Study Guides
This page provides links to study guides for the class's major texts. Please note that the individual study guides are not included in the printer-friendly version of the syllabus. Because the study guides change frequently, they should be printed separately.
Students often ask how they might improve their grades on the quizzes and exams that cover our readings. The following are my recommendations. For each reading and film/video screening,
- Print and read the study guide carefully.
- Read or view each text or screening carefully, taking notes on important points and their relationship to our class topics. Usually, you will need to read/view the material at least twice.
- Be prepared to offer thoughtful answers to all of the questions in the study guide.
- Campbell, "Culture and the Evolution of Mass Communication"
- This study guide covers the photocopy handout available on the first day of class.
- Dreamweaver
- These study guides offer tutorials for setting up your 3710 site in Dreamweaver as well as styling your pages using Cascading Style Sheets (CSS).
- Manovich, from The Language of New Media
- This study guide covers the assigned chapters from Manovich's 2001 book.