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== Overview ==
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This assignment consists of an audiovisual work of your creation, and can be based on previous work (such as your Elevator Pitch). The work could be an audio file (such as a podcast or song), a video (such as a remix or animation), or a compelling image (such as a mindmap or photo montage). If an audio or video work, you should aim for a length of 3-5 minutes (there is 7 minute maximum). Content and presentation are much more important than length (a compelling 2-minute audio interview would be great). Whichever format you choose, your assignment should somehow fit in to one or more of the course's six broad thematic areas. Ideally, this assignment would feed into your group presentation and final project. Unlike the other individual assignments, this one may be done in pairs.
'''Due April 17'''


Upon completion of the project, you must include a '''one paragraph''' write-up describing how your work relates to the course.  
'''[[Assignments#Group_Work|You may work in groups]]''', provided you have submitted a short paragraph to the instructors by March 9 explaining why a group approach to your proposed topic for the final project makes sense.


Possible ideas include:
This assignment will be to turn in a rough draft of your final, 8-10 page final project paper. It will be a chance for us to give you some comments, and suggest some places to push your research project forward in the next few weeks.


*An audio podcast or video interview with someone doing influential work in a related field
'''Submit your rough draft here: [[Assignment 4 Submissions]]'''
*A video medley and/or remix related to any one or more of the themes
*A podcast show where participants debate a topic related to the course
*A [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mind_Map mindmap] image that charts out a policy debate or domain
*A photo montage portraying a particular theme of the course
*A short film related to one or more of the themes
*A song or musical work drawing from various samples such as those on [http://freesound.iua.upf.edu Freesound]
*A song with lyrics related to themes of the course
*A visualization, perhaps using [http://services.alphaworks.ibm.com/manyeyes/home Many Eyes]


== Submission ==
'''If you'd like peer feedback on an updated version of your rough draft, you can submit it here: [[Assignment 4 Peer Review]]'''
If you have the ability to post your work online, you should '''link to it below''' along with your explantory paragraph.


==Format==
Your paper should be 8-10 pages long, double spaced, and use a [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Serif serif] font (Times New Roman, Cambria, etc.).  Please upload your paper as a .doc, a .odt, or a .pdf.


Examples of online services you may use to post your work include:
You may use any commonly accepted style to cite your sources (Chicago, MLA, etc.), but please be consistent.


'''Video:'''
== Assignment Four Submissions ==
*[http://youtube.com Youtube]
*[http://www.archive.org Internet Archive]
*[http://video.google.com Google Video]


'''Audio:'''
Post your submissions here: [[Assignment 4 Submissions]]
*[http://www.ccmixter.com ccMixter] (for music; note: music must be licensed under a [http://www.creativecommons.org Creative Commons] license
*[http://www.archive.org Internet Archive]
 
'''Image:'''
*[http://www.flickr.com Flickr]
 
== Tools and Tutorials ==
* Audio
** [http://audacity.sourceforge.net/ Audacity] ([http://www.edhsonline.org/other/audacity/ introduction tutorial], [http://audacity.sourceforge.net/help/documentation more FAQs and Tutorials])
* Video
** Mac OS X: iMovie ([http://www.apple.com/ilife/tutorials/#imovie]) or Final Cut
** Windows: [http://www.avid.com/freedv/ Avid FreeDV] ([http://www.avid.com/freedv/tutorials/index.asp tutorial])
*Screencast (Screencasting is taking a video of your computer desktop, while you manipulate it)
**[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Screencast Screencast]
**[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_screen_recording_software List of screen recording software]
 
* Video Game / Animation
** [http://scratch.mit.edu/home/index Scratch]
* Other
** [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Mind_Mapping_software Mind Mapping Software]
 
== Examples of Finished Products==
''(some of these are more highly produced or effort-intensive than your projects need be, but they should give you a sense for what finished pieces look like)''
* [http://www.flickr.com/photos/further/404587997/ Mind Map of Democracy and the Internet] by John Palfrey (partial snapshot)
* [http://thoughtcast.org/casts/beyond-broadcast-2007 Interviews from Beyond Broadcast] on Thoughtcast
 
== Finished Project Submissions ==
*''Please link to your submission here with your one-paragraph description''

Latest revision as of 09:33, 5 April 2012

Assignments

Assignment 1 Details and Reporting | Submissions
Due February 12

Assignment 2 | Submissions
Due February 26

Working in a group?
Let us know by March 12

Assignment 3 | Submissions
Due March 26

Assignment 4 | Submissions
Due April 23

Extra Credit | Submissions
Due May 7

Final Project | Submissions
Due May 14

Due April 17

You may work in groups, provided you have submitted a short paragraph to the instructors by March 9 explaining why a group approach to your proposed topic for the final project makes sense.

This assignment will be to turn in a rough draft of your final, 8-10 page final project paper. It will be a chance for us to give you some comments, and suggest some places to push your research project forward in the next few weeks.

Submit your rough draft here: Assignment 4 Submissions

If you'd like peer feedback on an updated version of your rough draft, you can submit it here: Assignment 4 Peer Review

Format

Your paper should be 8-10 pages long, double spaced, and use a serif font (Times New Roman, Cambria, etc.). Please upload your paper as a .doc, a .odt, or a .pdf.

You may use any commonly accepted style to cite your sources (Chicago, MLA, etc.), but please be consistent.

Assignment Four Submissions

Post your submissions here: Assignment 4 Submissions

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