Homework: The Future of Computer Mediated Communication Research Paper and Presentation
The following homework allows you to write a paper and presentation as if you were going to a conference.
Congratulations! The proposal you submitted to the Information and Communication Technologies Conference at MIT this year has been accepted! You are now going to prepare both a paper and a presentation for a highly engaged audience of conference participants.
Write a 1,050 to 1,400 words paper and accompanying presentation evaluating the evolution, current impact, and future possibilities of computer-mediated communication (CMC).
Research and cite at least five scholarly sources in your paper.
Complete the following in your paper:
i. Critically examine at least two aspects of CMC studies, such as social media or video games.
ii. Theorize about the positive and negative directions CMC could take in society.
iii. Identify avenues where CMC could make a difference--socially, medically, educationally, politically, and otherwise.
iv. Explain the role of privacy in computer mediated communication.
Format your homework according to the following formatting requirements:
i) The answer should be typed, using Times New Roman font (size 12), double spaced, with one-inch margins on all sides.
ii) The response also includes a cover page containing the title of the homework, the student's name, the course title, and the date. The cover page is not included in the required page length.
iii) Also include a reference page. The Citations and references must follow APA format. The reference page is not included in the required page length.