Comm120 week 3

Instructions

Goal:  

The goal of the Week 3 Assignment is to select a research topic and brainstorm your approach to it.

Description:    

In COMM120, the Weeks 3 and 5 Assignments all work towards and contribute to the Week 7 Final Project. The Week 3 Assignment: Topic and Brainstorming has you choose a topic that you will use for the rest of the class. For many, this topic relates to the degree or career they are pursuing, while for others, it may simply reflect a personal interest—such as a hobby, activity, or a non-controversial aspect of history. 

Step 1: Prompt for CoPilot

Please copy and paste the following prompt into CoPilot. When you do this, you will need to edit the prompt and add your own topic. Here are some examples of possible topics: 

· ...getting a sociology degree and future career prospects. 

· ...getting a cybersecurity degree and future career prospects.

· ...becoming a park ranger.

You can go directly to  CoPilot [weblink] or to  Office365 login [weblink] .

Prompt:

Task: Create a brainstorming report about <enter topic here>

Context:

· 100-level college course on information literacy

· This assignment is the first of three assignments that relate to each other. Week 3 Assignment: Topic and Brainstorming, Week 5 Assignment: Sources Evaluation, and Week 7 Assignment: Final Project

Tone: Academic

Output: 

· Topic: include topic of the project.

· Scope: include the research scope of the project and the value it might bring to a person’s personal and professional life.

· Value: include how the topic will bring value to a person’s personal and professional life.

· Communication medium: what possible presentation software might be used such as PowerPoint or Prezi.

· Brainstorming: include any additional brainstorming ideas that will create a well thought out project plan. 

Thank you!

Step 2: Fill out Topic and Brainstorming Worksheet

Once you get your output from CoPilot, fill out the  Week 3 Worksheet . You will need to fill out the following: 

· Part I: Topic and Brainstorming

· Take the CoPilot output and copy and paste it into the Worksheet. 

· You will paste this into the Template as-is (you will not change anything). 

· Part II: Critical Thinking Questions

· Add critical thinking questions that will allow for greater investigation into the topic.

· These questions need to be your own and you cannot use CoPilot or any other Gen AI tool to do this for you.

· Part III: Reflection

· Write two paragraphs where you reflect on your chosen topic and how you will use the information from CoPilot in your future assignments. 

· This reflection needs to be your own and you cannot use CoPilot or any other Gen AI tool to do this for you.

· Part IV: Reference Page

· Post the Reference for CoPilot. 

Step 3: Submit the Completed Week 3 Template

Assignment Guidelines

Submission:

· Use the  Week 3 Topic and Brainstorming Worksheet  to complete the assignment.

· Read all of the Learning Material in Weeks 1 through 3.

· Make sure you followed the directions carefully and each section is complete.

· Thoroughly edit. One way to catch mistakes is by reading it out loud a minimum of three times.

· Your submission will go through Turnitin and the AI Detector. 

· Please double-check that your assignment was submitted. 

For more information about how the Week 3 Assignment: Topic and Brainstorming will be graded, please see the  grading rubric.

Instructions

Goal:  

The goal of the Week 3 Assignment is to select a research topic and brainstorm your approach to it.

Description:    

In COMM120, the Weeks 3 and 5 Assignments all work towards and contribute to the Week 7 Final Project. The Week 3 Assignment: Topic and Brainstorming has you choose a topic that you will use for the rest of the class. For many, this topic relates to the degree or career they are pursuing, while for others, it may simply reflect a personal interest—such as a hobby, activity, or a non-controversial aspect of history. 

Step 1: Prompt for CoPilot

Please copy and paste the following prompt into CoPilot. When you do this, you will need to edit the prompt and add your own topic. Here are some examples of possible topics: 

· ...getting a sociology degree and future career prospects. 

· ...getting a cybersecurity degree and future career prospects.

· ...becoming a park ranger.

You can go directly to  CoPilot [weblink] or to  Office365 login [weblink] .

Prompt:

Task: Create a brainstorming report about <enter topic here>

Context:

· 100-level college course on information literacy

· This assignment is the first of three assignments that relate to each other. Week 3 Assignment: Topic and Brainstorming, Week 5 Assignment: Sources Evaluation, and Week 7 Assignment: Final Project

Tone: Academic

Output: 

· Topic: include topic of the project.

· Scope: include the research scope of the project and the value it might bring to a person’s personal and professional life.

· Value: include how the topic will bring value to a person’s personal and professional life.

· Communication medium: what possible presentation software might be used such as PowerPoint or Prezi.

· Brainstorming: include any additional brainstorming ideas that will create a well thought out project plan. 

Thank you!

Step 2: Fill out Topic and Brainstorming Worksheet

Once you get your output from CoPilot, fill out the  Week 3 Worksheet . You will need to fill out the following: 

· Part I: Topic and Brainstorming

· Take the CoPilot output and copy and paste it into the Worksheet. 

· You will paste this into the Template as-is (you will not change anything). 

· Part II: Critical Thinking Questions

· Add critical thinking questions that will allow for greater investigation into the topic.

· These questions need to be your own and you cannot use CoPilot or any other Gen AI tool to do this for you.

· Part III: Reflection

· Write two paragraphs where you reflect on your chosen topic and how you will use the information from CoPilot in your future assignments. 

· This reflection needs to be your own and you cannot use CoPilot or any other Gen AI tool to do this for you.

· Part IV: Reference Page

· Post the Reference for CoPilot. 

Step 3: Submit the Completed Week 3 Template

Assignment Guidelines

Submission:

· Use the  Week 3 Topic and Brainstorming Worksheet  to complete the assignment.

· Read all of the Learning Material in Weeks 1 through 3.

· Make sure you followed the directions carefully and each section is complete.

· Thoroughly edit. One way to catch mistakes is by reading it out loud a minimum of three times.

· Your submission will go through Turnitin and the AI Detector. 

· Please double-check that your assignment was submitted. 

For more information about how the Week 3 Assignment: Topic and Brainstorming will be graded, please see the  grading rubric.