Hist 1112 Dr. Thompson Fall 2022 Video Documentary Analysis

Hist 1112dr Tompsonfall 2022video Documentary Analysisinstructionsal

Hist 1112dr Tompsonfall 2022video Documentary Analysisinstructionsal

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Hist 1112 Dr. Tompson Fall 2022 Video Documentary Analysis: Instructions Almost every week of the syllabus for this class includes a documentary video that corresponds to the topic for that week. Video documentaries are one of the main ways that history is presented to the public, and as such they are worthy of critical analysis. For this assignment you are being asked to reflect on not only the basic content of a video documentary, but also how the material is presented; and how we, the viewers, can evaluate whether the historical information presented is reliable. Twice during this semester you will submit a Video Documentary Analysis (VDA).

For each one, you must write a 500- to 750-word commentary about one of the documentaries that are listed in the syllabus and contained within each of the Weekly Modules. Preparing to Write your Video Documentary Analysis When you have selected a documentary that you intend to write about, watch and listen carefully and TAKE NOTES. Captions, if available, may be helpful for picking up unfamiliar words or names, but beware: “auto-generated” captions usually contain errors and inaccuracies (particularly where foreign names and words are concerned). After briefly describing the content of the media, analyze & evaluate how the history is presented and how effective the presentation is. The main purpose of your VDA is not to merely summarize the information, but to think critically and assess how this historical information is being conveyed.

Support your assessment with specific examples and information from the documentary under consideration. Your VDA should not just take a casual approach to evaluating the particular source (e.g., “I liked this documentary”), but rather should actively explore what is good or bad about the source, then explain how it succeeded (or didn’t) in presenting history (e.g., “This was an effective presentation of the history of ________ . The producers accomplished this by [(a), (b), (c), etc.]”). Note that this assignment is not simply about your opinion. You should work to provide an objective, even-handed analysis of the source under consideration; an analysis which is supported by evidence.

However, in your closing paragraph you may want to briefly state your reaction as a “consumer” of this particular historical media. As with any media source, we should strive to be critical consumers of information. This means watching and reading carefully, paying attention to how the material is presented, and how well it appears to be supported by evidence. Look for any sign of bias or selective presentation of information: have any particular perspectives been given undue emphasis? Have any particular perspectives been left out of the presentation?

Here are some questions that you should consider when writing up your VDA: • What kinds of images and sounds are used to present the historical information? Are there still images such as paintings or photographs, maps, scenes with actors, historical film footage? What kind of music or sound effects are used, and how does this influence the viewer’s experience of the documentary? • Does the documentary rely upon: historical footage with narration; interviews with experts; reenactments using costumes and props; and/or other techniques? • How can we evaluate how reliable and trustworthy this documentary may be as a source of historical information? Remember that your commentary in your VDAs should be mainly analytical rather than just descriptive.

This means you need to focus on explaining how the historical material is presented, as opposed to simply repeating what happened or what was shown in the documentary. If you just submit a summary of the source material, you will not do well on the assignment. Formatting and Organization Each VDA must be typed and double-spaced as a document in a standard 12-point font (such as Times New Roman) with one-inch margins. 750 words of double- spaced text is approximately three pages. Your paper may go over that amount slightly if necessary, but if it is less than 500 words you will not receive full credit.

Work to organize your observations and arguments into separate paragraphs. In an assignment of this length, you should plan to write three to five paragraphs. IMPORTANT: If you use the exact wording (or very similar) from the documentary under review—or any other source—without marking it as such by using quotation marks and a proper citation of the source, this constitutes plagiarism. A first offense will result in a grade of zero on the assignment, and a warning; a second offense will result in a grade of F for the class, and your misconduct will be reported. Note that all students’ assignment submissions will be screened automatically through Turnitin.com.

Grading: Each Video Documentary Analysis is worth 10 percent of your final grade, and will be assigned a point score based on the following grading scale: 9—10 = Excellent; well-written, analytical approach with direct reference to evidence from the documentary 7.5—8.9 = Good; well-written but lacking some analysis and/or direct reference to the documentary 6.0—7.4 = Fair; some flawed writing and/or little analysis and/or insufficient attention to evidence from the documentary ≤ 6.0 = Poor; poorly written and/or evidence from the documentary is not discussed When & How to Submit your Assignments: There are two deadlines for Video Documentary Analyses (VDAs). For each of the VDAs, you will need to choose one of the video documentaries posted in CougarView which correspond to that particular due date.

You will submit each of your two VDAs in an online dropbox, found by selecting “Assignments” which is under the Assessments tab in CougarView. Late submissions will not be accepted. Make a note of the following deadlines to avoid any problems. VDA #1: The first VDA is due by Oct. 9th and should be based on one of the documentaries contained in the Weekly Modules for Weeks 1 through 6. VDA #2: The second VDA is due by November 22nd and should be based on one of the documentaries found in the Weekly Modules for the last half of the semester (that is, Weeks 7 through 12). IMPORTANT: You do not have to wait until the deadline date to turn in these assignments; on the contrary, you are strongly encouraged to complete and submit them at the earliest opportunity. NOTE that the different assignments for this class (PSA and VDA) share the same due dates ; so if you wait until the last minute to complete them both, you will put yourself in a bind. If a particular week’s documentary video catches your interest, you would be wise to write up your Video Documentary Analysis while that material is fresh in your mind. However, please DO NOT jump ahead in the syllabus and submit a PSA that addresses material from a week that we have not yet reached in the syllabus. HIM 500 Milestone One Guidelines and Rubric Overview: Imagine you have been contracted to consult on the recent developments at the Featherfall Medical Center. Featherfall has been struggling of late; it has had a series of problems that have prompted your hiring. It has faced the following issues: 1. Featherfall has recently violated several government regulations regarding the current state of its technology and how it is being used. The technology system is vastly out of date, and staff are not always using the technology that is in place or they are using the technology inappropriately. These problems have lost the institution lots of money for not meeting government regulations and have caused operational and ethical problems from inefficient and ineffective use of technology. 2. The staff at Featherfall are not well-trained on the use of technology and do not communicate appropriately about technology use. The roles that pertinent to your consult are the health information management team, the clinical staff (doctors, nurses, etc.), and administrative staff. The health information management team uses proper coding practices, and the current technology system serves them well, despite its age. However, other roles in the hospital have had issues with the system. Clinical staff, for instance, have had record-keeping issues both due to lack of training on the system and the system itself being out of date. Administrative staff within the organization have taken issue with the lack of communication about the technology and its use between the various roles. When the current technology system was chosen many years ago, many of the needs of these roles were not considered.

In this milestone, you will submit a discussion of the history of healthcare information management/informatics and the current landscape in terms of technology. This milestone will set the stage for your project. Specifically the following critical elements must be addressed: I. Preparation for Consult: In this section of your final project, you will prepare for your consultation on the organization’s technology choice. To prepare, you will analyze the field of health information management for determining standard technologies and guidelines related to technology use in order to inform your technology selection.

A. Analyze key historical events in the field of health informatics for how technology has been used that could inform the management of health information. Be sure to support your response with appropriate examples. B. Determine guidelines for technology use in the field of health information management that Featherfall could implement. Be sure to support your response with research. C. Determine the standard technologies currently used in the field of health information management. Be sure to support your response with research. For example, what record-keeping technologies are typically used in the field? D. Develop an overview of how the pertinent roles described at Featherfall would interact with technology. E. Describe the process you would use to evaluate new health information technology systems. Be sure that your process will evaluate new systems based on how they meet the needs of the organization and how they are compliant with health regulations and laws.