Year: 2018
Type: article
Abstract: This introductory course will acquaint you with the human communication process and the media that make mass communication possible.The class will focus on contemporary media with some historical context while examining the effects of media and media institutions on individuals and society.The class discussions, activities, and readings will explore the historical, social, political, cultural, legal, and economic aspects of the communication process and the industries that evolved around them.The course is divided into several parts, each of which covers a part of how one can study media and communication.First, we will examine media as a technology with its own allowances and possibilities.Next, we will study the institutions and industries that make the media what it is, and the rubrics and logics that determine acts of production.Then, we will examine how to study specific objects of media, or texts.Fourth, we turn to how media is consumed, filtered, interpreted, and repurposed by audiences.Finally, we address how communication works on an interpersonal level through media. Learning outcomes/goals:Upon completing this course you should be able to:• Explain how communication theory provides a framework for analyzing media industries and media content • Describe the social and economic history of the mass media.• Analyze the mass media's role in the modern communication process.• Critique the media's impact on human relationships and democracy.• Describe the interrelationship between media and culture. Critical Thinking!The larger aim of this course is learning how to think, speak, and write critically about the communication process, including the media we use and the messages we receive.Assignments will assess your ability to make reasoned arguments using strong evidence and course theories/concepts.While there is some learning of specific details, this is not a course about memorization; you are learning how to think, not just specific information.Lastly, being critical does not mean being negative.Please keep an open mind to any and all ideas shared by your classmates and me, just as I will be open to hearing your ideas as long as they are presented thoughtfully.
Author: Zolides, Andrew
Language: English
Subfield: Communication
Field: Social Sciences
Domain: Social Sciences
Open Access status: green
OpenAlex ID: W3059082467