Journal

CCT 205 Journal Assignment

Here are the four dates for the guest speakers! (Do note: dates are tentative, and others could be added. Prof. Benick will keep you appraised of changes in the schedule should they occur.)




 * __ Overview __**

Worth 5% of your final mark.

The goal of the journal assignment is to provide students with opportunities to explore issues raised in the guest lectures.

Guest lectures are scheduled in the regular meeting time throughout the semester as follows:


 * Week Date Guest Lecturer Topic**
 * Week 2 Jan. 15 || Mark Kuznicki || Civic Engagement and Digital Participation ||
 * Week 5 Feb. 5 || Eric Squair || Digital Advocacy ||
 * Week 7 Feb. 26 || Mary-Margaret Jones || Digital Politics ||


 * Changes to this schedule may be necessary to accommodate unforeseeable changes to the guest’s schedule or for weather conditions. Please check the course website on the day of the guest lecture to ensure that no changes have been made.

Students are required to attend the guest lectures in order to complete the journal assignment. Attendance will be taken on the lectures on the above dates. After each guest lecture, a topic related to the lecture will be posted under Assignments for students to consider in their journals.

 ** Question 1: ===**Provide a short synthesis of the guest lecture given by **Mark Kuznicki ** on January 15, 2009. **=== =**• Describe the key features of the guest lecture showing how specific data served the general theme of the guest lecture **= =**• Respond to the following question: ****__How would you go about finding people of like interest on a given topic and how would you go about growing the movement?__ ** =  Question 2:

=**Provide a short synthesis of the guest lecture given by **Eric Squair ** on February 5, 2009. **= =**• Describe the key features of the guest lecture showing how specific data served the general theme of the guest lecture **= =**• Respond to the following question: ****<span style="font-family: Times new roman,serif;">__How are current advocacy campaigns different from advocacy campaigns in the past.__ **<span style="font-family: Times new roman,serif;"> = <span style="font-family: Times new roman,serif;"> <span style="background: rgb(243,221,170); font-family: Times new roman,serif; moz-background-clip: -moz-initial; moz-background-origin: -moz-initial; moz-background-inline-policy: -moz-initial;">Question 3: <span style="font-family: Times new roman,serif;"> • <span style="font-family: Times new roman,serif;">Respond to the following question: __In developing a public relations campaign for a political party, which approach is more effective: the right task for the tool or the right tool for the task.__ __Please provide one example to support your position.__ <span style="font-size: 110%; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"> <span style="background-color: rgb(243,221,170);">Question 4: There is no Journal Entry required for the class on March 12th as the Guest Lecture was cancelled due to rescheduling of activities for the Japan Exchange Students. <span style="font-size: 70%; font-family: 'Palatino Linotype','Book Antiqua',Palatino,serif;"> __ <span style="color: rgb(231,19,19);">Journal Requirements __
 * <span style="font-family: Times new roman,serif;">Provide a short synthesis of the guest lecture given by Mary-Margaret Jones on February 26, 2009. Her PowerPoint lecture has been posted on the course website under Course Content. **
 * • <span style="font-family: Times new roman,serif;">Describe the key features of the guest lecture showing how specific data served the general theme of the guest lecture **


 * Each journal entry must be a maximum of 200 words.

Each journal entry must contain the following descriptive information:

Student’s name: Student’s UTM I.D.: Name of guest lecturer: Date of lecture: Topic of lecture:

Each journal entry must be double spaced.

The journal must be written in sentence and paragraph form.

The word count must appear at the end of each journal entry.

<span style="color: rgb(0,0,255);">A hard copy of the journal will be submitted in the beginning of the lecture period in Week 11 on <span style="color: rgb(208,11,11);"> **__<span style="color: rgb(255,0,0);">March 26 __**<span style="color: rgb(255,0,0);">. The journal will contain 3 journal entries, one for each guest lecture in chronological order starting with the first guest lecture and ending with the last guest lecture.

Please staple all pages of the document together to avoid loss or mix up.

<span style="color: rgb(204,5,5);"> **__ Evaluation Criteria __


 * The journal assignment is worth 5% of your final mark. The following are the criteria used for evaluation of the student’s work.**

Understanding of subject matter •Key features of the guest lecture were provided to show how specific data served the general theme of the guest lecture •The topic posted on the course website was addressed**
 * •Short synthesis of guest lecture was provided.

Clarity and organization •Journal entries were organized as per the requirements (word count, descriptive information, chronological order)**
 * •Journal entries were written in a clear and concise manner

=Frequently Asked Questions=

=|| Question: Is it okay if the word count is exceeded (ie. 50 words or so) ? || since shes clearly listed max 200--> wouldnt really risk it- but it should be okay though=
 * ====<span style="color: rgb(250,0,0);">Question: **Should each journal be on it's own page? Or can we continue on the same page after leaving a gap?** ==== || Answer:** I would put them on seperate pages just for organization-sake, but I don't think it really matters. ||