Return to COM 250 Syllabus
NOTE: Dates in this color are quiz days.| Date | Topics | Readings | |
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| Media/Society | |||
| Aug 22 | Introduction:
Class Screening: The Day The Universe Changed: The Fact (excerpt) Books and the Power of Print | No readings | |
| Aug 24 |
Media and the Social World Music Recording Music Company Websites |
Chap 1 | |
| Production: The Media Industry and the Social World | |||
| Aug 29-31 |
The economics of the media industry Advertising and Commercial Culture | Chap 2 | |
| Sep 6 | Labor Day Holiday | ||
| Sep 12-14 | Political Influence on Media Newspapers and the Rise of Modern Journalism | Chap 3 | |
| Sep19-21 |
Media Organizations and Professionals Popular Radio and the Origins of Broadcasting | Chap 4
Essay #1 Due Sep 19 | |
| Content: Media Representations of the Social World | |||
| Sep 26-28 |
Media and Ideology Television and the Power of Visual Culture | Chap 5 | |
| Oct 3-5 |
Social Inequality and Media Representation Magazines in the Age of Specialization Cable and the Specialization of Television | Chap 6 | |
| Oct 10 | Fall Break | ||
| Oct 12 | Midterm Examination | ||
| Audiences: Meaning and Influence | |||
| Oct 17-19 |
Media Influence and the Political World Media Research Media Effects | Chap 7 Material on Bush PR incident School loses license | |
| Oct 24-26 |
Active audiences and the construction of meaning
Active Audiences Movies and the Impact of Images |
Chap 8 | |
| Oct 31-Nov 2, 7-9 | Media Technology and Social Change Full History of the Internet (Runs as a slide show) Steve Schoenher's History of Recording Technology |
Chap 9
Essay #2 Due Nov 2 |
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| Globalization and the Future | |||
| Nov14-16-21 | Media in a Changing Global Culture | Chap 10 | |
| Nov 24 | Thankgiving Day Holiday | ||
| Nov 28-30 | Group Meetings | Chap 16 | |
| Dec 5-7 | Group Presentations |
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| FINAL | Monday, December 12, 1-3 p.m. | ||
| Holidays and Observances | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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