Understanding the Media: Assessment ASSESSMENT TIMELINE WEEKS 6-12 WEEK ASSESSMENT 3 CONTEMPORARY RESEARCH ASSESSMENT 4 INDUSTRY WHITEPAPER 6 Introduce Assessment 7 8 Assessment Due 9 Introduce Assessment Break 10 11 12 Assessment Due ASSESSMENT THREE CONTEMPORARY RESEARCH You need to write a short report on an academic article. The report has a specific structure. The article must be chosen from a specific list of journals. The article must have been published in 2020. ASSESSMENT THREE CONTEMPORARY RESEARCH Grades: 30% Due date: 17 September, 5pm Words: 1000 Demonstrate your ability to: Identify and source discipline-appropriate academic research Extract academic concepts from research Evaluate benefits across academic research Formative for: Assessment four, Industry Whitepaper Academic research skills for other units INSTRUCTIONS Moodle > Assessments > Approved Journals Find a journal that you are interested in, and find it in the library database. Look at its issues from 2020, and find an article to read. Read the article, then read one of the articles it cites. Write a report on these articles that meets the assessment criteria. REPORT STRUCTURE Introduction Explain why you selected this article (50 words) Primary Article Evaluation (article from 2020) Write 100 words about the ideas Write 200 words about the writing Cited Article Evaluation (article cited by primary article) Write 100 words about the ideas Write 200 words about the writing Comparison Write 350 words comparing the two articles Indicate what you learned from the articles. Reference List EVALUATING IDEAS Focus on positives What kinds of topics does it cover What evidence does it use What methods does the author use in their research What are its conclusions What do you think is excellent about the article and/or any other material that you think is important or relevant to explaining the ideas. EVALUATING WRITING Focus on positives How is the article structured How does the structure help to communicate the article’s ideas Who is cited in the article Why Why do you think it was written in the way it was How has the writing COMPARISONS Focus on similarities and differences What is the problem, context, or idea that the two articles share Demonstrate what you think is important about these articles. Identify why your primary article cites the secondary article. Why did the author do this Tell us what you learned or gained as a result of this article. This can be direct Or it can be indirect ADVICE + ANSWERS TO COMMON QUESTIONS You can use first or third person when writing. Focus on positives. You need to properly cite anything that you refer to. You are not expected to engage with further research beyond what is explicitly outlined in the assessment. Understanding the Media: Assessment
