Communication's 100

Axia College Material

Appendix A

Final Project Overview and Timeline

Final Project Overview

The final project for CMC 240 is a 1,750- to 2,050-word analysis of information strategies based on the work you performed with your chosen topic. You must review what you learned about information strategies and critique your work to assess how you might better select, evaluate, and analyze information sources in the future. Consider this project a guideline for improving your information skills.

Reflect on the purpose, process, and impact of each of the following, regarding the topic you used throughout this course:

• Determining content and context

• Preparing search questions

• Analyzing multiple points of view

• Determining appropriate information sources

o Informal sources and caveats of interview information

o Journalistic sources

o Types of libraries

• Monitoring information sources

• Conducting information searches

• Evaluating information for

o Ethics

o Credibility

o Recognizability

o Verifiability

o Critical thinking

o Tests of evidence

• Synthesizing information

o Alternative presentations

o Message bias

o Identifying the minimum and maximum stories

• Social and professional responsibility

Final Project Timeline

You should budget your time wisely and work on your project throughout the course. Each week contributes information you will need for the final analysis. If you complete your course activities and use the feedback provided by the instructor, you will be on the right track to successfully complete your project.

□ Due in Week One: Read the Final Project Overview and Timeline in Appendix A and get timely approval for your topic. Consider how you will address message content and context, identify information as credible, recognizable, and verifiable, and determine ethical use of information.

□ Due in Week Two: Develop effective search...