NOTE: DUE TO THE COVID-19 PANDEMIC, THIS COURSE HAS BEEN MOVED ONLINE. BEGINNING MARCH 30, 2020, YOU WILL NEED TO ACCESS THIS COURSE ON D2L. THE SCHEDULE BELOW NO LONGER APPLIES.
Gordon State College
Comm 2100: Intro to Mass Comm
Weekly Schedule
Week 1
T – 1/14 – Intro to Course – Review Syllabus
TH – 1/16 – Mass Comm: A Critical Approach
Read: Chapter 1
Week 2
T – 1/21 – Mass Comm: A Critical Approach
TH – 1/23 – Internet, Digital Media, & Convergence
Read: Chapter 2
Week 3
T – 1/28 – Internet, Digital Media, & Convergence
TH – 1/30 – Digital Gaming
Read: Chapter 3
Week 4
T – 2/4 – Digital Gaming
TH – 2/6 – Sound Recording & Popular Music
Read: Chapter 4
Week 5
T – 2/11 – Sound Recording & Popular Music
TH – 2/13 – Sound Recording and Popular Music
Week 6
T – 2/18 – Exam 1
STUDY!
TH – 2/20 – Radio
Read: Chapter 5
Week 7
T – 2/25 –TV & Cable
Read: Chapter 6
TH – 2/27 – TV & Cable
Week 8
T – 3/3 – Film
Th – 3/5 – Film
Read: Chapter 7
Week 9
T – 3/10 – Film (Cont.)
Th – 3/12 – Film (Cont.)
Week 10
T – 3-17 – No Class – Spring Break
TH – 3/19 – No Class – Spring Break
Week 11
T – 3/24 – Newspapers
Read: Chapter 8
Th – 3/26 – Exam 2
STUDY!
Week 12
T – 3/31 – Magazines
Read: Chapter 9
TH – 4/2 – Magazines
Week 13
T – 4/7 – Advertising & Commercial Culture
Read: Chapter 11
TH – 4/9 – Advertising & Commercial Culture
Week 14
T – 4/14 – Public Relations
Read: Chapter 12
T- 4/16 – Media Economics
Read: Chapter 13
Week 15
T- 4/21 – Culture of Journalism
Read: Chapter 14
TH – 4/23 – Culture of Journalism
Week 16
T – 4/28 – Media Effects
Read: Chapter 15
TH – 4/30 – Last Day of Class – Finish Media Effects/Review
Week 17
Final Exam: TBA