This syllabus is subject to change during the quarter depending on what interesting events might be taking place.
CMST& 102 - INTRODUCTION TO MASS MEDIA Winter 2019
Instructor: Michael Korolenko
Class Meetings: online (bc.instructure.com)
Office Hours: online daily; by appointment in R230J on BC campus; via telephone
Phone: 425-564-4109 (office) | E-mail: [email protected]
REQUIRED TEXTBOOK: Hanson, R. (2014). Mass Communication: Living in a Media World, 4th Edition (Sage/CQ Press). *Please note: the 3rd edition will work as well.* Additional required readings will be provided on Canvas site.
"Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion, or prohibiting the free exercise
thereof; or abridging the freedom of speech, or of the press; or the right of the people peaceably to
assemble, and to petition the government for a redress of grievances."
- First Amendment, U.S. Constitution
“What the mass media offers is not popular art, but entertainment which is intended to be consumed
like food, forgotten, and replaced by a new dish.”- W. H. Auden
“Don't hate the media, become the media.” - Jello Biafra
COURSE DESCRIPTION: Examines the structure and operation of American mass media, including television, radio, newspapers, magazines, and film. Students analyze media influence on society and the relationships among media, audience, and government.
COURSE OUTCOMES: Upon successful completion of this course, students should be able to:
Analyze the impact of media messages on American culture, values, and political process.
Describe the historical and economic forces that shaped and continue to shape mass media.
Explain the significance of the First Amendment and explain its relevance to current affairs.
Compare and contrast American commercial media system with non-commercial media in the United States and other countries.
Analyze how content is shaped by the nature of particular media.
Apply media effectively to communicate with a particular audience.
CLASS FORMAT: This is an online course. We will be engaged in online discussions designed to aid your understanding of the concepts discussed in your text and activities online. It is essential that you commit to being an active participant in this class; regular meaningful discussion is required online. It is highly recommended that you have a college reading level. Please consult your English placement test scores.
Please note that the quarter moves along at a relatively quick clip. This class is highly writing-intensive (as you’ll complete online discussion and media consumption journals). There will be due dates to help guide you in managing the course. The entire course is designed to help you to take in the course concepts, apply them to your own media consumption, and be a savvy critic of media.
CONFIDENTIALITY AND MANDATORY REPORTING As an instructor, one of my responsibilities is to help create a safe learning environment on our campus. It is my goal that you feel able to share information related to your life experiences in classroom discussions, in your written work, and in our one-on-one meetings. I will seek to keep information you share private to the greatest extent possible. However, I am required to share information regarding sexual assault and other forms of sexual misconduct (e.g. dating violence, domestic violence, stalking) that may have occurred on campus or that may impact someone on campus with the Title IX Coordinator. Students may speak to someone confidentially by contacting the BC Counseling Center at (425) 564-2212. The Title IX Office can be contacted at 425-564-2441 and more information can be found at www.bellevuecollege.edu/titleix/.
Should you have concerns about any aspect of the class, I encourage you to come to me with them. If for any reason you don’t feel comfortable raising your concerns with me, the usual next step would be to speak with the program chair (Katherine Oleson, [email protected]). You can refer concerns about this class to the Arts and Humanities Division Dean, Maggie Harada ([email protected]) or the Assistant Dean, Scott Bessho ([email protected]) in the Arts and Humanities division office (R230). An additional resource for concerns you find aren’t being addressed by faculty or administration is the Ombuds Office (http://www.bellevuecollege.edu/ombuds/default.html).
ASSIGNMENTS
ONLINE DISCUSSIONS: You will have the opportunity to participate in the application of theory to various prompts and to your own media consumption. It is important to demonstrate respectful communication online during discussion periods. We will be examining and discussing several issues, many of which can be quite controversial. I expect and trust that you will each be mature in your approach and respectful in your interactions. You need to post weekly boards by Sundays at 5 pm. For each day you are late posting, you will lose five points for each board missed.
TECHNOLOGY PLAN: In the first week of class you will complete a technology back-up plan to prepare you for the online environment.
MEDIA CONSUMPTION JOURNALS: You will have the opportunity to critically examine various media sources throughout the quarter. You will reflect on your own interaction with and consumption of media currently, and be exposed to new sources. More details will be provided online.
QUIZZES: Quiz (think: exam) format consists of a combination of 30 true/false and multiple-choice questions. Quizzes will be timed (40 minutes) and taken online, so be sure to take your assessment at a high speed connection. A review sheet will be made available before each quiz and the quizzes are open book/open note. A discussion board will be opened for questions about the quiz before each quiz.
FINAL PAPER: For this 3-4 page paper, you will have two options to choose from: 1. Create & complete your own mass media assignment; 2. Research & discuss a current controversy in media. More details will be provided online.
GRADES AND POINT BREAKDOWNS
Tech Plan 15pts.
Edward Snowden 100 pts.
Quiz 60 pts.
Essay (Cult of) 100 pts.
Essay (Martin) 100 pts.
Media Journal 100 pts.
Media Journal 100 pts.
Essay (Social) 100 pts.
Final Essay 200 pts.
TOTAL = 875 pts.
PLUS 69 POINTS FOR DISCUSSION BOARDS
Discussion boards can be worth 15 pts. each. You lose five points for each day you're late posting to a board. There are something like 23 discussion boards (that's a lot of points added, or a lot lost if you don't post to the boards in time).
HOW POINTS ARE FIGURED IN GRADING
1061 Total Possible
1008 A
955 A-
920 B+
884 B
849 B-
814 C+
779 C
743 C-
700 D+
672 D
671 Less = F
TOPICS WE’LL DISCUSS
media literacy television movies media ownership 1st Amendment rights & responsibilities public relations media ethics filter bubble internet music newspapers books history of mass media advertising global media media effects
POLICIES
LATE WRITTEN ASSIGNMENTS: For purposes of equity and fairness for all students, you will be given a reasonable amount of time to complete all written assignments. Deadlines for all assignments will be provided in several capacities online (i.e. on the calendar tool, on the assignment description). An assignment is on time when it is delivered to the teacher through Canvas on the day it is due. In the event that you do not turn in your assignment on the day it is due, you will be assessed the following academic penalty: late written assignments will receive a one point grade reduction for every full day they are late (i.e. B+ to C+). Remember, this is not a self-paced class; there are specific due dates throughout the quarter.
STATEMENT ON ACADEMIC INTEGRITY: You should know that plagiarism is a serious violation of your contract as a student and will be treated severely. It is important for you to understand that plagiarism is any representation of another person’s words or ideas in a manner that makes it seem as if they were your own, in either oral or written form. Obviously, this means that you may not copy another person’s papers. Students caught cheating on a quiz or assignment will not receive any credit for that portion of the class and will be reported to the Dean of Student Success.
SPECIAL NEEDS: The Disability Resource Center serves students with a wide array of learning challenges and disabilities. If you are a student who has a disability or learning challenge for which you have documentation or have seen someone for treatment and if you feel you may need accommodations in order to be successful in college, please contact us as soon as possible. Call our reception desk at 425.564.2498. Deaf students can reach the DRC by video phone at 425-440-2025 or by TTY at 425-564-4110. Please visit the DRC website for application information into our program and other helpful links at www.bellevuecollege.edu/drc Please meet with me if you have any questions.
CLASSROOM CONDUCT: When engaged in your role as a student, please be constructive in your comments and discussion online. Always treat your classmates with respect. Please consult with http://www.bellevuecollege.edu/artshum/policy.htmlto review the Arts and Humanities Division statement of Student Procedures and Expectations and/or contact your instructor should you have any questions or concerns.
EXPOSURE TO CONTENT: Essential to a liberal arts education is an open-minded tolerance for ideas and modes of expression which might conflict with one’s personal values. By being exposed to
such ideas or expressions, students are not expected to endorse or adopt them but rather to understand that they are part of the free flow of information upon which higher education depends.
To this end, you may find that class requirements may include engaging certain materials, such as books, films, and art work, which may, in whole or in part, offend you. These materials are equivalent to required texts and are essential to the course content. If you decline to engage the required material by not reading, viewing, or performing material you consider offensive, you will still be required to meet class requirements in order to earn credit. This may require responding to the content of the material, and you may not be able to fully participate in required class discussions, quizzes, or assignments. Please consult the syllabus and communicate any questions or concerns you may have.
IMPORTANT LINKS
BELLEVUE COLLEGE E-MAIL AND ACCESS TO MYBC: All students registered for classes at BC are entitled to a network and e-mail account. Your student network account can be used to access your student e-mail, log in to computers in labs and classrooms, connect to the BC wireless network, log in to MyBC, and access Canvas.
Public Safety: The Bellevue College (BC) Public Safety Department’s well trained and courteous non-commissioned staff provides personal safety, security, crime prevention, preliminary investigations, and other services to the campus community, 24 hours per day, 7 days per week. Their phone number is 425.564.2400. Public Safety is located in D175 and on the web at: http://bellevuecollege.edu/publicsafety/
ACADEMIC CALENDAR: The Bellevue College Academic Calendar is separated into two calendars. They provide information about holidays, closures and important enrollment dates such as the finals schedule. Enrollment Calendar: http://bellevuecollege.edu/enrollment/calendar/deadlines On this calendar you will find admissions and registration dates and important dates for withdrawing and receiving tuition refunds. College Calendar: http://bellevuecollege.edu/enrollment/calendar/holidays/1314.asp This calendar gives you the year at a glance and includes college holidays, scheduled closures, quarter end and start dates, and final exam dates.
SCHEDULE [Note: We will try to remain on this schedule, but learning does not always happen according to strict timelines, and unforeseen events can push us off our ideal timeline. Therefore, this schedule is subject to change. You will be informed of any changes that evolve over the course of the quarter.]
We have a lot to cover this fall. Please keep up with the material and I think you will really get a great deal out of it. Please note: The due dates for media consumption journals, discussion boards and quizzes are included; these are not suggested dates, but actual due dates for these materials. First of all, read this section immediately:
IMPORTANT - GETTING STARTED
Start Here Please
Welcome to Communication Studies 102!
More Important Info
Instructor's Bio
Getting In Touch With Instructor
Communication Studies Discipline - Where Does CMST&102 Fit In?
Orientation to Canvas & Course Details
Using Canvas
How To Add Profile Pic
Course Overview & Procedures
How to contact your instructor
Textbook Information
Course Outcomes
Class Syllabus
College-Level Writing Standard
Discussion Boards
Tips for success in an online course
Introductions
Introduce yourself 15 pts
Assignments
Technology Plan 15 pts
Misc. Questions
Basic Issues in Mass Media
What ARE the Mass Media?
What are mass media?
Agenda-setting
Selective Perception: Our OWN Media Bias
The Communication Process
American Propaganda in Iraq
Who Owns The Media
Screencasting - New Forms of Presentation
Week 1 - Introduction to Mass Media Communication and History
Intro To Course
Text Chapters 1 & 2
Chapter 1 PowerPoint - Hanson - 4th edition
Chapter 2 PowerPoint - Hanson - 4th edition
Chapter 15 Power Point - Hansen - 4th Edition
The First Mass Communication Tools
John Adams and The Declaration of Independence
Pony Express
The Telegraph
A Short History of the Telegraph, Bruce Wolcott
"Comics Are Bad" say Adults
LaGesse (No Mercy From a New Camera) (1 pg).pdf
TIME (ReViewing the 60s Debate) (4 pgs).pdf
Marshall McLuhan
Week 2 - Journalism and News
The Fourth Estate
Common Sense by Thomas Paine.pdf
How Colonial Newspapers Anticipated The Internet
The Pentagon Papers
Watergate: The Most Important News Story of the 20th Century
Edward Snowden - the new Daniel Ellsberg?
Edward Snowden - Traitor or Whistle Blower?
must submit the assignment 50 pts
Gladstone (Introduction) (pp. xi-xxii) (12 pgs).pdf
Gladstone (Bias) (pp. 60-70) (11 pgs).pdf
Bennett (Four Information Biases That Matter (3-8-2011).pdf
Article: "Two Views of the Same News Find Opposite Biases"
Chapter 3 PowerPoint - Hanson - 4th edition
Chapter 3 Discussion Board
must contribute to the content of the page
Postman (Amusing Ourselves toDeath) (pp.1-4) (4pgs).PDF
Postman (Are You Watching Television) (pp.1-10) (10pgs).PDF
Postman(What Can You Do) (pp.154-161) (8pgs).PDF
Waters (Electronic Isolation Gives Us Cold Comfort) (pp. 1-2) (2 pgs).pdf
Europe On Alert - by John Cleese
NPR's "On The Media"
Media Ownership - Who Owns What?
Private & Private Ownership and Funding
Chapter 15 PowerPoint - Hanson - 4th edition
Chapter 15 Discussion Board
must contribute to the content of the page
Quiz 1 Review
Quiz 1 discussion board
Quiz 1 (covers Chapters 1, 2, 3, 15 and related material)
must submit the assignment 60 pts
Week 3 - Constitutional Rights and The Market Place of Ideas
Introduction: Chapters 4, 5, 6, 13
Study Guide - Textbook Resources for Chapters 4, 5, 6, 13
Primer On The First Amendment
The Marketplace of Ideas
Exceptions to Free Expression
Social Responsibility
Edward R. Murrow - Social Responsibility of Televisoin
The Newseum - front pages from across the globe
Freedom of the Press & Attacks on journalists across the globe
Gawiser (20 Questions a Journalist Should Ask About Poll Resuls) (p. 1-14) (14 pgs).pdf
The Four Media Systems
The First Amendment
First Amendment - Links & Information
First vs. Sixth
Top 50 Banned Books
Chapter 4 PowerPoint - Hanson - 4th edition
Chapter 5 PowerPoint - Hanson - 4th edition
Discussion of Hansen Chapters 4 and 5
must contribute to the content of the page
Chapter 6 PowerPoint - Hanson - 4th edition
DIscussion of Chapter 6 Material
must contribute to the content of the page
Historical magazine: Godey's Lady's Book
Chapter 13 PowerPoint - Hanson - 4th edition
Discussion Chapter 13 of Hansen book
must contribute to the content of the page
Week 3 Online Material Discussion
must contribute to the content of the page
Week 4 - Print to The Beginning of Interactivity
From Alphabets to the Printing Press
Historical Timeline of Communications Technology
Technology Changes Education
Writing and Technology
Background: Time Machines and Television
Obama Criticizes The Kardashians
Background: Multimedia
Backround: From Owell To The 21st Century
Discussion of This Week's Online Material
must contribute to the content of the page
The Cult of Personality
must submit the assignment 105 pts
Week 5 - Modern News Media and The Changing Face of News
Chapter 12 PowerPoint - Hanson - 4th edition
What Is News?.html
What Is News? Pt. 2.html
What is News? Pt. 3.html
Behind the scenes with editors at the New York Times.html
Faked Photographs - Look, and Then Look Again - NYTimes.com
The New York Time's Ethicist on the Power of Photography and the Image of a Martyr.html
Comedic Critiques of TV News
Fake News - Jon Stewart & Stephen Colbert
Jon Stewart on "Crossfire"
Nagle (Is Jon Stewart the Most Trusted Man In America) (pp. 1-6) (6 pgs).pdf
Stephen Colbert - White House Correspondents' Dinner (2006)
Carter (In Daily Show Role on 911 Bill Echoes of Murrow) (pp. 1-4) (4 pgs).pdf
Cave (If You Interview Kissinger, Are You Still a Comedian) (pp. 1-2) (2 pgs).pdf
Farsetta (Fake TV News) (pp. 5-14, 65-74) (20 pgs).pdf
A Report On How Different Reporting On The Run Up to the Iraq War Influenced People Who Held Misconceptions About Why We Went To War
The Valerie Plame Affair
Scott McClelland testifies before congress on Valerie Plame
24-Hour News Cycle: The Balloon Boy Hoax
NPR
Analysis of news coverage of Hurricane Katrina
The Trayvon Marting Shooting and Case
Essay on Coverage of Trayvon Martin case
must submit the assignment 100 pts
Discussion Week 5 - Hanson Material
must contribute to the content of the page
Discussion of Week 5 Online Material
must contribute to the content of the page
Week 6: Radio, Music and The Recording Industry
Chapter 7 PowerPoint - Hanson - 4th edition
Radio and The Recording Industry
The Recording Industry
History of "Freeform" Radio
Short History of MTV
Nancy Sinatra On Royalties
The Way The Music Died
All the Rules of the Music Business Have Been Remade - NYTimes.com.pdf
Artists Find Backers As Labels Wane
Media Consumption Journal - instructions/lecture
Media Consumption Journal: Media Log - Analyzing Your Personal Media Consumption
must submit the assignment 100 pts
Week 6 Hanson Discussion
must contribute to the content of the page
Week 6 Online Material Discussion
Must contribute to the content of the page
Week 7 - Movies
Chapter 8 PowerPoint - Hanson - 4th edition
The Curious Case of The Birth of A Nation
Regulating Film
A bit of film history: The Production Code of 1930
Historical Film Clips
Early Cinema Timeline
Three Blockbusters: Movies are the canary in the coal mine
The film industry: budgets and promotions
CGI Blockbusters
FTC_Report
Do Interactive Games Make People Violent
Chapter 4 Power Point - Hansen - 4th EditionthEd.ppt
Week 7 Hanson Discussion
must contribute to the content of the page
Week 7 Online Material Discussion
must contribute to the content of the page
Week 8 Exhibit - The Power of Media Persuaders
Advertising
Chapter 11 PowerPoint - Hanson - 4th edition
Hypodermic Needle and Two-Step Flow
Positive Political Campaign Ads
Advertising Ubiquity
The Persuaders
VALS
Levine Kilbourne (Advertising Is Our Environment) (pp. 57-75) (19 pgs).pdf
Levine Kilbourne (We Are the Product) (pp. 33-56) (24 pgs).pdf
Gender and Advertising
Distorted Images
Kilbourne (Two Ways A Woman Can Get Hurt) (pp. 270-291) (22 pgs).pdf
Belvedere Vodka Ad
Victoria Secrets Aiming at Tweens
Children & Advertising - a variety of articles to peruse
Consumer Advertising PowerPoint
Ad Council Examples
And from The Onion...
Media Consumption Journal #2 - instructions/lecture
Media Consumption Journal #2 - Advertising Analysis
must submit the assignment 100 pts
Week 8 Hanson Discussion
Week 8 Online Material Discussion
must contribute to the content of the page
Week 9 - Television, The Web and Beyond
Chapter 9 PowerPoint - Hanson - 4th edition
Articles about television consumption
Chapter 10 PowerPoint - Hanson - 4th edition
Pariser (Introduction) (pp. 1-20) (20 pgs).pdf
Pariser (Escape from the Ghettos) (pp217-243) (20pgs).PDF
The New Frontier of Television
Social Media: various articles for you to peruse
Wikipedia
Media Consumption Journal #3 - instructions/lecture
Media Consumption Journal #3 - Television Analysis 50 pts
Week 10 - Communication Media and The Future
Chapter 13 Power Point - Hansen - 4th Edition
Chapter 14 PowerPoint - Hanson - 4th edition
The End of Writing?
The Future of Communications
Human Communications Media
Media Communication and The Future
Discussion – Week 10 – Hanson Material
Discussion – Week 10 Online Material
Week 11 – Final Written Project
APA Guide
Final Paper 200 pts
Final participation evaluation 10 pts
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Course Summary:
Date Details
Sun Jan 6, 2019 Chapter 1 & 2 Discussion Board due by 5pm Technology Plan due by 5pm Week 1 Online Material Discussion Board due by 5pm What are mass media? due by 5pm
Sun Jan 13, 2019 Chapter 15 Discussion Board due by 5pm Chapter 3 Discussion Board due by 5pm Snowden - Traitor or Whistle Blower due by 5pm Week 2 Online Material Discussion Board due by 5pm Quiz (covers Chapters 1, 2, 3, 15 and related material) due by 11:58pm The Dying Art of Disagreement due by 11:59pm
Sun Jan 20, 2019 Discussion Chapter 13 of Hansen book due by 5pm DIscussion of Chapter 6 Material due by 5pm Discussion of Hanson Chapters 4 and 5 due by 5pm
Date Details Week 3 Online Material Discussion due by 5pm
Sun Jan 27, 2019 Discussion of This Week's Online Material due by 5pm
Sun Feb 3, 2019 Discuss The Cult of Personality due by 5pm Discussion of Week 5 Online Material due by 5pm Discussion Week 5 - Hanson Material - Chapter 12 due by 5pm Do You Agree With The Video You Just Watched due by 5pm
Fri Feb 8, 2019 Essay on Coverage of Police case(s) due by 5pm
Sun Feb 10, 2019 Folk Music due by 5pm How Visuals Can Add To A Song's Meaning due by 5pm Week 6 Hanson Discussion - Chapter 7 due by 5pm Week 6 Online Material Discussion due by 5pm Extra Credit - Why Is Taylor Swift So Popular? due by 11:59pm
Mon Feb 11, 2019 Media Consumption Journal: Media Log - Analyzing Your Personal Media Consumption
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Sun Feb 17, 2019 Respond to Articles Posted Above due by 5pm Week 7 Hanson Discussion - Chapter 8 due by 5pm Week 7 Online Material Discussion due by 5pm
Sun Feb 24, 2019 Week 8 Hanson Discussion - Chapter 11 due by 5pm Week 8 Online Material Discussion due by 5pm
Tue Feb 26, 2019 Media Consumption Journal #2 - Advertising Analysis due by 5pm
Sun Mar 3, 2019 Discussion Hanson Material - Chapters 9 & 10 due by 5pm Discussion Week 9 - Online Material due by 5pm Social Media due by 11:59pm
Sun Mar 10, 2019 Crises In Paris, Syria, etc. due by 5pm Week 10 - Hanson Material - chapter 14 due by 5pm Week 10 - Online Material due by 5pm
Wed Mar 13, 2019 Final Paper due by 11:59pm
Wed Jan 15, 2020 CASE STUDY 1 10am to 5pm Certificate of Completion Course evaluation - extra credit Evaluation Extra Credit Extra Credit Respond to articles above Submit Course Eval Certificate of Completion Taylor Swift The Cult of Personality
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