George Mason University
Department of Communication
Fall Semester: August 26th – December 16th, 2003
COURSE:
OFFICE:
HOURS:
WEBSITE:
CLASS SITE:
COMM 202 - Mass Media and Communication Systems (3)
329 Innovation Hall
T/R 4:30 PM to 5:30 PM or by appointment
http://mason.gmu.edu/~kslaught/COMM202-Fall03
Innovation Hall, Room 131
INSTRUCTOR:
PHONE:
E-MAIL:
CLASS TIMES:
Kevin R. Slaughter
(703) 993-3109
kslaught@gmu.edu
T/R, 3:00 PM - 4:15 PM
Schedule of Assignments (Revised 8/15/03)
Please complete readings prior to each class meeting.
WEEK
DATE
LECTURE & DISCUSSION
1
2
3
Tuesday
8/26/03
Introduction to Class
VIDEO: “The Book Industry”
Thursday
8/28/03
The Press & Print Media: Revolutionaries to Entrepreneurs
Tuesday
9/02/03
Electrifying Communication: The Telegraph & Telephone
Thursday
9/04/03
VIDEO: “The Newspaper Industry”
Tuesday
9/09/03
VIDEO: "The Telephone"
RESEARCH PAPER PROPOSALS DUE
Thursday
9/11/03
Music and the Recording Industry
COURSE READING ASSIGNMENTS & ACTIVITIES
Campbell, Media & Culture, Chapter 10:
“Books & The Power of Print,” pp. 346 – 381
Campbell, Media & Culture, Chapter 8:
“Newspapers & The Rise of Modern Journalism,” pp. 272 – 305
Presentation: “The GMU Writing Center”
Guest Lecture: “The Print Industry in an Electronic World”
Mr. Lindsay Robinson, Account Executive – Washington City Paper
Campbell, Media & Culture, Chapter 3:
“Sound Recording & Popular Music,” pp. 68 – 109
2
WEEK
DATE
LECTURE & DISCUSSION
4
5
6
7
8
Tuesday
9/16/03
VIDEO: “The Sound Recording Industry “
Thursday
9/18/03
Radio
Tuesday
9/23/03
VIDEO: “The Radio Industry”
Thursday
9/25/03
Movies
Tuesday
9/30/03
VIDEO: “The Film Industry”
Thursday
10/02/03
Media Celebrity in the Jazz Age (1920s):
Public Relations & The Rise of Image Management
Tuesday
10/07/03
VIDEO: “Public Relations”
(Review of Material for Mid-Term Exam)
Thursday
10/09/03
*** MID-TERM EXAMINATION ***
Tuesday
10/14/03
*** COLUMBUS DAY RECESS***
(No Class)
Thursday
10/16/03
Magazines & Photojournalism in Post-War America
(Return & Review Mid-Term Exams)
COMM 202 Course Calendar
Fall Semester - 2003
COURSE READING ASSIGNMENTS & ACTIVITIES
Campbell, Media & Culture, Chapter 4:
“Popular Radio & The Origins of Broadcasting,” pp. 110 – 149
Campbell, Media & Culture, Chapter 7:
“Movies & The Impact of Images,” pp. 228 – 271
Guest Lecture: "Image Management: PR Firms & the Mass Media”
Speaker: TBA
Campbell, Media & Culture, Chapter 12:
“Public Relations & Framing the Message,” pp. 422 – 451
Campbell, Media & Culture, Chapter 11:
“Advertising & Commercial Culture,” pp. 382 – 421
Campbell, Media & Culture, Chapter 9:
“Magazines in the Age of Specialization,” pp. 306 – 345
3
COMM 202 Course Calendar
Fall Semester - 2003
WEEK
DATE
LECTURE & DISCUSSION
COURSE READING ASSIGNMENTS & ACTIVITIES
9
10
11
12
13
Tuesday
10/21/03
VIDEO: “The Magazine Industry”
Campbell, Media & Culture, Chapter 14:
“The Culture of Journalism – Values, Ethics, & Democracy,”
pp. 474 – 507
Thursday
10/23/03
Television’s Emergence after World War II
Tuesday
10/28/03
VIDEO: “The Broadcast Television Industry”
Thursday
10/30/03
Other Media Respond to Television, 1945 - 1960
Tuesday
11/04/03
VIDEO: “Cable TV & Beyond”
RESEARCH PAPERS DUE
Thursday
11/06/03
Telecommunications and Mass Media – Post 1960:
Cable and Satellite TV
Tuesday
11/11/03
VIDEO: “Media Convergence”
Thursday
11/13/03
The Internet and New Computer Media
Campbell, Media & Culture, Chapter 2:
“Information & New Technology – Media at the Crossroads,”
pp. 34 – 67
Tuesday
11/18/03
VIDEO: “Global Communications”
(Return and Discuss Graded Research Papers)
Campbell, Media & Culture, Chapter 13:
“Media Economics & The Global Marketplace,” pp. 452 – 473
Thursday
11/20/03
The Telecommunications Act of 1996:
Democracy & Media Ownership
Campbell, Media & Culture, Chapter 5:
“Television & The Power of Visual Culture,” pp. 150 – 191
Guest Lecture: “Current Issues in Broadcast, Cable & Satellite TV“
Speaker: TBA
Campbell, Media & Culture, Chapter 6:
“Cable & The Specialization of Television,” pp. 192 – 227
Campbell, Media & Culture, Chapter 16:
“Legal Controls & Freedom of Expression,” pp. 536 – 573
4
COMM 202 Course Calendar
Fall Semester - 2003
WEEK
DATE
LECTURE & DISCUSSION
COURSE READING ASSIGNMENTS & ACTIVITIES
14
15
16
17
Tuesday
11/25/03
RESEARCH PAPER PRESENTATIONS
Groups 1 – 3
15-Minute Q&A briefing on your paper’s topic.
Research Group Peer Evaluations due via Email or hard copy.
Thursday
11/27/03
*** THANKSGIVING RECESS ***
(No Class)
Tuesday
12/02/03
RESEARCH PAPER PRESENTATIONS
Groups 4 – 5
15-Minute Q&A briefing on your paper’s topic.
Research Group Peer Evaluations due via Email or hard copy.
Thursday
12/04/03
RESEARCH PAPER PRESENTATIONS
Groups 6 – 7
(Review for Final Exam/Complete Student Evaluations)
15-Minute Q&A briefing on your paper’s topic.
Research Group Peer Evaluations due via Email or hard copy.
Tuesday
12/09/03
Reading Day – No Class
Thursday
12/11/03
Reading Day – No Class
Tuesday
12/16/03
*** FINAL EXAMINATION ***
Thursday
12/18/03
Submit Final Grades
Department of Communication & Office of the Registrar
NOTE: This Syllabus and Course Calendar are
tentative and subject to change with notice by
the instructor. Videos will be viewed in class
(time permitting) and placed on reserve in the
Johnson Center Library.
1:30 PM – 4:15 PM, Innovation Hall, Room 131