Schedule
The schedule was last updated on 5 November, 2008 .
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 18:: Introductions | |
|---|---|
| Reading | Online syllabus; S&L 2-27 |
| Monday | Buy the textbook; complete the assignments listed on the home page |
| Wednesday | S&L 3-13 |
| Friday | Laptops; S&L 14-27; Quiz 0: the syllabus and the readings |
| Week 2: August 25:: Media and Society | |
| Reading | S&L 28-54 |
| Monday | |
| Wednesday | |
| Friday | No class |
| Week 3: September 1:: Books and Magazines | |
| Reading | S&L 56-65 |
| Monday | No class - Labor Day |
| Wednesday | |
| Friday | |
| Week 4: September 8: Newspapers | |
| Reading | S&L chapter 4 |
| Monday | |
| Wednesday | Exam 1 |
| Friday | |
| Week 5: September 15: Recorded Music | |
| Reading | S&L chapter 5 |
| Monday | |
| Wednesday | Quiz 2 |
| Friday | |
| Week 6: September 22: Radio | |
| Reading | S&L chapter 6 |
| Monday | Quiz 3 |
| Wednesday | |
| Friday | Writing workshop: the 4 C's |
| Week 7: September 29: Television and home video | |
| Reading | S&L chapter 8 |
| Monday | Submit topic 1 to the class listserv |
| Wednesday | |
| Friday | Exam 2 |
| Week 8: October 6: The Internet | |
| Reading | S&L chapter 9; Chris Anderson, The Long Tail |
| Monday | Midterm grades posted |
| Wednesday | |
| Friday | Last day to withdraw and receive a W grade |
| Week 9: October 13: Public Relations | |
| Reading | S&L chapter 10 |
| Monday | |
| Wednesday | Quiz 4 |
| Friday | |
| Week 10: October 20: Advertising | |
| Reading | S&L chapter 11; Merchants of Cool |
| Monday | |
| Wednesday | Quiz 5 |
| Friday | |
| Week 11: October 27: Infrastructure | |
| Reading | S&L chapter 12 |
| Monday | |
| Wednesday | |
| Friday | Exam 3 |
| Week 12: November 3: Uses and Effects | |
| Reading | S&L chapter 13; semiotics |
| Monday | |
| Wednesday | Quiz 6 (cancelled) |
| Friday | Guest Lecture: Popular Culture |
| Week 13: November 10: Making Meaning out of Media | |
| Reading | Stuart Hall article (electronic copy in WebCT reserves) |
| Monday | |
| Wednesday | Quiz 7 on Hall |
| Friday | |
| Week 14: November 17: Policy and Law | |
| Reading | S&L chapter 14 |
| Monday | Essay 2 due |
| Wednesday | Quiz 8 on S&L 13-14 |
| Friday | |
| Week 15: November 24: Media Ethics | |
| Reading | S&L chapter 15 |
| Monday | TBA |
| Wednesday | Thanksgiving Break |
| Friday | Thanksgiving Break |
| Week 16: December 1: Global Contexts | |
| Reading | S&L chapter 16 |
| Monday | Quiz 9 |
| Wednesday | |
| Friday | |
| Final Exam: December 10 | |
| Wednesday | 10:15 a.m. - 12:15 p.m. |