Take quizzes and exams on the date indicated at anytime from any location using your own computer. You only have one attempt on each quiz and exam.
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August 27 | Changing Media Review Questions Quiz 1 Aug 31 |
Ch. 1 |
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Sept 3 Sept 5 |
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Labor Day Changing Media (continued) Connections (This is available on youtube.) Quiz 2 Sept 7 Media and Society Review Questions |
Ch. 2 |
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Sept 10 | Media and Society
(continued) Quiz 3 Sept 14 Books and Magazines Review Questions |
Ch. 3 |
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Sept 17 | Books and Magazines
(continued) Quiz 4 Sept 21 Newspapers Review Questions |
Ch. 4 |
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Sept 24 | Recorded Music Review Questions Radio Review Questions Quiz 5 Sept 28 |
Ch. 5 Ch. 6 |
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Oct 1 | Review Exam 1 Chapters 1-6 Take the first midterm exam Oct 5 on your own computer Exams may be taken only once. |
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Oct 8 | Film and Home Video
Review Questions Quiz 6 Oct 12 |
Ch. 7 |
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Oct 15 | Television
Review Questions Quiz 7 Oct 19 |
Ch. 8 |
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Oct 22 | The Internet
Review Questions Quiz 8 Oct 26 |
Ch. 9 |
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Oct 29 | Public Relations Review Questions Advertising Review Questions |
Ch. 10 Ch. 11 |
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Nov 5 | Communication
Infrastructure Review Questions Exam 2 Chapters 7-11 Take the second midterm exam November 9 on your own computer Exams may be taken only once. |
Ch. 13 |
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Nov 12 | Media Use and Effect
Review Questions Quiz 9 Nov 16 |
Ch. 14 |
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Nov 19 Nov23 |
Media Policy, and
Law Review Questions Thanksgiving No Classes |
Ch. 15 |
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Nov 26 | Media Ethics Review Questions Quiz 10 Nov 30 |
Ch. 16 |
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Dec 03 | Globalization of Communication
Media Review Questions |
Ch. 17 |
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Third midterm exam (chapters 14-17) - December 12 |
This course is designed to acquaint you with the field of communications, both the mass media of newspapers, magazines, books, radio, television, films and cable, and interactive media of telephony, computer and information technology. We will introduce these as increasingly integrated and converging elements of an information society.
The course will help students to:
understand and be critically aware of the effects of information technology
anticipate how information and media technology will affect your career in media or in other fields
learn about possible careers in communication
The course will be graded on a curve. The exams will be multiple choice. Exams will not be cumulative. There is only one attempt for each exam. Make-ups are given only for documented medical emergencies and only when the instructor is notified before the test. Failure of a student to take an exam will result in a 0 (zero) for the exam and will most probably result in an "F" for the class.
CLASS ATTENDANCE A student is expected to attend all class meetings for which the student is registered. A student may be dropped from a course in the current term by the dean if absence is repeated and the instructor recommends this action; a student can gain re-admission only with permission of both the instructor and the dean. A student dropped from a course receives an “F” which counts as work attempted whenever grade- point ratio calculations are made.Dr. Caplan's
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