COM1103 MASS COMMUNICATION
McDaniel College Department of Communication
Richard W. Dillman (rdillman@ticopa.com)
IMPORTANT: Until I have your email address, I cannot send you your account ID and password so that you can start the course. You must send me an email message so that I have your email address. My email address is: rdillman@ticopa.com |
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Starting on Mon Jan 28
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By Friday, complete "assignment zero" on the Discussion Board and try to make 2 additional posts to the Board. To log on to the Discussion Board you need an ID and password. To get these you must send me your email address. |
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Weekly board posts are always due by Friday at 9 PM GMT. Posts made after that will be graded with the next week's posts. Be sure to read my blog for this course. You can find it at: rDilCourseBlog. Each week I post entries about the topics under discussion. |
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to Wed. Feb 6 | Communication | The Communication Process, Happy Fun Communication Land |
3 |
to Wed. Feb 13 | Mass Communication | Mass Communication, HFCL |
| Friday Feb 15 9 PM GMT |
Paper Due (How to Hand in a Paper) | What Is Communication? | |
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to Wed. Feb 20 | How Do People Study Communication? | War of the Worlds Radio Broadcast (CD on Library Reserve) |
5 |
to Wed. Feb 27 | Current Mass Com Theories | The Communication Environment, HFCL |
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to Wed. Mar 5 | Violence in Television | Various Articles and Reports |
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to Wed. Mar 12 | … continued | |
Friday March 14 |
Paper Due | Studying Communication | |
| Mar 17-21 | Spring Break | ||
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to Wed. Mar 26 | Bias in the News | Crimes Against Logic |
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to Wed. Apr 2 | … continued | Crimes Against Logic |
10 |
to Wed. Apr 9 | Text | Understanding Comics |
11 |
to Wed. Apr 16 | Mass (Media) Culture | The Medium Is the Massage |
| Friday Apr 18 9 PM GMT |
Paper Due | Getting Balanced | |
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to Wed. Apr 23 | … continued | The Medium Is the Massage |
13 |
to Wed. Apr 30 | Advertising & Marketing | Why We Buy |
14 |
to Wed. May 7 | Virtual Worlds | Various Articles and Reports |
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Mon May 12 9 PM GMT |
Paper Due | Mass Reality |