Return to COM 250/JOUR C200 Syllabus
NOTE: Dates in this color are task days.| Date | Topics | Readings | |
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| Communication, Media, and Society | |||
| Aug 21-3-5 |
Communication: Premodern Class Screening: Excerpt from Burke, The Day The Universe Ended: "A Matter of Fact" | Rossides, Chap 1 Campbell, Chap 1 | |
| Aug 28-30- Sep 1 |
Communication and the Rise of Capitalism, 1100-1800 Music Recording
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Rossides, Chap 2 Campbell, Chap 3 Music Company Websites | |
| Sep 4 | Labor Day Holiday | ||
| Sep 6-8- 11-13-15 | Communication and Corporate Capitalism, 1800-1840
Advertising and Commercial Culture Books and the Power of Print Task #2: Please bring to class a print advertisement desinged to sell a product or service that is not essential to human survival. Attach a paragraph that explains how the advertisement encourages unnecessary or ill-conceived consumption. |
Rossides, Chap 3 Campbell, Chap 11 | |
| Communication, Media, and Contemporary U.S. Society | |||
| Sep 18-20-22 |
Communication, Media, and the Emergence of Global Capitalism, 1940-present
Media Economics Media in a Changing Global Culture Media Technology and Social Change Full History of the Internet (Runs as a slide show) Steve Schoenher's History of Recording Technology (available only through on-campus computers) Task #3: Please bring to class a list of all your personal media technology. Attach a paragraph that describes how you prioritize your personal media useage. | Rossides, Chap 4 Campbell, Chaps 2, 13 | |
| Sep 25-27-29-Oct 4 |
Communication, Media, and Politics
Public Relations: Framing the issues Magazines in the Age of Specialization Task #4: Identify your favorite magazine. Once identified, please assess what the target demographic for the magazine seems to be (provide evidence for your assessment). Determine whether you are part of that demographic. | Rossides, Chap 5 Campbell, Chap 9, 12 Essay #1 Due September 25 | |
| Oct 2 | NO CLASS | ||
| Oct 6 | Midterm Examination | ||
| Oct 9 | Fall Break | ||
| Oct 11-13-16 |
Communication, Media, and the American City
Movies and the Impact of Images | Rossides, Chap 6 Campbell, Chap 7 | |
| Oct 18-20 |
Journalism, Media Research, and Media Policy Newspapers and the Rise of Modern Journalism Media Research Media Effects Task #6: Do a survey of five people (friends, family, strangers...) and ask them do they read a newspaper regularly. Then ask "why" they do or do not. | Rossides, Chap 7
Campbell, Chap 14-15 | |
| Communication, Media, and Popular Culture | |||
| Oct 23-25-27- 30-Nov 1-3 |
Cultural Production: Producing Culture
Popular Radio and the Origins of Broadcasting Television and the Power of Visual Culture Cable and the Specialization of Television Comcast Letter to Fort Wayne
Task #7: In terms of the Fort Wayne market, determine (1) How many radio stations operate in Fort Wayne? and (2) What are their formats? |
Rossides, Chap 8 Campbell, Chaps 4-6 | |
| Nov 6-8-10 | Communication, Media, and Society: Social Issues and Questions
Tasks #8-10: Over the last weeks of the semester, identify three news stories taht directly deal with issues concerning mass media in the U.S. |
Rossides, Chap 9 Campbell, Chap 16 Essay #2 Due: November 6 |
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| Nov13-15-17-20 | Media and Culture: An Extended Case Study
Class Project: Comic Books and Comics Culture Revisited Active Audiences | Campbell, pp. 576-584 Tankel and Murphy, Collecting Comic Books | |
| Nov 23-4 | Thankgiving Day Holiday | ||
| Nov 27-29-Dec 1 | Team Meetings | ||
| Dec 4-6-8 | Team Presentations |
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| FINAL Monday, Dec 11 1-3 pm | |||
| IPFW Academic Calender Fall 2006 | |
| Date(s) | Calendar Item |
|---|---|
| Aug. 21 | Classes Begin |
| Aug. 21-25 | Late Registration and Drop/Add |
| Aug. 25 | Payment Deadline (late registrants) |
| Aug. 27 | Last Day for Full Refund (for full-term classes) |
| Aug. 25 | Weekend Classes Begin |
| Sept. 1 | Labor Day Holiday Recess Begins at 4:30 p.m. |
| Sept. 5 | Classes Resume |
| Sept. 18 | Pass/Not Pass and Audit-to-Credit Deadline |
| Oct. 9-10 | Fall Recess |
| Oct. 11 | Classes Resume |
| Oct. 27 | Credit-to-Audit Deadline |
| Oct. 27 | Last Day to Withdraw from Classes (for full-term classes) |
| Nov. 21 | Thanksgiving Recess Begins after Last Class |
| Nov. 27 | Classes Resume |
| Dec. 11-17 | Last Week of Classes and Final Exams |
| Dec. 17 | Classes and Final Exams End |
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