidence in the rhetoric of assisted suicide and euthanasia [Journal Article]

3. Shah & Mushtaq (2014). The right to live or die? A perspective on voluntary euthanasia [Journal Article]

4. van Bogaert (2011): Voluntary active euthanasia: The debate (Chapter 3: pp. 65-80) [Ebook Chapter]

http://www.intechopen.com/books/euthanasia-the-good-death-controversy-in-humans-and-animals/voluntary-

active-euthanasia-the-debate

4. Science

Critically evaluate the benefits and impacts of using drones.

1. Rao, Gopi, & Maione (2016): The societal impact of commercial drones [Journal Article]

2. Sandbrook (2015): The social implications of using drones for biodiversity conservation [Journal Article]

3. Ivošević, Han, Cho, & Kwon (2015): The use of conservation drones in ecology and wildlife research [Journal Article]

4. Kreps (2016): Noncombat technology (Chapter 5: pp. 106-117) [Ebook Chapter] http://ebookcentral.proquest.com.ezproxy.scu.edu.au/lib/scu/reader.action?docID=4413908&ppg=90

5. Arts

Critically evaluate the positive and negative impacts of playing video games.

1. Adachi & Willoughby (2011): The effect of violent video games on aggression: Is it more than just the violence? [Journal Article]

2. Granic, Lobel, & Engels (2014): The benefits of playing video games [Journal Article]

3. Greitemeyer & Osswald (2009): Prosocial video games reduce aggressive cognitions [Journal Article]

4. Wolf (2008): Morals, ethics, and video games (Chapter 40: pp. 283-291) [Ebook Chapter] http://ebookcentral.proquest.com.ezproxy.scu.edu.au/lib/scu/reader.action?docID=329220