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HDFS 129: Introduction to Human Development and Family Studies (Mercuri)

A course guide to help you choose a topic for your assignment, search and cite reliable information, and create an infographic or PSA with the information that you have found on your topic.

Infographic Poster Assignment Option

Infographics (short for information graphics) are a collection of imagery, data visualizations like pie charts and bar graphs, and minimal text that gives an easy-to-understand overview of a topic (Nediger, 2025).

Some examples:

An example of an infographic on a topic within HDFS.

An example of an infographic on a topic within HDFS.

 

 

 

 

 

 

References:

Nediger, Midori (2025, January 20) What is an Infographic? Venngage. https://venngage.com/blog/what-is-an-infographic/

Maryville University. (2025, January). Stages of Human Development: What It Is & Why It's Important. Stage 4--Early School Years: Industry vs. Inferiority [Infographic]. https://online.maryville.edu/online-bachelors-degrees/human-development-and-family-studies/resources/stages-of-human-development/

American Psychological Association Style Team. (2019, September). Six Steps to Proper Citation Infographic [Infographic]. https://apastyle.apa.org/instructional-aids/six-steps-proper-citation.pdf

Maryville University. (2022, 18 January). Children and Technology: Positive and Negative Effects: Technology and Children Statistics [Infographic]. https://online.maryville.edu/blog/children-and-technology/

PSA Recording Assignment Option

What is a Public Service Announcement?

Example of a Public Service Announcement

     1. Elements Of A PSA

  •      short
  •      goal is to change attitudes or behavior
  •      use emotion
  •      identifying tag for the organization or cause comes at the end

 

 

One Button Studio | one button, many possibilities

Located in Room 115 on the first floor of the library, the one button studio gives you a space to create a recording or presentation effortlessly. See Julie Meyer's one-button-studio help page or contact Julie directly for more information and guidance with this service. 

 

 

References:

Media Education Lab. (2025). STAND Lesson 2 Understand The Genre Of Public Service Announcements. https://mediaeducationlab.com/stand-lesson-2-understand-genre-public-service-announcements

No Kid Hungry. (2010, October 26). No Kid Hungry - Public Service Announcement with Jeff Bridges [Public service announcement]. YouTube. https://youtu.be/2RUYkzJio24