This document outlines the assignments for a course called HUM 186 that examines media influences on American culture. Over the course of 5 weeks, students will: 1) Write a paper on the major developments in mass media over the last century and how each influenced American culture. 2) Create social media profiles to network in their career field and write a paper on the advantages and disadvantages of social media and how knowledge of these could impact social media use. 3) Write a paper on how entertainment media has shaped American culture and values. 4) Write an essay on how news media has affected American culture through its role in politics and its technological transformations. 5) Develop a PowerPoint presentation analyzing advertising

1. HUM/186
MEDIA INFLUENCES ON AMERICAN
CULTURE
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HUM 186 Week 1 Effects of Mass Media Paper
Resources: Week 1 readings and videos
Write a 700- to 1,050-word paper in which you answer the following questions:
 What were the major developments in the evolution of mass media during the last
century?
 How did each development influence American culture?
 What is meant by the term media convergence, and how has it affected everyday
life?
Conclude your paper with a reflection on why media literacy is important for responsible
media consumption today.
Format consistent with APA formatting guidelines.
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2. HUM 186 Week 2 Social Media Platforms and Your Career
Write a 350- to 700-word summary describing using three different social media platforms
with the objective of networking within your career field. Use your current social media
accounts, or create new ones. Incorporate research regarding how to present a
professional profile on social media platforms and discuss your experience in the paper.
Cite at least one resource.
Format consistent with APA formatting guidelines.
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HUM 186 Week 2 Social Media Paper
Write a 700- to 1,050-word paper answering the following questions:
 What are the advantages and disadvantages of easily obtainable information?
 What are the advantages and disadvantages of social media?
 How might knowing these advantages and disadvantages alter how a person
might use social media?
 What credibility issues can arise from information on the Internet?
Format consistent with APA formatting guidelines.
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HUM 186 Week 3 Influence of Entertainment Media Paper
Resources: Week 3 readings and videos
Write a 350- to 700-word paper in which you investigate the interrelationship between the
entertainment media and culture. Answer the following questions:
 In what ways have various forms of entertainment media shaped American culture
and its values?
 Are the social influences of entertainment media mostly positive or negative?
Explain.
Provide specific examples from different media types, such as TV, movies, and music to
back up your opinions.

3. Format consistent with APA formatting guidelines.
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HUM 186 Week 4 Effects of News Media Essay
Resources: Week 4 readings and videos
Write a 700- to 1,050-word essay in which you discuss how the information and news
media have affected American culture. Answer the following questions:
 Does the information media have social responsibility? If yes, in what ways? If not,
why not?
 What is the role of the information and news media in the shaping of political
opinions?
 How have electronic media and their convergence transformed journalism and
news consumption?
Illustrate your responses with specific examples.
Format consistent with APA formatting guidelines.
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HUM 186 Week 5 Effects of Advertising Presentation
Resources: Week 5 readings and videos
Choose a product or service from these examples:
 Fast food
 Class of consumer product
 Personal care
 Automobile
Research the Internet to analyze how that product or service has been advertised.
Prepare a 15- to 20-slide Microsoft®
PowerPoint®
presentation in which you investigate
the role of advertising in a culture of consumerism. Be sure to discuss the following:
 Who determines ethical standards for advertising?
 In what ways has advertising affected American culture?

4.  What are the key persuasive techniques used in consumer advertising? Illustrate
with specific examples, explaining how each technique works.
 Discuss some of the critical issues that may arise from the following areas:
o Children and advertising
o Advertising in schools
o Health and advertising
o Political advertising
 Find one example of a commercial that strikes you as particularly creative and
appealing:
o What are the elements that are unusual?
o What is the target group of the commercial?
o How does the commercial appeal to consumers?
o Why do you believe this commercial to be effective in brand name
recognition?
o How are ethical standards met (or pushed to their limits)?
Illustrate your findings with specific examples. List any references on the last slide.
Format consistent with APA formatting guidelines.
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