| Wk |
Date |
Topic |
Readings/Major Due Dates |
| 1 |
Jan. 14 |
Course Introductions |
WebCT homepage instructions |
| 2 |
Jan. 19-21 |
What is Mass Communication?
Global Communication
Begin Media Journal I |
Baran-1, 15
Registration ends (W) |
| 3 |
Jan.
26-28 |
Ritual Communication |
Baran-2, 13
WebCT Homepage DUE (T)
Quiz 1 - College Knowledge |
| 4 |
Feb. 2-4 |
Theories of Mass Communication
Communication Law, pt. 1 |
Baran-13-14
Determine and begin
Group Project |
| 5 |
Feb.
9-11 |
Law and Ethics
Free Speech For Sale?
Who Owns What
Begin Media Journal II (M)
Computers and the Internet
Accessing a World Wide Web
Informing Ourselves to Death (read by Thursday)
|
Quiz 2 - Theories, Ethics
Media Journal, pt. I DUE
(T)
Baran-10
Quiz 3 - Internet & Computers |
| 6 |
Feb.
16-18 |
Television, Cable and Mobile Video |
Baran-8
Quiz 4 -
Cable & Television
GP:Bibliography due (R) |
| 7 |
Feb.
23-25 |
Newspapers
"To Catch a Plagiarist "(read by Thursday)
Jayson
Blair Story (read by Thursday)
Parts of a Newspaper |
Baran-4
Quiz 5 - Newspapers |
| 8 |
March 2 - 4 |
Midterm review (T)
Midterm evaluation meetings
MIDTERM (R)
|
GP:
Questions, paper due (R) |
| 9 |
March 9-11 |
Group Project Presentations
Midterm overview
Extra Credit |
Media Journal, pt. II DUE
(R) |
| 10 |
March 16-18 |
Radio and Multicultural Impact
Sony sued over controversial CD (read for Thursday)
Begin Media Journal III |
Baran-7
Quiz 6 - Radio |
| |
March 22-26 |
SPRING BREAK
|
|
| 11 |
March 30-April 1 |
Magazines and Multicultural Impact
The Longest Day
(read for Thursday)
Going Cold Turkey
Too Difficult for One Student (read for Thursday) |
Baran-5
Quiz 7 - Magazines |
| 12 |
April 6-8 |
Books and Multicultural Impact
Last day to drop with "W" (Wed.)
Sitton @ ACMA conference, Fayetteville (R-F) |
Baran-3
Quiz 8 - Books
Media Journal, pt. III DUE
(T)
Pre-Registration Begins (M) |
| 13 |
April 13-15 |
Film and Multicultural Impact Gooding-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]
(read for Thursday)
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] — (read for Thursday) |
Baran-6
Quiz 9 - Film
Last week for Extra Credit
Pre-Registration Ends (F) |
| 14 |
April 20-22 |
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-5
Quiz 10 - Video Games |
| 15 |
April 27-29 |
Advertising
and Multicultural Impact
(T)
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
Public Relations
and Multicultural Impact (R)
Public
Relations
Job Description
PR vs.
Journalism
Bernays on PR and Propaganda
CERN VNR
IBM Launches
Power-Up 3D Game |
Baran- 11,12
Quiz 11 - Advertising
Quiz 12 -
Public Relations
Last day to withdraw from University (R) |
| 16 |
May 4 |
Toxic Sludge is Good for You
Review for Final |
|
| FINAL |
Thursday May 6 |
1:30 -3:30 p.m. |
Receive Grades via WebCT
or
Campus Connect |
