FINAL EXAMCMST 301: Digital Media and SocietyPage1of2BY CRECY RAGANFebruary 2016This
FINAL EXAMCMST 301: Digital Media and SocietyPage1of2BY CRECY RAGANFebruary 2016This is a take home final exam.The exam consists of 7 essay questions.You mayuse the information from our online course, on the web, or other sources toanswer the questions.All answers must be in your own words and in APA or MLAformat. Each essay question should have cited sources at the end of your essayresponse.Type your responses directly into the assignment test area below eachquestion.This exam is worth 100 points and accounts for 20% of your final grade.Submitting ExamDeadline:Sunday, March 6, 2016 11:59 pm Eastern.Exam must be saved as first initial, last name, underscore finalexam (ex.CRagan_finalexam.doc)Submit exam at the Assignments tab under FINAL EXAM.Verify your exam posted.It is your responsibility that your final exam is postedsuccessfully and in the correct format.I highly recommend opening your finalexam after you posted to make sure it is correct.Submit early in case there are technical difficulties.If you submit your final exam close to the deadline and experience technicaldifficulties and can’t upload your final exam within LEO, than you may email it tome at crecy.ragan@faculty.umuc.eduLate Submission ExceptionsLate submissions may be allowed,on a case-by-case basis, for life situations(military deployment, medical illness, death in the family, etc.)IN ALL CASES,timely notification of a “life situation” is critical to approval of any exceptions.Allexceptions must be accompanied by official documentation, which is subject toinspection and approval.Work load, course load, vacations, bad memory, orcomputer malfunctions are not acceptable excuses.
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FINAL EXAMCMST 301: Digital Media and SocietyPage2of2BY CRECY RAGANFebruary 2016Essay Questions:20 points each(Essay responses must be 200-400 words, thisdoes not include quoted material.)1.Compare and contrast aspecificcompany’s advertisement from 20-30years ago with today.What has changed?How has digital media impactedtheir advertising? Include URL of advertisements.2.Research acurrent event(news or political) and give a summary andanalysis of digital media’s impact.Event must be recent (no later thanJanuary 2016)3.Choose one of theTED Talksthat was assigned in the “Read/Watch”section each week.What was significant about this video?Give anexample that supports the information discussed in the video.In youropinion, what impact could the information discussed have on society?Essay Questions: 10 points each(Essay responses must be 100-200 words, thisdoes not include quoted material.)1.Week 2 covered Communication Theory and content delivery.Provide anexample of a company, individual or organization that has successfully useddigital media for communication.Explain why they were successful andwhat they effectively communicated.Include an example of theircommunication (Tweet, Video, Infographic, etc) Cite resources.2.Give a brief explanation of E commerce.What are some security concernsthat the public should be aware of?List and explain at least two.3.Choose and evaluate information found through digital media.This can bea website, video, infographic, etc.List the URL, embed if you can, andexplain the steps you used to evaluate.4.Give an example of participatory media and use this example to explainadvantages and disadvantages of participatory media.
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