Overview
The topic I have chosen is "INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATION." The subcategory I have chosen is "Long-term relationships."
In this assignment you should fully and clearly summarize all utilized resources (the popular press article and two peer-reviewed journal articles). Then you will discuss whether the scholarly research supports or refutes the claims, generalizations, or assumptions about your chosen communication concept in the popular press article. again, the topic I have chosen is "INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATION." The subcategory I have chosen is "Long-term relationships." You should make explicit, clear connections between the popular press article and the scholarly articles.
The following areas should be specifically discussed:
How the peer-reviewed article supports or refutes the popular press article’s claims, generalizations and/or assumptions
Examples from both popular press and scholarly articles to support your analysis.
Comparison of basic theories and communication models and identify their strengths and weaknesses
Definition of key disciplinary relevant vocabulary and terms
Application of disciplinary concepts to everyday life (professional, personal, and/or civic contexts)
Description of approaches to the way data are collected, measured, and analyzed to address research questions and hypotheses (this will most likely be discussed in the peer-reviewed articles)
Explain how the social sciences (e.g. the field of Communication) have contributed to our understanding of human societies
Identification of perspectives on the challenges, concerns, and contributions of diverse and/or marginalized groups in the study of the communication process you chose to research.
Length: Your final analysis should include 5 pages of content. This length DOES NOT include the title page or References page; this means, at a minimum, your final analysis should be at least 5 pages long.
Article ANALYSIS: GUIDELINES & REQUIREMENTS
For this analysis, you will compare a discussion of a chosen communication concept (The topic I have chosen is "INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATION." The subcategory I have chosen is "Long-term relationships." ) in the popular press to academic research.
In order to do this, you should do the following:
- Find one article in the “popular press” that discusses your chosen and previously-approved concept (The approved concept or topic I have chosen is "INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATION." The subcategory I have chosen is "Long-term relationships" that relates to communication. Information about what is considered a popular press article can be found below. Summarize the content of the popular press article. Clearly identify the terms, claims, generalizations, and/or assumptions that are made about communication.
- Examine two scholarly research (peer reviewed) journal articles that discuss the chosen aspect of communication. Briefly summarize both articles. Include: What were the researchers trying to find out? How did they conduct the study? What were their results? Did they mention any specific applications of their results? Use the information we have reviewed in our discussions of the supplemental readings as a guide.
- Discuss whether the scholarly research agrees or disagrees with all or parts of the popular press article’s claims, generalizations and/or assumptions. Be specific, comparing details from the popular press to the scholarly research.
Popular Press Articles: Popular press articles may come from newspapers, magazines, TV news shows, and online news sources.
You SHOULD NOT use:
- Blogs
- Social media posts (Facebook, Twitter, etc.)
- Articles from other types of websites
- Articles in the popular press that summarize scholarly research
You should look for articles that clearly discuss and focus on your chosen concept related communication (The topic I have chosen is "INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATION." The subcategory I have chosen is "Long-term relationships.". For example, you may find an article that discusses the medical benefits of touch. While touch is a nonverbal code, the previously mentioned article is not about communication, message exchange, how touch impacts how we communicate, etc. This means that it would not be a good article for this assignment. You may also find an article that mentions nonverbal behaviors without focusing on them. For example, you may read an article about an athlete that mentions their proud strut. Unless this article is analyzing the strut, this article would also not be appropriate. Note that the article does not have to focus solely on your chosen communication concept, but it should have enough content focusing on chosen communication concept to provide a foundation for analysis.
Scholarly Research: For this assignment, you should use two scholarly journal articles. Do not use more than 2 scholarly journal articles. These should be peer-reviewed journal articles.
Popular Press & Scholarly Research Requirements
You MAY NOT use any of the supplied course supplemental readings or the course text to satisfy the requirement for scholarly research.
PLEASE NOTE: If you use resources that are not scholarly, peer-reviewed journal articles, you WILL NOT earn the points associated with scholarly research on both the proposal and the final draft (including the summary and comparison sections).
Publication Dates: Both the popular press article and scholarly articles should be no more than 10 years old.
Format: All content in both the proposal and the final analysis should be typed, double – spaced, with one-inch margins in a twelve-point, Times New Roman font.
Required Citation Style: APA (American Psychological Association) style must be used to cite all utilized resources in both parenthetical citations and on a Reference Page. HereLinks to an external site. is a helpful resource for APA formatting.
Title Page and Header: You will be required to include a Title Page and header in both the proposal and final analysis. The title page should include the “Honor Pledge” with your electronic signature.
Please see attached file for an example of the fomatting that is required here.