Schedule
The schedule was last updated on 21 October, 2009 .
All dates, times, and assignments are subject to change. Please check this page regularly to make sure that you have the most current information. Reading assignments should be completed and projects must be submitted at the beginning of class on the days indicated. ("S&L" refers to our textbook, Media Now by Joseph Straubhaar and Robert LaRose.) Students are required to bring Internet-capable laptops to class on the dates indicated on the schedule.
| Week 1: August 17:: Introductions | |
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| Reading | Online syllabus; S&L 2-27 |
| Monday | Buy the textbook; complete the assignments listed on the home page |
| Wednesday | S&L 2-13 |
| Friday | S&L 13-27 |
| Week 2: August 24:: Media and Society | |
| Reading | S&L chapter 2 |
| Monday | Laptops; Quiz 0; Overview of Media theories |
| Wednesday | Cultural Determinism: Media Economics |
| Friday | Due: Submit Writing Assignment 1 topic to the class |
| Week 3: August 31:: Books and Magazines | |
| Reading | S&L chapter 3 |
| Monday | Media and Society continued: Sociological theories |
| Wednesday | Media and Society continued: Technological Determinism |
| Friday | Due: Writing Assignment 1 |
| Week 4: September 7: Newspapers | |
| Reading | S&L chapter 4 |
| Monday | No class - Labor Day |
| Wednesday | Exam 1 |
| Friday | |
| Week 5: September 14: Writing for CMS | |
| Reading | The 4 C's study guide |
| Monday | Writing workshop |
| Wednesday | Quiz 1: the 4 C's |
| Friday | |
| Week 6: September 21: Recorded Music | |
| Reading | S&L chapter 5 |
| Monday | Quiz 2 on recorded music |
| Tuesday | Writing Assignment 2 topics assigned |
| Wednesday | Due, 10 a.m.: Writing Assignment 2 |
| Friday | |
| Week 7: September 28: Television and home video | |
| Reading | S&L chapter 8 |
| Monday | |
| Wednesday | |
| Friday | Exam 2 |
| Week 8: October 5: The Internet | |
| Reading | S&L chapter 9; Chris Anderson, The Long Tail |
| Monday | Quiz; Midterm grades posted |
| Wednesday | |
| Friday | Last day to withdraw and receive a W grade |
| Week 9: October 12: Public Relations | |
| Reading | S&L chapter 10 |
| Monday | Quiz |
| Wednesday | |
| Friday | |
| Week 10: October 19: Advertising | |
| Reading | S&L chapter 11; Merchants of Cool |
| Monday | Quiz |
| Wednesday | |
| Friday | |
| Week 11: October 26: Telephony | |
| Reading | S&L chapter 12 |
| Monday | |
| Wednesday | |
| Friday | Exam 3 |
| Week 12: November 2: Uses and Effects | |
| Reading | S&L chapter 13; semiotics |
| Monday | Quiz |
| Wednesday | Due, 10 a.m.: Writing Assignment 3 |
| Friday | Guest Lecture: Popular Culture |
| Week 13: November 9: Making Meaning out of Media | |
| Reading | Stuart Hall article (electronic copy in WebCT reserves) |
| Monday | |
| Wednesday | Quiz 7 on Hall |
| Friday | |
| Week 14: November 16: Policy and Law | |
| Reading | S&L chapter 14 |
| Monday | |
| Wednesday | Quiz |
| Friday | |
| Week 15: November 23: Media Ethics | |
| Reading | S&L chapter 15 |
| Monday | TBA |
| Wednesday | Thanksgiving Break |
| Friday | Thanksgiving Break |
| Week 16: November 30: Global Contexts | |
| Reading | S&L chapter 16 |
| Monday | Quiz |
| Wednesday | Due, 10 a.m.: Writing Assignment 4 |
| Friday | |
| Final Exam: December 7 | |
| Monday | 10:15 a.m. - 12:15 p.m. |