MA 120 Course Mini-Project Options
Creating a course project will display your learning in this course. It is important because it allows you an opportunity to apply the concepts you are studying in a real-world context and, in this way, you can display your understanding of the course material. Think critically and creatively. This project is an opportunity for you to showcase your knowledge and demonstrate how you can use what you have learned in practical, meaningful ways. Do your best as this is one part of your assessment for this course.
Directions: Select one of the mini-project choices below. You must complete all parts for whichever min-project you choose. Each project has multiple parts and requires the submission of all parts in order to obtain full credit. Submit the project work in a Word document. Please be sure to label each part. Please cite any sources.
Mini-Project One
Part 1: (40 points)
Select two of the advertisements shown in Appendix A and, in a paragraph of no less than five sentences for each, discuss how logic is used to persuade the reader. Write a conditional statement that is implied by each of the advertisements that you use.
Part 2: (10 points)
Find an advertisement (online, newspaper ad, …). Discuss how logic is used to persuade the reader. Write a conditional statement that is implied by the advertisement.
Note: For full credit, the advertisement must be included with your submission.
Part 3: (50 points)
Design an advertisement for a product or service of your choice using logical statements (e.g., conjunctions, disjunctions, conditionals). Include at least one conditional statement and one disjunction in the ad. Explain how you are using these logical operators to persuade your audience. How do these logical statements impact the way the audience perceives the product?
Example for Part 3:
Create an ad for a fitness app that uses a conditional statement like “If you track your workouts with our app, then you will see measurable progress.” Also, include a disjunction, such as “You can work out at home or at the gym with our app.” This is one idea. Your task is to come up with your own.
Name: ______________________________________
My Product: ________________________________________
Conditional Statement in my Ad: ____________________________________
Disjunction Statement in my Ad: _____________________________________
Other logical statements:______________________________________________ __________________________________________________________________
Written Ad:
Graphics:
Appendix A: Advertisements
Mini-Project Two
Part 1: (30 points)
Use the Nielsen Top 10 Lists website
to create a Venn diagram.
Find the data on Streaming. Create a Venn diagram illustrating the ten top overall streaming programs viewed and the ten top acquired streaming programs. There are some different features on the website link.
“Overall” and “Acquired” would be the labels for the diagram’s circles.
Label the two circles for the two categories of data. You may want to first list the data (names of games) separately, then arrange those data items (names) on the Venn diagram template as appropriate.
Part 2: (20 points)
Conduct a survey of at least 10 people on a specific topic (e.g., favorite hobbies, preferred social media platform, etc.). Use the concept of complement in set theory to analyze the results. For example, if 6 out of 10 people like hiking, the complement would be the 4 people who do not like hiking. Present your findings in a graph or chart and write a brief analysis of the complement in this context. Discuss how this helps to understand the diversity of preferences.
Part 3: (50 points)
Take a poll among 20 of your friends, family, business associates, or social media subscribers. Ask each person two question: A) Do you enjoy reading novels? B) Do you enjoy watching documentary movies?
Record your results in an organized list. See Appendix B for an example. Complete the two-set Venn diagram template with number totals that represent your results. Label your diagram and each set. Be sure to include the number of people who may not enjoy either of those activities.
You can copy and paste the Venn Diagram outline below into your document and resize it as you need.
Appendix B: Example of a data list
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Person |
Do you like Action Movies |
Do you like Reading Novels |
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1 |
Yes |
Yes |
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2 |
No |
Yes |
|
3 |
No |
No |
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4 |
No |
Yes |
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Etc. |
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Etc. |
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20 |
Yes |
No |
Mini-Project Three
Part 1: (40 points)
Create one scenario that can be described by a linear function (e.g., predicting the temperature over the course of a day, calculating a discount for a sale) and choose a real-life situation that can be modeled by a linear equation (e.g., the cost of a product over time, distance traveled for a day trip, or savings account balance). Write the corresponding linear equation for each and graph them separately. Explain the meaning of the slope and the y-intercept in the context of each scenario/situation.
Example:
A store has a promotion where each item is discounted by $5. Create a function that represents the total cost of multiple items, graph it, and explain the meaning of the slope (discount per item) and the y-intercept (base price when no items are purchased).
Part 2: (60 points)
You are planning a fictitious community event for 100 attendees (like a concert, festival, or sports event). You will use systems of linear equations to manage ticket sales, budgeting, and attendance.
Concept: Describe the event’s purpose:
___________________________________________________________________
___________________________________________________________________
Ticket Pricing: Determine two different ticket types (e.g., general admission/VIP, adult/child, member/nonmember…) List the ticket types and their prices. You are the planner, so you will have to decide these amounts yourself.
|
NAMES OF TICKET TYPES |
PRICES |
|
1 – ( |
$ |
|
2 – ( |
$ |
Identifying Costs: List potential costs associated with the event:
|
POTENTIAL EXPENSES |
COSTS (My estimate) |
|
Venue rental |
$ |
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Equipment |
$ |
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Permits |
$ |
|
Promotional materials |
$ |
|
TOTAL |
$ |
Setting Goals:
Determine how much profit you would like to make on this event. $__________
Compute: Total costs of Expenses + My desired profit =
_________ + __________ = __$___________
Setting up the System of Equations:
Set up a system of linear equations based on expected 100 ticket sales. Solve the system of linear equations and determine how many of each ticket type will need to be sold in order to meet the goal.
Note: You may need to create different scenarios (e.g., changes in ticket prices…) and adjust the equations accordingly. Analyze how these changes would affect the number of tickets needed to be sold.
Scenario Analysis:
I will need to sell _____ of the ______ type ticket and _____ of the ______ type
# #
ticket in order to make my desired profit of $__________ and cover the potential
expenses.
Conclusion & Reflection: Write a paragraph summary including the analysis and conclusions. Include a reflection on what worked well and what challenges may be encountered during the planning process for your event.