Hello and welcome to Module 4!

As I take a look at your first essay and you finish up your peer reviews, you'l learn about the Library resources and begin to research sources for your second paper. You can find the information you need under the "Library" link in the left navigation column. Then, you will read a few more articles on our topic: surveillance.

Module 4 Learning Objectives

Explore the Library's Resources
Explore the Internet and the dangers of online information
Read more articles focused on the topic of surveillance

Module 4 Learning Pathway 1

You must complete all items below in the order they are listed to successfully complete Module 4.

REVIEW Due 06/10/25 by 11:59 PM

Please begin this module by clicking the "Library" link in the left navigation column and reviewing the content. Please read through the "Get Started," "Find Articles," "Find Books," " Identify and Understand Scholarly Sources," "Cite Sources," and complete the work under "Online Learning Materials." You'll be expected to find the highest quality sources for your second essay, so knowing how to locate and judge them is vital.

1. Click the Library link and review the materials

WATCH: Due Tuesday 6/10/2025 by 11:59 PM

This video should help you understand the dangers of finding information online in the world of the WWW. There are more videos in the series and you are free to watch as many as you find helpful.

1. Introduction to Crash Course Navigating Digital Information #1

READ: Due 06/10/25 by 11:59 PM

Please provide a brief explanation of how the following readings will help students achieve the stated learning objectives for this module.

1. Read Watters, "Pearson, PARCC, Privacy, Surveillance & Trust”
2. Read Mann, “What’s Your Emergency?: White Women and the Policing of Public Space”

PARTICIPATE: Due 06/10/25 by 11:59 PM

Please provide a brief explanation of how participating in the following discussion will help students achieve the stated learning objectives for this module.

1. Module 4 Discussion of Watters and Mann

Module 4 Learning Pathway 2

PARTICIPATE: Due 06/12/25 by 11:59 PM

The discussion of this module's 2 readings can help you understand 2 new ways that surveillance is a part of our lives. In the second paper, you are going to provide an overview of a topic and how the topic has different angles and perspectives. This is exactly what we are doing by reading multiple articles on the same topic.

1. Module 4 Discussion of Watters and Mann

SUBMIT: Due 06/12/25 by 11:59 PM

Please use this assignment as a brainstorm and initial exploration of a topic for paper 2. As I mentioned last week, I suggest you stay within the realm of surveillance and build upon what we've been exploring in class. You can do some research and continue to build on the topic, but it will require less effort than starting from scratch with a new topic, which you are also welcome to do.

1. Module 4 Assignment Paper 2 Brainstorm