|
|||||
|
|
|||||
last updated 11/29/2014
|
SYLLABUS Unit I - Some Contemporary Media Theory | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Tues. | 8/26 |
Intro to the Course - What are "The Media?" Who is a Journalist? What is their impact? | The Unknown Citizen". | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Thurs. | 8/28 |
Citizenship and Communication - Jim Leach on Political Speech | Key Media Concepts | Flagging the Text | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Tues. | 9/2 | Two Big Ideas I: History, Politics, Media. | II, ch 1 & Haynes | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Unit II - Traditional News Media - "Free" Content | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Thurs. | 9/4 |
Two Big Ideas II: Technology + $ --> Content | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Tues. | 9/9 |
What is News? Myths | II, ch 2 & Robinson | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Thurs. | 9/11 |
News as Persuasion? | II, ch 3 | CBS Evening News web site | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Tues. | 9/16 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Thurs. | 9/18 |
Influences on the News and Public Opinion | II, ch 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Tues. | 9/23 |
Influencing News Content. | II, ch. 9 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Thurs. | 9/25 |
Analyzing and Interpreting News - Critical Reception. | Analysis Paper due | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
|
Unit III - Advertising - "Paid" Content | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Tues. | 9/30 |
How Opinion Shifts -- Information Evaluation Assignment introduction | Tips (newly updated) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Thurs. | 10/2 |
Advertising for Influence. | II, ch 6 & 7 | Article: Thesis/Purpose/Outcome statements due | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Tues. | 10/7 | What Ads Reveal | Advertisers' Goals | Review and Overview. | Fact/Truth Check Plan Report -> What will you do and who will do what? | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Thurs. | 10/9 | EXAM 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
|
10/10 - 10/14 |
FALL BREAK | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Thurs. | 10/16 |
Politics, News, Ads. | II, ch 5 & 10 | Exam Wrap | Team Workday | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Tues. | 10/21 |
Information Evaluation" Assignment -- Team Oral Reports begin: Teams 1, 2, 4, 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
|
| ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
|
Unit IV - Media/New Media! Information Literacy and Decisions | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Thurs. | 10/23 |
"Information Evaluation" Assignment -- Team Oral Reports conclude: Teams 3 and 5 | Introduction to Team Media/News Literacy Project | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Tues. | 10/28 |
What is Information? What is Media/News Literacy? | II, ch 11 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Thurs. | 10/30 | Media/News Literacy Education Projects -- Planning and Creating stand alone programs | News Literacy Terms | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Tues. | 11/4 |
Wisdom, Information and Democracy
| Deliberation and
Discovery of Information - READ Infotopia, ch. 2
(handout)|
Thurs. |
11/6 |
|
Deliberation
| Brief Planning Reports -- Team
Workday
Problem Solving Agendas
| Groupthink --
Flagging the Text |
Groupthink Symptoms Decisions and Problems
| Information Biases and Decision Failures Team
Workday |
News Lit. Program Evaluation Form Information
Literacy Programs presented | Teams: Team 1, Team 4 &
Team 5 Media/Info
Literacy Program Presentations may have out-of-class times scheduled
| 11/26- 11/30
| Thanksgiving Break | |||||||||||||||||||
| Tues. | 12/1 | The Self-directed Citizen | Transcript Reflection | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Thurs. | 12/4 | Defining Citizenship | Review | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
|
Final Exam: 3pm, Monday, December 8
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. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||