Principles of Sociology (SOCL250)
Infographic draft #2
Spring 2020
Name: ____Warisha Saeed____________
Grade for this assignment: ___A__________
Your grade reflects our evaluation of the following criteria (outlined on the assignment sheet):
Turned in on time, in appropriate format (8.5 x 11 black and white
hard copy)
Excellent Good Okay Poor
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Back of infographic includes first and last name, SID, the syllabus
reading your source was listed in, and a brief author’s statement (2-3
sentences max) explaining how you tried to use design to reflect or
amplify the research findings you chose to include
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Evidence of having used the original, peer-reviewed sociological
research to create the infographic
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Accurate presentation of article’s research findings
 Avoid errors and ambiguities
 Give a balanced summary of the main research finding(s)
(i.e., avoid “cherry picking” of evidence that does not
represent main conclusions)
 Include interpretation that is well-supported by the facts
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Accurate presentation of article’s research methods
 Portray generalizability of the findings in a manner
appropriate to the study’s sampling
 Method of data collection
 Any important limitations of the study
 Definition of key terms (how measured)
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Message builds on the social scientific evidence
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Message is appropriate and relevant for the desired audience
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Design—images are used to amplify works in a logical manner
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Design—inverted pyramid (most important information is largest
and/or at the top)
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Research study’s full citation is included in ASA/Chicago format
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Heidi M. Gansen. 2017. “Reproducing (and Disrupting)
Heteronormativity: Gendered Sexual Socialization in Preschool
Classrooms.” Sociology of Education 90(3): 255–272.
Shalini Misra, Lulu Cheng, Jamie Genevie, and Miao Yuan. 2016. “The
iPhone Effect: The Quality of In-Person Social Interactions in the
Presence of Mobile Devices.” Environment and Behavior 48(2): 275–
298.
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