Word), or .pdf format and then attach it to the appropriate submission folder under Assessments

> Assignments. If I cannot open your document, your paper will receive the grade of zero. The

final paper is

worth up to 100 points.

The final paper’s length is 2,500 words.

An accurate word count must be placed at the

top of the first page of your paper. Failure to have an accurate word count at the very top of the

first page of your paper will result in a failing grade.

Your paper needs to be typed and single-

spaced. Your paper should use Times New Roman 12 pin font and standard margins. In MS

Word, use either the Normal or the No Spacing style (upper right on Home tab) and then change

your font to Times New Roman 12 pin/size (upper left on Home tab). Please d

o not space

between paragraphs. Indent paragraphs. Since your paper is submitted online, please do not put

your name, the course, or my name at the top of your paper. Every paper needs to begin with an

accurate word count (found in the lower left in MS Word) placed at the top of the paper, and then

you should begin your first paragraph.

The final paper should be written in academic prose and, likewise, be polished and

precise as well as adequately developed and supported. Paragraphs should begin with a bold

claim or thesis statement (i.e., a declarative sentence that encapsulates what the paragraph is

about) that is then supported by the rest of the paragraph. When a new bold claim is made, a

new paragraph should begin.

Use the APA format to cite in-the-text-of-your-paper all outside source material,

including the textbook and the supplemental readings. Include a proper works cited page. The

works cited page should NOT be counted in the word count for your paper. Spell and grammar

check (F7 in MS Word).

The final paper should answer:

What are

the purposes

, possibilities, and limits

of

communication at the dawn of the twenty-first century

?

To answer this effectively, as well as

to try to make this assignment a little more manageable, I highly recommend that your paper

answer the following questions in order:

1.

What is the history of communication in the West?

2.

What is communication? What are the central components of communication? How

does communication affect perception, thinking, and the individual?

3.

How does communication affect us interpersonally, in groups, through old and new

media, and interculturally?

4.

What (then) are the purposes, possibilities, and limits of communication at the dawn

of the twenty-first century, i.e., the age of (digital) information? What do you hope to

accomplish with communication in your life?

You must complete the final paper by its deadline—the end of Finals week. T

he deadline

for this paper really is the

dead

line. Late work is never accepted. Make-up work is never

offered.

The final paper is to be an original work by you. Do not recycle work or writing from

another class. Avoid plagiarism as well. Such behavior constitutes academic dishonesty.

Academic dishonesty will be

treated very seriously. See the section

Academic dishonesty

for

further clarification as well as for guidance in avoiding plagiarism