Assignments


 * Mid - Semester Project**
 * Mid Semester Project in Mass Communication**
 * Diploma 2**
 * Mid – Semester Project**
 * (30 points)**

Over the past twenty years the global economic and social system has undergone dramatic transformation towards engendering a new kind of society based on information and knowledge. Governments and global mass media organizations have re-acted appropriately. Using the various literature and Internet sources provided on the course’s wikispace – http://www.diploma2masscomm.wikispaces.com each team should write a 12-page report on the following tasks:


 * 1) Study the Geneva Declaration Principles on Information and Knowledge Society how does the declaration fit into the Ghana Policy of using ICT for development. (Find the Ghana government’s policy on ICT)
 * 2) Based on your research on Ghana’s ICT policy present with examples how Ghana has advanced so far towards attaining an Information Society
 * 3) //The Economist// of March 12 -14th 2005, and Dominick J. R (2001) discuss extensively the Internet and the global nature of the Internet including how it creates the digital divide what is the extent of the Internet, the digital divide and how do these manifest in Third World countries like Ghana?
 * 4) Finally who are the major players in the global flow of information and how have they positioned themselves so far to take advantage of the Information and Knowledge Societies?
 * 5) Give 4 recommendations as to how Ghana, for instance can move rapidly towards attaining the Information Society.

The report should be a single comprehensive report and should follow the guidelines of an academic report.

a) Structure of paper must include an introduction, definition of various critical concepts, analysis or discussions, conclusions, recommendations and bibliography (additional points for models, tables, graphs, or diagrams to illustrate points) b) Acknowledge your sources appropriately c) Use the appropriate referencing format (APA format for in text citation & referencing) d) Report should be typed in 1.5 spacing e) Two spaces between paragraphs

-All assignments should be handed over to the Class representatives on the 3rd November, 2011. Teams can collect //The Economists// from the lecturer Mr. Kodwo Jonas Boateng for photocopying
 * Return Date**
 * Each team must keep a journal or diary of meetings and activities. The journal must state the role of each member of the team including rules of engagement and possible punishments for breach of roles.**
 * Journals must be attached as appendix to the 12-page report**
 * Note** :