Intro to Mass Communications - Resource List

COM 126 Resource List Guidelines and Rubric Overview: This activity will help you to gather supporting resources for your final project. The more resources you locate here, the less you have to do later on, so do not be afraid to search for more. Your instructor will provide you with feedback on the appropriateness of your resources. Prompt: For this assignment, you will create a list of at least five resources (a mix of popular and scholarly) in support of your topic. When compiling your list, be sure to utilize the Shapiro Library and to list each resource in APA citation style. Include the DOI or links whenever possible. You can refer to the following guides or citation management tools to assist you in this process: Shapiro Library Citation Guide, RefWorks, and EasyBib. Here is an example list of resources:

1. Popular: Baran, S. J. (2014). Mass communication: Media literacy and culture (8th ed.). New York, NY: McGraw-Hill. 2. Scholarly: Perez-Latre, F. (2014). Legacy media: A case for creative destruction? Palabra–Clave 17(4), 1097–1113. Retrieved from

http://www.academia.edu/7260792/Legacy_Media_A_Case_for_Creative_Destruction 3. Scholarly: Buelow, M. T., Okdie, B. M., & Cooper, A. B. (2015). The influence of video games on executive functions in college students.

Computers in Human Behavior, 45, 228–234. doi: 10.1016/j.chb.2014.12.029

Be sure to include the following critical elements in your submission:

• List at least five popular and scholarly resources relative to your topic, cited in APA style. • How did you locate your sources and which search engines and tools did you use? • Was this process easy or difficult for you, and why?

Guidelines for Submission: Submit this assignment as a Word document (no page length) with proper APA style citations.

Rubric Critical Elements Exemplary Proficient Needs Improvement Not Evident Value

Resources Provides a comprehensive list of quality resources that are appropriate for chosen topic (100%)

Provides a list of resources that are appropriate for chosen topic (85%)

Provides a list of resources that are tangentially relevant to chosen topic (55%)

Does not provide a list of quality and appropriate resources (0%)

30

Source Retrieval and Search Engines

Explains how the sources were retrieved and what search engines and tools were used (100%)

Provides minimal explanation for how the sources were retrieved and what search engines and tools were used (55%)

Does not explain how the sources were retrieved and what search engines and tools used (0%)

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Reflection on Process Reflects on the information gathering process and demonstrates a keen insight into own strengths and weaknesses (100%)

Reflects on the information gathering process (85%)

Briefly or incompletely reflects on the information gathering process (55%)

Does not reflect on the information gathering process (0%)

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Articulation of Response

Submission is free of errors related to citations, grammar, spelling, syntax, and organization and is presented in a professional and easy to read format (100%)

Submission has no major errors related to citations, grammar, spelling, syntax, or organization (85%)

Submission has major errors related to citations, grammar, spelling, syntax, or organization that negatively impact readability and articulation of main ideas (55%)

Submission has critical errors related to citations, grammar, spelling, syntax, or organization that prevent understanding of ideas (0%)

10

Total 100%