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My Research in Visual Communication, Musicology, Global Studies, and Anthropology

I.    Visual Communication: Visual Communication most correlates with the topics I predict we will discuss in the course, Research in the Digital Age. Many of the related topics I found very interesting, such as nonverbal communication, social science, mass media. I felt Visual Communication carried a variety of those aspects and would give me a better understanding of all of them combined(“Visual Communications”).

II. Musicology: Musicology is, as wikipedia describes, the “scholarly analysis and research-based study of music”(“Musicology”). Currently, I am studying Music Therapy, in hopes of getting my bachelor’s degree at Sam Houston. Diving into my course of Psychology of Music this semester has brought to my attention my deep interest in the meaning behind music. I think it would be very interesting to research specifically the relation of parents to newborn infants and how their use of music at an early age impacts the growth of the infant (“Musicology”).

III. Global Studies: A.My senior year of high school, I became immensely drawn to travel, specifically to Australia. I had planned to attend Hillsong international Leadership College there, however, plans changed and I ended up at Sam! Go Bearkats! But I still have this longing to study global/ international relations and how we can effectively communication to others across the world. Plus, this is always more to know, I am sure Australians study differently than Americans (“Global Studies”).

IV. Anthropology: I have always been a “people person,” and as I grow older, I am more and more intrigued to the human brain and how our differences make us unique. Along with my interest in global studies comes my interest in the studies of human societies and cultures. This research class allows me time to expand my knowledge not only on what I already know, but on the things I am still interested in: social behaviors/mannerisms of international students, Socioeconomic status fulfillment globally (“Anthropology”).

Evaluations

I. Evaluating Content: 1) Is everything in the article relevant to the article topic? -The direct link originally found was not relevant to my intended research. However, at the top of the page, there was a link for an article about Visual Communication with a visual aid, and that link is relevant to my research.  The first link provides information based off of a specific "community-based non-profit media arts organization," while the second link gives a more generalized perspective of what Visual Communication entails(“Visual Communications”).

2) Is there anything that distracted you? -Besides the indirect link, the website I chose about Visual Communication seems very descriptive and clear. There was nothing distractive or off topic on the second link.

3) What else could be improved? -The Article Provides a representation of one type of visual communication:Art. They use the image, "The Eye of Horus."  I think it would be beneficial to include more examples liked such on the page.

Evaluating Tone: 1) Is the Article Neutral? -When evaluating perspective, I would ensure the article is neutral. I like that they specifically drew attention to their rating of "good" work and how it is ranked solely on their audience.

2) Are there any claims that appear heavily biased? -Like previously discussed, I believe this article remains fairly neutral.

3) Are there viewpoints that are overrepresented, or underrepresented? -"The evaluation of a good visual communication design is mainly based on measuring comprehension by the audience,[3] not on personal aesthetic and/or artistic preference as there are no universally agreed-upon principles of aesthetics." Possibly overrepresented?

Evaluating Sources: 1)Check a few citations. Do the links work?  Does the Source support the claims in the article? -Yes, all sources and links checked support the article very well.

2)Is each fact referenced with an appropriate reliable reference? Where does the information come from? Are these neutral sources? If biased, is that biased noted? -All checked sources and links provided in the article remain neutral, in my opinion.

II. Evaluating Content: 1) Is everything in the article relevant to the article topic? -Yes, I love the different perspectives and depth this article provides for Music. First, it discusses Music History, then relates to Ethnomusicology, as well as, Music Theory, composition, performance, and so much more.

2) Is there anything that distracted you? -There was nothing in particular that distracted me reading this article.

3) What else could be improved? -I feel this article is very well organized and cohesive throughout, providing plenty of explanations and examples.

Evaluating Tone: 1) Is the Article Neutral? -Yes, the tone in this article remains neutral and straight to the point.

2) Are there any claims that appear heavily biased? -No, there are no claims in this article that reveal a biased tone.

3) Are there viewpoints that are overrepresented, or underrepresented? -No, there are no viewpoints that appear overrepresented or underrepresented.

Evaluating Sources: 1)Check a few citations. Do the links work?  Does the Source support the claims in the article? -Yes, all of the checked citations and links seems to work fine, as well as, support the claims of the article.

2)Is each fact referenced with an appropriate reliable reference? Where does the information come from? Are these neutral sources? If biased, is that biased noted? -Yes, all sources support the article and remain neutral.

III. Evaluating Content: 1) Is everything in the article relevant to the article topic? -Yes, the article is very clear in presenting that this article contains information on the "study of political, economic, legal, ecological and cultural interconnectedness"(“Global Studies”). 2) Is there anything that distracted you? -No, there is nothing in particular that is distracting about this article.

3) What else could be improved? -I believe this article could have more depth in the paragraphs, they are just a tad bit shorter than the other articles I read.

Evaluating Tone: 1) Is the Article Neutral? -Yes, the article's tone remains heavily neutral and clear.

2) Are there any claims that appear heavily biased? -No, like previously discussed, the tone remains free from biased opinions or editors.

3) Are there viewpoints that are overrepresented, or underrepresented? -No, there are not any viewpoints that appear overrepresented or underrepresented.

Evaluating Sources: 1)Check a few citations. Do the links work?  Does the Source support the claims in the article? -Yes, all of the checked sources and links work and support the claims in the article.

2)Is each fact referenced with an appropriate reliable reference? Where does the information come from? Are these neutral sources? If biased, is that biased noted? -Yes, all sources are neutral and support the article.

IV. Evaluating Content: 1) Is everything in the article relevant to the article topic? -Yes, the content in the article is very clear in proving it's study of "humans and human behavior and societies in the past and present"(“Anthropology.”)

2) Is there anything that distracted you? -No, there is not anything that distracted me in this article while reading.

3) What else could be improved? -Nothing could be improved to this article.

Evaluating Tone: 1) Is the Article Neutral? -Yes, the article's tone remains neutral.

2) Are there any claims that appear heavily biased? -No, the article's tone remains neutral.

3) Are there viewpoints that are overrepresented, or underrepresented? -No, there are no viewpoints that appear to be overrepresented or underrepresented.

Evaluating Sources: 1)Check a few citations. Do the links work?  Does the Source support the claims in the article? -Yes, all checked sources and links work and support the claims in the article.

2)Is each fact referenced with an appropriate reliable reference? Where does the information come from? Are these neutral sources? If biased, is that biased noted? -Yes, all sources are neutral and support the article.

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Works Cited “Anthropology.” Wikipedia, Wikimedia Foundation, 28 Jan. 2019, en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anthropology. Accessed 11 February 2019.

“Global Studies.” Wikipedia, Wikimedia Foundation, 27 Jan. 2019, en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Global_studies. Accessed 11 February 2019.

“Musicology.” Wikipedia, Wikimedia Foundation, 27 Jan. 2019, en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Musicology.Accessed 11 February 2019.

“Visual Communications.” Wikipedia, Wikimedia Foundation, 26 July 2018, en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Visual_Communications. Accessed 11 February 2019.