Write a manifesto:  A manifesto is a public declaration of one’s intentions, motives or point of views. Your full manifesto should be at least 1000 words (contributed by you), though some will be thousands of words.  Most importantly, it should be clear that you reflected deeply and wrote something worth writing.  Ideally, this will be an important reflection on your life and be something that you will want to read again later in your life to remind yourself of who you were and what you learned.  Your manifesto should have the following four parts:

 

Part 1. Goals — What are your core goals for yourself, your future, and for how you will contribute to the world?  Describe at least 3 goals.
Part 2. Joining/Working in Society –If you were applying to a job, what position would it be? It can be a position that already exists, or it can be something you invent. How does this position relate to goals in Part 1?

Explain why this position is important and what core social/political/institutional/environmental/etc. issues it addresses. Give some background on the issues (why they exist, how your position will improve things and in which ways).  Use conceptual models, like the triad of realization or the barrel model, to explain why such issues exists.
Part 3. Photo Representation — Take (or find) a photo of yourself (or something else) that represents you, your manifesto. Add the photo to your write-up.
Part 4. Your Journey — Reflect on each of one of the big ideas from this class (at least 1 paragraph per idea) and how those ideas changed the way you live or might help you in the future (with family, friends, in school, at work, with significant others, with strangers, as a citizen, as a human, etc.). Consider what you read, watched and did for each challenge and how each changed you. The goal is to use anthropological concepts and ways of thinking to express your personal reflections and learning.

 

Write a 2-page paper conducting an analysis on the Starbucks Global Responsibility Report (posted to Carmen).
One site that may prove to be helpful in your analysis that looks at how global companies ranked against the Global Reporting Initiative’s standards is: 
http://database.globalreporting.org/search 
 This is an individual assignment and collaboration of any kind among classmates is not permitted.
Tips:
Use class materials to bolster your arguments where appropriate
Do not try to analyze everything. Select the topics that you feel are the most important and focus on them
Utilize multiple sources to strengthen your argument
Utilize appendices to provide additional details about the topic that you are analyzing
Structure your paper to have a logical flow of information, easy to understand
Use proper spelling and grammar; the paper should not have errors
Include a Cover page
Include a Works cited Page (minimum of 3 sources, not including the Starbucks report)
Double-space your paper, using Garamond 12-point font, and 1” margins all around.

Parts One: Analysis
Choose ONE of the following four areas of the Starbucks CSR report to discuss in further detail:

1.     Analysis of a specific item within the “sustainable coffee” section. Is this a best practice in the industry? What are other organizations doing on this front? How do Starbucks efforts compare?

2.     Analysis of a specific item within the “greener retail” section. Is this a best practice in the industry? What are other organizations doing on this front? How do Starbucks efforts compare?

3.     Analysis of a specific item within the “creating opportunities” section. Is this a best practice in the industry?  What are other organizations doing on this front? How do Starbucks efforts compare?

4.     Analysis of a specific item within the “strengthening communities” section.  Is this a best practice in the industry?  What are other organizations doing on this front? How do Starbucks efforts compare?

Part Two:  Recommendation
Given your analysis, what recommendation(s) do you have for the organization and why? Your recommendations should be directly linked and supported by the data that was provided in your analysis. Be specific

 

What do atoms look like?  Using words and/or a sketch communicate your current understanding of the atom’s structure.  What specific evidence, or types of evidence, did scientists use to determine the structure of the atom?  Use your textbook as a source and at least one other source.  Your paper should be 1 ½ – 2 pages (double-spaced).  Cite all sources you consulted at the end of the paper.

 

Select a topic and research question relevant to the issues discussed and studied this semester. Submit your topic and question for approval.  Once it has been approved, begin your project by:

–researching your topic using at least five current economics research articles from peer-reviewed journals that offer empirical results.

–describing what each one of the articles is,

–analyzing how each is related to your question,

–what results it brings.

This must be a cohesive project.  You may see articles having completely different results for the same question.  You need to find out what makes it different.  You might consider looking at economic journals NBER working paper series, and SSRN working paper series. A list of economic journals can be found here:  http://ideas.repec.org/top/top.journals.simple.html

Also, in addition, the Undergraduate Economic Review may also have interesting and good information for you.  As long as you are in the OSU network or through the OSU library webpage, you should have access to all journal articles for free.  Google Scholar is a good way to start searching for journal articles.

 

This should be a stand-alone document. It should fully describe your development activity to someone unfamiliar with your project.

Overall Format:
Font: body text 12 point, line space of 1.5, text in figures and tables must be legible Margins: 1 inch on all sides
Number all pages (hide number on title page) and sections/subsections.
Figures and tables should be numbered, captioned, and referenced in body of report. Use Word format. Writing style: clarity of presentation and format, grammar, use of language, and transitions will factor into the overall score.  Proofread the work of your team members.  Use effective and appropriate visuals.  Design choice, strategies, reasons and/or rationale and analysis should be clearly stated.  Be quantitative and precise wherever possible.
Parts:
I.  Initial content (10%):

·                Title Page: (1 page)
Document title, team project and member names, course number, and date

·                Table of Contents: (1 page)
Include a list of figures and tables

·                Executive Summary: (1 page)
Summarize design and implementation and highlight key points of report. This should be a summary of the key points- not a summary of the organization or the kinds of points.

II.  Introduction (5%) (1-2 pages):  Purpose of report, background and motivation, statement of problem, overview of remainder of
document

III.  Technical (60%) (10-20 pages) should contain (not necessarily in this order)

o   Additional description of concept of the product and solution (if needed beyond intro)

o   Requirements, specifications, and features- quantitative statements of functionality and performance should be used whenever possible

o   Alternate features or functionality that were considered and rejected

o   Design- functional block diagram, schematics, software block or flow diagrams, and other diagrams or figures, and appropriate documentation, simulations, analysis, and commentary (overall product and modules or subsystems as appropriate).

o   Alternate designs or solutions that were considered and rejected

o   Analysis and applicability of constraints: i.e. economic, environmental, social, political, health and safety, manufacturability, sustainability.

o   Identify and discuss standards and regulatory issues (IEEE, FCC, UL, …)

o   Description of prototype- consider including photographs. Don’t forget construction and mechanical/physical layout design and implementation.

o   Validation: analysis, simulation, and testing (individual components, subsystems, and overall product).  This. May include plans, data, analysis, and results (quantitative), and/or verification of prototype against requirements, specifications, and constraints

IV.   Project Management (20%) (3-7 pages)

o    Task list, timeline, schedule, and/or Gantt chart, and individual or group assignments
and responsibilities as appropriate. You should include discussion of development
path timeline (i.e. what changed over the course of the project).

o   Resources: Required Hardware/Components/Equipment/Facilities (including test equipment), budget and expenses

o   Risks- previously identified risks, potential problems, and mitigation strategies

o   Challenges, issues, and problems encountered and their solution.
V.    Conclusion- summary and benefits of this product/solution, possible future enhancements, recommendations for next steps (5%) (1-2 pages)

VI.  Bibliography and References- web pages, books, reports, articles, etc.

VII.  Appendices as needed (software source code, data sheets, etc.)

 

This assignment will give you the opportunity to read and familiarize yourself with various secondary sources and to reflect on and plan how you might integrate these effectively into your Secondary Source Integration Paper. This assignment will also provide practice in using the MLA Works Cited format. Your annotated bibliography should be single-spaced, typed in 12-point front, and set to 1” margins.

Find four or five secondary sources that are timely, useful, credible, and relevant to your primary source.

• • At least one of your sources should be from a scholarly, peer-reviewed journal
  • Other secondary sources might include articles from newspapers or magazines; books or book chapters; television, film, or radio documentaries; credible websites, etc. With some popular sources, particularly websites, there may be debate about their credibility. A news site such as The Atlantic or The New York Times will usually be considered credible by readers; a personal blog will usually be considered less credible. That is not to say that you cannot use a source like a blog, but rather that you will need to make a much stronger argument for why this source should be perceived and treated as credible.
  • READ YOUR SOURCES CAREFULLY. When you are initially searching for sources, it is fine to simply skim them. However, once you have decided to include a source in your Annotated Bibliography, make sure you have read it thoroughly and attentively.

For each source, create a correctly formatted Works Cited entry in MLA style. (See the MLA Handbook or the Purdue OWL (http://owl.english.purdue.edu/owl/resource/747/01/) for details.)

After each entry, create an annotation for each source. These annotations should be thorough and detailed, about 300 words per source. In each annotation, you should:

• • Describe the source (where it comes from, who wrote it, how a reader might determine its reliability, etc.).
  • Provide a detailed summary of the author’s main argument. For instance, do not simply say that an article is “about personal confidence.” What, specifically, does the article say about personal confidence? Demonstrate that you understand the central argument each source is marking.
  • Detail how you see this secondary source connecting to either your primary source itself or a broader topic suggested by your primary source. Explain this connection thoroughly to your reader, and be as specific as possible.
  • Discuss how this source may relate to your argument and how you might use this source in later writing assignments in this class.

Write a 5-7 pp. (double-spaced, standard fonts and margins) description and brief analysis of one of the 4 scenes we discussed in class this semester.  The point of this assignment is to give you an opportunity to watch very closely, translate what you notice into the standard terms and categories of film studies, and begin to make an argument about the significance of what you’ve noticed. There are three parts to this assignment:

1) Before you begin to write, please watch the scene you’ve decided to work on at least five times to do each of these:

5 times (at least) to understand what’s going on in terms of the narrative and the overall effect of the scene
5 times (at least) pausing after each shot to observe and take notes on every aspect of its cinematography
5 times to observe and take notes on every aspect of its editing

5 times to observe and take notes on every aspect of its mise-en-scène
Then look over your notes and coordinate them, so that you have a clear understanding of what happens with all of these aspects
in each shot.

2) Once you have done all the watching and re-watching and note-taking for part 1, start writing. Describe the cinematography, editing, and mise-en-scène of the first shot. Be sure to note any changes that occur during the shot. Then do the same with the second shot, the third shot, and so on. Number your shots. Please use the technical vocabulary you have learned in lecture and from your reading. The most important part of learning how film works is training your eyes and you will not be able to do that successfully unless you can carefully scrutinize a film and notice every detail.

3) Once you have done your shot-by-shot description, please write a brief (one page, included within the 5-7 pp. total) analysis of the significance of the major elements of what you’ve described. Some possible questions to pursue would include: How do these various elements work together? Why do they matter? What emotions do they produce in you? What do they get you thinking about? How does this scene (done in this way) fit into the film as a whole?

 

Objective :  The Term Paper helps you develop/demonstrate your knowledge about map use and analysis. It assesses your understanding of basic methods of spatial data-gathering, presentation and interpretation. It also asks you to demonstrate the value of geographic knowledge and how it can be used to analyze real-world, critical problems.

What is a “White Paper”?  The term White Paper is often used to refer to government or corporate reports, usually indicating that the document is somehow authoritative and informative in nature. It is often used to argue a specific position or propose a solution to a problem with a fairly broad audience in mind. The language and terminology used may be somewhat technical, but in a way that most people can understand. Here are some examples of professional white papers, clearly above and beyond what I expect from you, but hopefully they can give some ideas. http://download2.nemetschek.net/www_misc/2010/VW_GIS_Whitepaper.pdf http://bit.ly/YLBFcT http://www.esri.com/library/whitepapers/pdfs/esri-location-analytics-for-bi.pdf

The Assignment
The goals of this assignment are to assess your (1) understanding of basic methods for spatial data-gathering, presentation, and interpretation; (2) ability to interpret maps in order to analyze and critically evaluate the spatial structure of and relationships among spatial phenomena; (3)  ability to apply statistical ideas to seek explanations for unusual or interesting patterns on maps, and (4) 
ability to evaluate the impact of spatial data sampling and uncertainty on map use

In completing this assignment you should 1) demonstrate your familiarity with basic methods of spatial data-gathering, presentation, and interpretation such that you can analyze and critically evaluate the spatial structure of and relationships among spatial phenomena in a selected area of interest; 2) gain some experience researching and extracting information to understand a topic in enough depth to be able to share your knowledge with others; and 3) gain some experience in writing for a professional audience.

In the paper you should present a map-centered argument in an area of your interest (e.g. international relations, politics, geology, criminology, philosophy, biology, anthropology, business, law, history, environmental science). Ideally this will be a topic you already know something about, so that you can contribute with your existing knowledge, but it can also be something you have to research from scratch. You could for example compare some existing examples of map use in the area of interest and make a recommendation based on some evidence. You should make a critical examination and analysis of one or more statistical arguments and, for example, compare and contrast relevant examples with not so useful ones. Make sure to acknowledge sources in your presentation.

Paper Requirements:
 Three to four double-spaced pages, (not to exceed 1000 -1200 words) with one inch margin all the way around with 12 point font. References, figures and tables are not included in that limit.  Use MS-Word.

Content Requirements

I.        Introduction: What is the topic, subject area, or problem that you will address? Briefly summarize your proposition.

II.     Background, Examples, and Proposition: Provide a summary of relevant and essential 
information that enables the audience to grasp the subject you are examining. This needs to include a description of a geographic situation or phenomenon that has been mapped, a description of the map analysis including the use of any statistical concepts, and a discussion of what conclusions or arguments can be made based on the presented material including justification.

III. Conclusion: Speculate and make recommendations for future work and include any advice to the audience may seem  relevant.

                                                                                                                                                               
Length: 1200 – 1500 words, not including footnotes
Papers must be typed (12-point font) and double-spaced, with at least one-inch margins on all sides. Use footnotes in Chicago Style to cite sources. You do not need to provide a bibliography.
Paper I:

Choose one of the numbered primary sources in Documents in American History (DAH) and write up your position on the document, making sure to include in your analysis:

1. the context and likely origin of the document;

2. the likely audience for the document and factors that motivated the creator;

3. the tone set by the document and the sorts of inferences that you might draw regarding the creator, the intended audience, and additional persons, events, or issues to which the document refers;

4. reference to and strategic use of at least two other documents in DAH that deal with similar events or themes;

5. factors influencing creator worldview and potential biases (e.g., Does/Do the creator[s] have any reason to avoid telling the truth as she/he/they saw it?); and

6. the overall importance, reliability, and explanatory power of the document (e.g., How might a historian use this document? How significant might the document be in constructing an interpretation of an event, group, or person? What other kinds of documents would you want to examine to corroborate its claims?).

All of these factors are interrelated, so be sure to touch on each in a coherent, well-written essay. Remember that the primary goal of this assignment is to develop and practice your skills in analysis, argument, and writing.  The paper will be evaluated using the attached rubric. Note that roughly two-thirds of the score (80 points) will be based on analytical indicators and the remainder (45 points) on evidence of writing quality.

 

 

Pick an entire advertising campaign and analyze it from a linguistic perspective, in 8-10 double-spaced pages. This could be a commercial advertising campaign, a public health campaign, a political campaign, etc. Do not focus on non-linguistic factors. An ad campaign is a series of ads constructed around a single concept, such as the Mac vs. PC ad campaign, Mitt Romney’s ad campaign for the 2012 presidential elections, or The Gecko’s Journey Across America by Geico.

You should develop a positive (descriptive) thesis that pertains to the whole campaign and rests on linguistic evidence. The overarching question we’re trying to answer in this course is how language is manipulated in advertising to effect persuasion, and so your term paper should aim to provide a partial answer to this question with respect to whatever campaign you choose. You must address how presuppositions and implicatures are used in the ad campaign you chose, in addition to whatever other linguistic factors you consider.

Analysis. You should start by making language-related observations about the advertisement pertaining to linguistic situations, the language varieties used, and any other linguistic properties of the advertisement. Based on these observations, which serve as your evidence base, you should articulate higher level positive (descriptive) claims, ultimately culminating in a positive (descriptive) thesis.

For every linguistic observation you make about the advertisement, you should be asking yourself what the advertiser’s intent was in constructing an advertisement with such lin-guistic properties. For example, why did the advertiser choose to construct such-and-such linguistic situation? Why do the participants talk the way they talk? Remember that ultimately we want to understand how language is manipulated in advertising to effect persuasion. As you work on developing higher level claims, including your thesis, consider whether your linguistic observations suggest answers to questions like the following: (1) Who exactly is the ad supposed to persuade–who’s the target audience?  (2) 
What is the advertiser’s overall persuasive approach: List rational reasons for buying the product? Undermine the competition? Associate the product or the 
company with certain abstract, desirable qualities? 
(3)What is the advertiser deliberately or inadvertently communicating about different social groups, social norms, and so on?

Structure of the paper.

The first paragraph is the introductory paragraph in which you present your thesis and give an overview, i.e. state how exactly you will argue for that thesis in the remainder of the paper. The thesis should be positive (descriptive), and at least partly linguistic in character. It should be informative and non-trivial (e.g. “I will argue that this advertisement contains linguistic situations” is NOT a good thesis because it’s obviously true).

The last paragraph is the concluding paragraph in which you should summarize what you’ve done in the paper, including restating your thesis. In this paragraph, you may also generalize (expand) your thesis, make speculative remarks about language and advertising, or even indulge in some normative commentary about the advertisement, or language and advertising in general. 
The intervening three paragraphs, the ‘meat-and-potatoes’ paragraphs, should each center around (a) a linguistic observation about the advertisement based on which you articulate (b) some higher level descriptive claim. These higher level descriptive claims should be jointly supporting your thesis. Your introductory paragraph should explain how exactly these three claims established by the ‘meat-and-potatoes’ paragraphs sup- port your thesis.

 

Plant Disease Management

Develop a fact sheet to provide information about a plant disease to help home gardeners and farmers identify problems with their plants.  Cite sources.

(Example fact sheets: https://ohioline.osu.edu/topic/horticulture)

 

Molds, Mushroom and Mankind

Find an example of fungi in the news and write a summary of the report and the impact on humans and/or the environment. Cite source.

 

Psychology, as a hub science, has wide-ranging connections to our lives in a number of areas. From understanding romantic relationships to the inner workings of our brain, it seems that psychology is all around us. In fact, you don’t have to search too far to find a media report of psychology research. Sometimes these reports are accurate, and sometimes they greatly misrepresent the work to make things more interesting. And sometimes, they’re something in between. As informed consumers of science, you should be able to critically evaluate media reports in their various forms. This assignment will sharpen your ability to evaluate psychology claims in the popular media.

 

Learning objectives that will be assessed:

•    RESEARCH METHODS: Explain and identify research methods used in the discipline of psychology; read research articles to understand how researchers test hypotheses

 

•    CRITICAL THINKING: Recognize and defend against common fallacies in others’ thinking. Assess and evaluate the claims of psychological theories and applications of psychology found in such outlets as textbooks, newspapers, periodicals, and the internet

 

•    STUDENT SUCCESS AND DEVELOPMENT: Learn how to utilize resources, such as online journal databases and reference guides

 

Instructions:

Step 1. Find and read a written (not a video) media report of a psychology study. This can be from any mainstream media source (New York Times, BuzzFeed, etc.).

Step 2. Find the corresponding research article that the media is reporting about (that is, the original research article that the media is reporting on). To find the original article, go to https://library.osu.edu/ and search for the title of the article. If you’re working from off-campus, be sure to click on “Off-campus sign in” under links on the right-hand side. This will allow you to access journals that you need a subscription for.

 

Read the original article. As you read, note whether the media article accurately reported on the study, and whether there are any differences between the two. For example, did the media exaggerate anything about the study? Did the media leave out information about the study’s methods? Did the journal article give any cautions about how to interpret the results that were ignored by the media? Or did the media do a fair job reporting on it? Focus on the big picture the two articles are conveying.

 

Step 3. Write a response in which you evaluate the mainstream media article’s treatment of the journal article. See specific questions to address below. Your response should be 500 – 750 words TOTAL (approximately 1 – 1.5 pages, typed in 12 point, Times New Roman font, SINGLE spaced, with one inch margins).

 

Your response should address EACH of the following questions (use a new paragraph for each):

 

1.         Provide a brief (a few sentences) summary of the study that is described in the articles.

2.         What type of relevant information, if any, about the study is missing from the media article? Are there any differences in how they reported findings, research methods, or implications of the research?

3.          How important are the differences between the articles? Do they make the media report misleading? Explain.

4.         Do you feel that the headline of the media article is a good representation of the journal article? Explain.

5.         Does reading the journal article change your conclusions/opinions of the findings

as reported in the media article? Why or why not? Be specific. Note: it is okay to refer to yourself using “I” for this assignment!

 

Step 4.

Include APA style references for both the journal article and the media article on a separate page at the end of your paper, as well as for any other ideas you reference that are not your own.