Spring 2008 Timeline
Online class only
This timeline is for the Spring 2008 online class. If you are taking the
day version please see the timeline
for that class. Timelines are similar,
but there ARE differences.
from this timeline.Weekly e-mails from the instructor will determine
the final schedule.
This is NOT a self-paced class. Please do not work ahead. Turn in
Wednesday assignments Monday through Wednesday and
| Saturday assignments Thursday through Saturday. You "attend"
classes twice a week, not once.
SECTION ONE -Intro to Media
Go to the Movies = Eye of the Beholder (shown during the orientation)
| WEEK ONE | ||||
| Monday Jan. 7 |
No class |
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| Thursday Jan. 10 or Friday Jan. 11 |
Mandatory orientation. FA 42 7-9 p.m. |
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| Due by Satuday Jan. 12 |
L - Simple Communication L - Intro to Mass Communication |
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| WEEK TWO | ||||
| Monday Jan. 14 |
Important: If you do not receive an e-mail message from the instructor by today, or any Monday, with the weekly assignments, there is something wrong. You should receive an e-mail message each week. If it differs from this timeline the e-mail message is the one you should follow. This shedule is subject to change and test times may change. Contact the instructor if you do not receive weekly e-mail messages on Sunday/Monday. | |||
| Wednesday |
L - Intro to Communication Theory L - Media Themes |
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| Saturday Jan. 19 |
L - Roles of the Press |
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| WEEK THREE | ||||
| Due by Wednesday Jan. 23 |
L - Intro to Internet |
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| Due by Saturday Jan. 26 |
Concepts 1 Due T - TEST ONE (Test online Wednesday a.m. to Saturday midnight.) |
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| WEEK FOUR | ||||
SECTION TWO -Intro to Print Media Go to the Movies = The Paper, The Front Page, Shattered Glass |
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| Due by Wednesday Jan. 30 |
L - Newspapers Today |
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| Due by Saturday Feb. 2 |
L - Magazines H - USA Today Assignment Due |
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| WEEK FIVE | ||||
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Due by |
L - Colonial Press L - Post Revolution Press H - Start Magazine Assignment |
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| Due by Saturday Feb. 9 |
L - Penny Press L - Yellow Journalism |
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| WEEK SIX | ||||
| Due by Wednesday Feb. 13 |
L - Socially Responsible Press L - Modern Journalism |
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| Due by Saturday Feb. 16 |
L - Press History through Wars H - Magazine Assignment due |
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| WEEK SEVEN | ||||
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| Due by Wednesday Feb. 20 |
L - Future of Print | |||
| Due by Saturday Feb. 23 |
H - Concepts 2 due |
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| WEEK EIGHT | ||||
| SECTION THREE -Intro to Media Law Go to the Movies = All the President's Men, Absence of Malice |
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| Due by Wednesday Feb. 27 |
L - Intro to First Amendment H - Start Concepts 3 (Due at the end of the section) GTM - Go to the Movies (Due by the end of the section) |
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| Due by Saturday Mar. 1 |
L - Libel H - Start Media Law Assignment |
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| WEEK NINE | ||||
| Due by Wednesday Mar. 5 |
L - Privacy H - Media Law Assignment Due |
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| Due by Saturday Mar. 8 |
L - Pornography L - Copyright |
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| WEEK TEN | ||||
| Due by Wednesday Mar. 12 |
L - Open Meetings L - Student Media H - Start 1st Amendment Project (Due Apr. 12) |
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| Due by Saturday Mar. 15 |
H - Concepts Three Due T - TEST THREE (Test online Wednesday a.m. to Saturday midnight.) |
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| WEEK ELEVEN | ||||
| Due by Wednesday Mar. 12 |
SPRING BREAK - NOTHING DUE | |||
| Due by Saturday Mar. 29 |
SPRING BREAK - NOTHING DUE | |||
| WEEK TWELVE | ||||
| SECTION FOUR -Intro to Broadcast Media Go to the Movies = Broadcast News, Network |
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| Due by Wednesday Mar. 26 |
L - Radio Overview H - Start Concepts 4 (Due at the end of the section) GTM - Go to the movies (Due by the end of the section ) |
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| Due by Saturday Mar. 29 |
L - Regulation of Broadcast L - Television Overview |
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| WEEK THIRTEEN | ||||
| Due by Wednesday Apr. 2 |
L - TV Ratings |
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| Due by Saturday Apr. 5 |
L - Future of Broadcast |
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| WEEK FOURTEEN | ||||
| Due by Wednesday Apr. 9 |
T - TEST FOUR |
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| Due by Saturday Apr. 12 |
H - First Amendment Project Due | |||
| WEEK FIFTEEN | ||||
| SECTION FIVE - Misc Go to the Movies = Citizen Kane, Singin' in the Rain |
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| Due by Wednesday Apr. 16 |
L - Media Effects |
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| Due by Saturday Apr. 19 |
L - Public Relations | |||
| WEEK SIXTEEN | ||||
| Due by Wednesday Apr. 23 |
H - PR Assignment Due | |||
| Due by Saturday Apr. 25 |
L - Movies | |||
| WEEK SEVENTEEN | ||||
| Due by Wednesday Apr. 30 |
H - Movie Assignment Due L - Advertising |
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| Due by Saturday May 3 |
TBA |
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| WEEK EIGHTEEN | ||||
| Due by Wednesday May 7 |
T - TEST FIVE (Test will be online Monday through Wednesday night) | |||
| Due by Saturday May 10 |
End of semester survey (ungraded) | |||
