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Course Calendar
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| Week 11 | Week 12 | Week 13 | Week 14 | Week 15 |
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| Week One | |
| Reading For
The Week Postman, Ch. 1. The Medium Is The Metaphor, 3-15 |
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| Central Thesis and Core Assumptions | |
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Read and Study Video Transcript: Life and Times
of Neil Postman http://www.kaschassociates.com/417web/postmancpan.htm Read: the concept of FORM |
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| Wed. First Day of Class Jan 20 | |
| Interpersonal Warm-up | |
| Week Two | |
| Reading For
The Week Postman, Ch. 1. The Medium Is The Metaphor 3-15 CSPAN Transcript Study Video Transcript: Life and Times of Neil Postman http://www.kaschassociates.com/417web/postmancspan.htm |
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| Mon. Jan 25 | |
| Wed. Jan 27 | |
| Week Three | |
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For The Week Postman, Chapter 2, Media as Epistemology 16-29 Central Assumptions and Discussion Questions |
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Mon. Feb 1 |
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| Week Four | |
| Reading For
The Week Postman, Chapter 3 Typographic American 30-43 Postman Chapter 4 Typographic Mind, 44-63 |
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| Mon. Feb 8 | |
| Wed. Feb 10 | |
| EXAM 1 Postman Chapters 1 to 4 | |
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Reading For The Week Postman, Ch. 5 The Peek-A-Boo World, 64-82 Central Assumptions and Discussion Questions |
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| Postman, Ch. 6 The Age of Show Business 83-98 Central Assumptions and Discussion Question | |
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| Wed. Feb 17 | |
| Week Six | |
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Postman, Chapter
7, Now this...." 99-113
Central Assumptions and Discussion Questions-- Postman, Chapter 8, Shuffle Off to Bethlehem 114-124 Central Assumptions and Discussion Questions |
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| Mon. Feb 22 | |
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| Week 7 | |
| Reading For The Week | |
Postman, Ch. 9, Reach Out and Elect Someone, 125=141 Central Assumptions and Discussion Questions` Postman, Ch. 10, Teaching As An Amusing Activity, 142-152 Central Assumptions and Discussion Question Postman, Ch. 11, Huxleyan Warning. 155-164 Central Assumptions and Discussion Questions |
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| Mon. Mar 1 | |
| EXAM 2 Postman Chapters 5 thru 8 | |
| Wed. Mar 3 | |
| Week 8 | |
| Reading For the Week | |
Postman, Ch. 9, Reach Out and Elect Someone, 125=141 Central Assumptions and Discussion Questions` Postman, Ch. 10, Teaching As An Amusing Activity, 142-152 Central Assumptions and Discussion Question Postman, Ch. 11, Huxleyan Warning. 155-164 Central Assumptions and Discussion Questions |
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| Mon. Mar 8 | |
| Wed. Mar 10 | |
| EXAM 3 Postman Chapters 9 to 11 | |
| Week 9 | |
| Mar 15th Spring Holiday | |
| Mar 17th Spring Holiday | |
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Head for Tortolla, BVI Bomba's Beach Shack Full Moon Party "You Only Live Once." |
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| Head For Cinnamon Bay in St
Johns AVI "You Only Live Once |
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Week 10 |
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| Mon. Mar 22 | |
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Reading for the
Week Chapter 1 Living in the Media Saturated World, 3- 10 Chapter 2 Media Literacy Approach, 11-31 |
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Wed. Mar 24 |
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| Week 11 | |
| Reading for the
Week Chapter 4 Industry Perspective on Audience, 42-55 |
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| Mon Mar 29 | |
| Wed Mar 31 EXAM 4 POTTER CHAPTERS 1, 2, AND 4 |
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| Week 12 | |
Reading for the Week |
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Potter Chapter
6 Proactive
Perspective on Media Effects 73-88 Potter Chapter 7 Broadening Our Perspective on Media Effects, 89-10
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Mon. April 5 |
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Week 13 |
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Reading for the
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April 14 EXAM 5 POTTER CHAPTERS 6, 7, 10 and 11 |
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Week 14 |
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Reading for the Week Potter Chapter 12 News 170-194 Potter Chapter 14 Advertising 220-23 |
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Mon April 19 |
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April 21 EXAM 6 POTTER CHAPTERS 10,11 12, and 14 |
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Reading for the Week |
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Wed April 28
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| Week 15 | |
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May 3 EXAM 7 POTTER CHAPTERS 21 and 22 Course Evaluation Senior Survey Course Assessment |
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| Week 16 Final Exam Week
Term Papers are are to be emailed to the instructor on the day of the regularly scheduled Final Exam period. Section 02 3:00 to 4:15 Papers are due Tuesday May 11 at 5:00 p.m. Section 01 4:30 to 5:45 Papers are due Monday May 10 at 5:00 p.m. |
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