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Current Issues in Marketing
Assignment - Article Review
Learning Outcome 1: Examine, analyse and synthesize complex information and data to identify current issues in the marketplace and recommend sustainable solutions to solve business problems.
Learning Outcome 2: Demonstrate effective written communication skills (consolidate).
Instructions:
For this assignment, you will create a mind map in Lucid to provide a critical review of one of the following articles that have been published in The Conversation.
Your mind map will include an analysis and evaluation of the article's effectiveness with branches from the centre (the headline of the article) that address each of the criteria below. We will have activities to help prepare you for this assignment. Get online assignment help now!
What is The Conversation?
The Conversation is an independent source of news and opinions written by academics and researchers. It aims to provide high-quality articles to the public to allow for a better understanding of current affairs and complex issues (as indicated in its tagline: Academic rigour, journalistic flair). Importantly, The Conversation focuses on evidence-based analysis of issues making the news.
Use the following as a guide for what should be included in your mind map, and check the rubric to make sure you have addressed each of the criteria.
• What issue does the article deal with?
• What is the central argument?
• Is the argument well-substantiated? Are there any gaps/limitations? Biases?
• Has the author provided enough evidence to support their argument? (for example, the evidence provided refers to referencing and the use of hyperlinks to take the reader to more information; ask yourself if there are enough or too many and if they take you to relevant material)
• What techniques does the writer use to engage the audience? (for example, ask yourself if the headline is visually exciting or if it includes keywords that can be used to make it easy for an online search)
• Is the article well-structured? Logical? Clear?
• What is your overall evaluation of the article's effectiveness?
Article 1 - Does ‘made with love' sell? Research reveals who values handmade products the most
Article 2 - Online platforms risk becoming ideological echo chambers that undermine meaningful dialogue
Article 3 - Social media is making many people more depressed - Buddhist philosophy may offer an explanation