| Date |
Topic |
Readings/Major Due Dates |
| Aug. 27 |
Course Introductions |
WebCT homepage instructions |
| Sept. 1-3 |
What is Mass Communication?
Global Communication |
Baran-1, 15
Registration ends (T)
Begin Media Journal I |
| Sept. 8-10 |
Theories of Mass Communication
Ritual Communication
|
Baran-2, 13
WebCT Homepage DUE (T)
Quiz 1 - College Knowledge |
| Sept. 15-17 |
Communication Law, pt. 1
Law and Ethics
Free Speech For Sale?
Who Owns What |
Baran-14
Quiz 2 - Theories, Ethics
Determine and begin Group Project |
| Sept. 22-24 |
Television, Cable and Mobile Video |
Media Journal, pt. I DUE
(T)
Baran-8
Quiz 3 - TV/Cable
Begin Media Journal II |
| Sept. 29 - Oct. 1 |
Computers and the Internet
Accessing a World Wide Web
Informing Ourselves to Death (read by Thursday) |
Baran-10
Quiz 4 - Internet and Computers |
| Oct. 6-8 |
Newspapers
"Should the Coverage
Fit the Crime"
"Who was Burning the
Black Churches"
Jayson
Blair Story
Parts of a Newspaper |
Baran-4
Quiz 5 - Newspapers
GP:
Bibliography due (T) |
| Oct. 13-15 |
Midterm review (T)
Midterm evaluation meetings
MIDTERM (R)
|
GP:
Questions, paper due (R) |
| Oct. 20-22 |
Group Project Presentations
Midterm overview
Extra Credit |
Media Journal, pt. II DUE
(T)
Homecoming (SA) |
| Oct. 27-29 |
Radio and Multicultural Impact
Sony sued over controversial CD
Hear It Now
Banned Music
Parental Advisory |
Baran-7
Quiz 6 - Radio |
| Nov. 3-5 |
Books and Multicultural Impact |
Baran-3
Quiz 7 - Books
Begin Media Journal III |
| Nov. 10-12 |
Magazines and Multicultural Impact
The Longest Day
Going Cold Turkey
Too Difficult for One Student |
Baran-5
Quiz 8 - Magazines
Spring Pre-registration begins (M)
Last day to drop with "W"
(W) |
| Nov. 17-19 |
Film and Multicultural Impact
Find and read before
Thursday's classGooding-Williams, R. (1995). "Disney in Africa
and the inner city: On race and space in The Lion King." Social Identities,
2, 373-380. [Available via library through Ebsco Host database]
Ward, A.R. (1996). "The Lion King's mythic narrative: Disney
as moral educator." Journal of Popular Film and Television, 23:4, 171.
[Available via library through Pro-Quest database]
|
Media Journal, pt. III DUE (T)
Baran-6
Quiz 9 - Film
Last week for Extra Credit
Spring Pre-Registration ends (F)
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| Nov. 24 |
Advertising
and Multicultural Impact
BadAds.org
Calvin Klein: A Case Study
Brooke Shields for Calvin Klein
Flintstones selling
cigarettes
1984 Macintosh Commercial
Sex in Advertising
Psychological Tricks in
Advertising
Subliminal McDonald's ad
Banned!
GoDaddy SuperBowl
Commercial
Wendy's Commercial
|
Baran- 12
Quiz 10 - Advertising |
| Dec. 1-3 |
Video Games and Multicultural Impact
Majoring in video games, not slacking
(Lexis-Nexis)
Video
Games Good for the Eyes
A game's quest for online success
Console wars begin with PS3
XBox puts all tricks in one console
Game glitches for Playstation 3 |
Baran-9
Quiz 11 - Video Games |
| Dec. 8-10 |
Public Relations and Multicultural Impact (T)
Public
Relations
Job Description
PR vs.
Journalism
Bernays on PR and Propaganda
CERN VNR
IBM Launches
Power-Up 3D Game
Final Review (R) |
Baran-11
Quiz 12 - Public Relations
Last day to withdraw from University (T) |
| Dec. 15 |
Final Exam:
Tuesday, 1:30-3:30 p.m. |
Grades via WebCT or
Campus Connect |
