SOC 225 --MEDIA AND SOCIETY

 

Last updated  Jan 10, 2011 - Course requirements may change. Students are responsible to make sure they are reading the most updated syllabus.


INSTRUCTOR: DR. ROBERT MANIS

OFFICE: 122e SUMMERLIN 
PHONE: 651-4849 
OFFICE HOURS:    M Th 9-11:00 Virtual Office Hrs (email only)

This course uses Angel : http://onlinecampus.csn.edu

TEXTS:  

CAMPBELL, MEDIA & CULTURE [MC] 7th ed.

Klinenberg FIGHTING FOR AIR [FF] 

  Various Web Reserve Articles

COURSE DESCRIPTION:

   An investigation into the role of the Mass Media and its effects on contemporary society.

COURSE OBJECTIVES:

   Students will demonstrate knowledge of:

  • The various types of mass communication
  • The role of the media in the formation of public opinion
  • Major theories of media
  • The role of the media in disseminating and producing culture
  • Ethical issues in the media
  • Media Effects on children
  • The role of the media in global culture


CLASS SCHEDULE: 

(Warning:  Syllabus may be modified at instructors discretion. It is your responsibility to stay up to date..)  Please let me know if links are outdated

Week beginning Sunday: (Each week's quizzes open Sun 9am - Sat 11pm)

-JAN 24 (MON)  Introduction -- Social Control: Mass Media and Public Opinion -- 
READINGS: MC ch 1,  FF Introduction   INTERNET: Visit http://www.mediaculture.com/ and look around. Web Reserve packet#1  [QUIZ 1]
-Public Opinion  READINGS: FF ch 1-2   INTERNET: WebReserve Packet #2 & #2B,  Gallup Polls http://www.gallup.com/ on how does polling work? Also view at least 2 polls .  

                                           --PART ONE -- JOURNALISM IN THE TV AGE

- JAN 30 - TOPIC: TV Culture: The lost promise  -- READINGS: MC ch 5,  FF ch 3.    INTERNET: http://www.cbs.com/ ,  [QUIZ 2]
                    What message does this site emphasize? Web Reserve Packet#3 
                    TOPIC: - Newspapers & the Rise of Journalism  READINGS: MC ch 8,   FF ch 4..  --  INTERNET: http://www.ipl.org/div/news/     or  http://www.onlinenewspapers.com/    Look up newspapers from around the world and compare them with American papers.  [QUIZ 3]

  - FEB 6 .  TOPIC: Journalistic Culture  READINGS: MC 14, FF ch 5 ,  INTERNET:  Web Reserve Packet #4 ;.  http://www.ojr.org/   [QUIZ 4]
                   TOPIC:-  Effects of  Media  - READINGS:: FF ch 6 , MC ch 15. INTERNET: http://www.netreach.net/~kaufman/index.html  [QUIZ 5]
                    Web Reserve Packet #5.
 
FEB 13  - TOPIC: -Freedom of the Press and public responsibility.  READINGS: MC ch 16, FF ch 7 , INTERNET:  http://www.cpj.org/enemies/enemies_01.html http://www.aim.org/ , and http://www.fair.org/  also Web Reserve #6 ,  WebReserve #7  [QUIZ 6]
                                              --PART TWO -- THE BUSINESS OF MEDIA
- FEB 13 (CONT) TOPIC: Advertising   READINGS: MC ch 11, FFch 8.  INTERNET: http://tinyurl.com/dv6c3, http://www.bbdo.com/
 EMAIL ASSIGN. #1   [QUIZ 7]

- FEB 20    - TOPIC:  Public Relations  - READINGS: MC ch 12, FF  ch 9.  INTERNET:     http://www.ratical.org/ratville/PRnation.html   http://www.ketchum.com/   [QUIZ 8]
                   - TOPIC: Global Media Economics  READINGS: MC ch 13,  FF  ch 10.  INTERNET:  Global Media Behemoths , Who owns the Media , http://www.projectcensored.org/  New Global Media ,   WebReserve #8  [QUIZ 9]


- FEB 27   TOPIC: Popular music and Radio   READINGS: MC ch 3,4,   FF Conclusion   INTERNET: You search!!!    [QUIZ 10] (One quiz for both chapters)
  - TOPIC: Movies   & Cable.  READINGS: MC ch 6,7 , FF - Afterword .   INTERNET: You search!!!  [QUIZ  11] (One quiz for both chapter)

MAR 6  -- TOPIC: Books and Magazines  READINGS: MC ch 9, 10    [QUIZ 12] (One quiz for both chapters)
INTERNET: You search!!!     EMAIL ASSIGN. #2

- MAR 13  TOPIC: The INTERNET and the future of Communications:  [QUIZ 13] (MUST BE COMPLETED BY MAR 17)
READINGS: MC ch 2,  199-210. INTERNET: http://www.wired.com/ 

**MAKEUP WEEK  -  MAR    13-17  - **NOTE** ALL QUIZZES MUST BE COMPLETED BY 11pm  MAR 17 -**
** EXTRA CREDIT DUE -  MAR 13   @ 11:59PM.

MAR 18-19    FINALS (NOTE: THESE TWO DAYS ONLY!)


WEEKLY ASSIGNMENTS: 

Each week:  

[1] read the assigned READINGS  in the various books for that week 

[2] visit the Media & Culture Web Page http://www.mediaculture.com/   and explore the links & material associated with  that week's topic. You do not need to take the sample quizzes

[3]  Watch the course videos, visit the bulletin boards, read the  discussions and add your comments. Email  assignments will be posted there at least seven (7) days before they are due. All important announcements will be placed on the bulletin board. The student is responsible for keeping up with any possible  changes that are announced.  To get a passing participation grade you must post at least FOUR TIMES weekly, more if you want a higher grade.

[4] Visit the assigned Internet web sites, explore them & see what they're about. Also visit  Washington Post Media Notes 
and ABC-TV's "The Note" weekly. 

[5] Check in at least twice weekly at Slate's daily news review: 
http://slate.msn.com/code/TodaysPapers/TodaysPapers.asp
 

TESTING:

All tests will be done on-line. They may be done in the lab or at home. Quizzes must be completed weekly by SAT Night at 11pm. They will become available each week on Sunday morning. ALL QUIZZES MUST BE COMPLETED BY MAR 17.

All tests and quizzes will be open book and open note, BUT don't be fooled - that doesn't mean they will be easy. The first quiz  may be taken 2 times. All other tests will be taken once weekly.

Any tests missed may be made up ONLY during the days of  MAR 13-17).

 Tests will be accessed via our website: http://onlinecampus.csn.edu/ Your login name will be the last 8 digits of your C#, and your password will be the mmyy of your birthdate.  There is a comprehensive final.

 

PAPERS (E-assignments):

 

Assignments will be submitted by ANGEL (onlinecampus) DROPBOX only.  Do NOT submit them as attachments, instead cut and paste them into the dropbox window.  If formatting is lost, please add paragraphs manually. Papers not submitted by the due date/time will be marked off 50% for the first 24 hours late,  75%  or more later.  Be thorough answering the questions, using the texts, web reserves, assigned links and other internet resources. Follow the assigned format as closely as possible.

 GRADING: (Aproximate percentages )
 

 

WHAT 

WHEN 

HOW MUCH

2 E- Papers

Assigned Date @ 11:59PM 

  30

 13 Quizzes

 Weekly - Weds 11pm

  130

Participation

Consistently 

  40

FINAL EXAM

 MAR 18-19

 40

TOTAL         

100%

240 pts

 

 

DISABILITY POLICY


The Community College of Southern Nevada, in compliance with Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973, requests that all students with documented disabilities voluntarily contact the Disability Resource Center so that the college can provide necessary accommodations.

If you have a documented disability that may require assistance, you will need to contact the Disability Resource Center (DRC) for coordination of your academic accommodations. The DRC is located in Student Services on each campus. Cheyenne 651-4045, West Charleston 651-5644, and Henderson 651-3795.

For those students that would like to perform community service or earn extra money, stop by the DRC to fill out a job interest card. This office hires students as note takers, proctors, scribes and research assistants as needed.

Academic Dishonesty/Cheating Policy:

Academic dishonesty, including but not limited to cheating, plagiarism, falsifying research data or results, or assisting others to do the same on the part of students, being incompatible with the purposes of an academic community, is prohibited and shall constitute cause for discipline and may lead to the procedures and disciplinary sanctions established in section 6.3 of the NSHE Code.