Written Assignment must be submitted online through SafeAssign (or other plagiarism checker) via Blackboard for originality check.
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Description
Semester |
August 2019 |
Module Code |
JOU 4202 |
Module
Title |
JOURNALISM, GOVERNEMENT AND THE PEOPLE |
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Coursework Structure |
Essay
(2,500 words) |
Assignment Weighting |
100% |
Assignment Title |
WRITTEN
ASSIGNMENT |
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Coursework
Submission Deadline |
Date:
Time:
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Assessment
Criteria |
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Learning Outcomes: Knowledge and Understanding
tested in this assignment: |
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List the Outcomes Mapped in Module Guide and Table of Specification · be able to demonstrate an
understanding of the structure, operation and responsibilities of national
government in relation to journalism · be able to demonstrate an
understanding of the cultural, political and economic interrelations between
political institutions and the press. |
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Learning Outcomes: Skills and Attributes tested
in this assignment: |
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List the Outcomes Mapped in Module Guide and Table of Specification · be able to critically
evaluate the complex interrelations between political institutions and the
press · be able to carry out
journalistic research relating to political news and features |
General Coursework Rules |
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Written Assignment must be submitted online
through SafeAssign (or other plagiarism checker) via Blackboard for
originality check. ·
Oral Presentation must be recorded and securely
uploaded to YouTube (or other online video platform) for moderation purpose.
The private link to video must be given to the lecturer during submission. ·
Assignment submitted after the deadline will be
subject to a penalty. Please refer to the guidelines on Coursework Submission that can be found in the INTI-UH Student
Guidebook. ·
Suspected
academic misconduct will be handled according to the Policies and Procedures for Academic Dishonesty and Misconduct
that can be found in the INTI-UH Student Guidebook. |
Assignment
Brief |
Provide the description
of the assignment and the tasks required.
Assignment 1 Essay 50%
Write a 2500-word essay on ONE of the following questions;
1.
Walter Lippmann in his 1922
classic, Public Opinion, which began with a chapter titled “The World Outside
and the Pictures in Our Heads.” stressed that news media are a primary source
of those pictures in our heads about the larger world of public affairs, a
world that for most citizens is “out of reach,out of sight, out of mind.”
Walter Lippmann, Public opinion. New York: Macmillan,
1922, p.29.
What we know about the world is largely based on what the media
decide to tell us. Beyond attitudes and opinions, the pictures of reality
created by the mass media in its agenda setting
complicates personal behaviours, ranging from college applications to
voting on election day. With relevant examples discuss the positive and
negative influence of media in the shaping of public opinion in the context of
a democratic country.
OR
2.
Many investors use the Internet and new media to help them with
investment decisions. While these online tools can provide many benefits for
investors, these same tools can make attractive targets for criminals.
Criminals are quick to adapt to new technologies – and the Internet is no
exception. It's easy for fraudsters to make their messages look real and
credible and sometimes hard for investors to tell the difference between fact
and fiction.
Discuss on how media can support the government in effectively raising
awareness among the citizens to curb the rising cases of online scams.
