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last updated 12/6/2009
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SYLLABUS Unit I - Some Contemporary Media Theory | ||
| Tues. | 8/25 | Intro to the Course - What are "The Media?" Who is a Journalist? What is their impact? | The Unknown Citizen". |
| Thurs. | 8/27 | Two Big Ideas I: History, Politics, Media. | II, ch 1 & Haynes | Key Media Concepts |
| Tues. | 9/1 | Two Big Ideas II: Technology + $ --> Content |
| Unit II - Traditional News Media - "Free" Content | ||
| Thurs. | 9/3 |
What is News? Myths | II, ch 2 & Robinson |
| Tues. | 9/8 |
News as Persuasion? | II, ch 3 |
| Thurs. | 9/10 | |
| Tues. | 9/15 |
Influences on the News and Public Opinion | II, ch 4 |
| Thurs. | 9/17 |
Influencing News Content. | II, ch. 5 |
| Tues. | 9/22 |
Analyzing and Interpreting News - Critical Reception. |
| Thurs. | 9/24 |
Introduction to Team Projects - Information Evaluation Assignment begins | Analysis Paper due |
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Unit III - Advertising - "Paid" Content | ||
| Tues. | 9/29 | Advertising for Influence. | |
| Thurs. | 10/1 | What Ads Reveal | II, ch 6 |
| Tues. | 10/6 | Advertisers' Goals | | II, chs 7 |
| Thurs. | 10/8 | Politics, News, Ads. | How Opinion Shifts | II ch. 12 |
| Tues. | 10/13 |
Politics and Media Messaging | II, ch 10 | Review and Overview. |
| Thurs. | 10/15 |
EXAM 1 |
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10/17 - 10/20 |
FALL BREAK | |
| Thurs. | 10/22 |
Who creates "information?" | CS, pp 3 - 43 | Exam Wrap |
| Tues. | 10/27 |
Team Workday |
| Thurs. | 10/29 |
"Information Evaluation" Assignment -- Team Oral Reports (Teams 1, 3 and 4) |
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Unit IV - New Media! New Politics? New Decision Methods. | ||
| Tues. | 11/3 |
Team Oral Report (Team 2) | The Internet and "New Media" -- Web 2.0 | II, ch 11 |
| Thurs. | 11/5 | Introduction to Team Action Planning Project | II, ch 9 |
| Tues. | 11/10 |
Deliberation and Citizenship | CS, pp. 45 - 73 | Flagging the Text |
| Thurs. | 11/12 |
Team Workday |
| Tues. | 11/17 |
Decisions and Problems | CS, pp 75 - 102 |
| Thurs. | 11/19 |
Many Minds - Sharing Information, Ideas, Support | CS, pp. 147 - 196 |
| Tues. | 11/24 |
"Improved" Citizenship | CS, 197 - 225 |
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11/25- 11/29 |
Thanksgiving Break | |
| Tues. | 12/1 |
The Self-directed Citizen | Team Workday |
| Thurs. | 12/3 |
Action Plan Presentations | Team 2 | Team 4 |
| Tues. | 12/8 |
Action Plan
Presentation | Team 1 |
Team 3 |
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Final Exam: 1pm, Friday, December 11
NOTE: Additional readings, viewing and homework will be assigned occasionally from handouts distributed in class, by links in this syllabus, electronically by Email or on the INTG 415 Web Site . Texts and additional readings may become the basis for "participation" grades, quizzes, and homework; therefore students must constantly remain aware of these reading/viewing assignments and complete them before the assigned class meeting.
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