UAF F101X Media & Culture calendar: Revised (Jan. 15, 2025)
Updated: Feb. 10, 2025
xJanuary 14, 2025. Semester calendar
J101 Calendar
This is a working calendar of course topics. Changes may be added or subtracted by instructor Hank Nuwer depending on circumstances during semester.
January 14 Opening Day of Classes. Welcome. Syllabus discussion. Learn student names as quickly as possible. Discussion: Current events. Joe Biden signs the new federal. Stop Hazing Law. California fires. Student Projects to be assigned later.
Reading of Chapter One delayed two days.. When you order a textbook, please let me know before class or by HJNuwer@alaska.edu. Thanks.
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January 16:
Discussion: Current Events to be chosen by instructor.
Finish Jan. 14 Lesson. Nike. 1) Facts in news 2) MESSAGES and advertising and public relations 3) New challenges and message strategies 4) Public perception and sweatbox allegations
Important: when news gets used by government to result in propaganda: Iraq and weapons of mass destruction during George W. Bush presidency.
Reminder: Reading over the weekend for January 21: USE THE STUDY GUIDE.
Read pages 4-11 in Baran. https://www.hanknuwer.com/wp-content/uploads/Chapter-1_-4-11-24.pdf
Howard Lasswell’s five questions
Culture: How media and advertisers use the American shared experience
World War Two and Propaganda and Disney
Jan. 21
Current events. One Alaska historic figure to learn about.
Semester project discussed and assigned to all students. Deadlines differ for each student’s presentation.
Convergence lecture. Chapter Two in Baran textbook discussion and lecture.
Quiz on Chapter One, Baran, and current events.
Assignment to come, plus Chapter three (Books) reading for Jan. 23, 2025
Interpersonal communication is the exchange of information between people, both verbally and non-verbally. It’s a key part of building relationships and can be used in many settings, including the workplace and in personal life. Examples
Encoding and decoding examples
Rules for interviewer, interviewee, audience.
Jan. 23 and Jan. 30
Current events. One Alaska historic figure to learn about.
Lecture and discussion on books and Chapter three.
Quiz on Chapter Two and current events
Reading for Jan. 28: Chapter Four: Newspapers and online news
Assignment to come
Feb. 4
Lecture and discussion on books and Chapter three, part two.
Current events. One Alaska historic figure to learn about.
Quiz on Chapter Three and current events
Reading, Baran, newspapers, Chapter four.
Assignment to come.
Feb. 6:
Current events.
Part One discussion, newspapers. Group work.
Assignment to come.
Step One: To Choose a Communications Professional in Fairbanks or other city (Ester, North Pole, Fox) in the Interior. Project idea due and approved Feb. 4 by instructor.
Feb. 11:
Part Two, newspapers, discussion
Current events. One Alaska historic figure to learn about.
By February 14, set up your interviews andmeeting/shadowing your main subject of the project. Quiz on current events , Chapter Four, and newspapers.
Current events. One Alaska historic figure to learn about.
Lecture and discussion on magazines
Assignment to come.
Reading Chapter five: Magazines for Feb. 13
Quiz on magazines
Feb. 13:
Current events. One Alaska historic figure to learn about.
Discussion of movies and chapter sis
Quiz on chapter six
Reading for Feb. 13: Chapter seven (radio). Assignment to come.
Feb. 18
Current events. One Alaska historic figure to learn about.
Discussion of radio and chapter seven.
Quiz on chapter seven
Reading for Feb. 20: Chapter eight, TV and streaming
Feb. 20
Current events. One Alaska historic figure to learn about.
Discussion, Chapter eight, TV and streaming
Quiz on chapter eight, Baran.
Reading for Feb. 20, Chapter nine, video Games
Feb. 25
Current events. One Alaska historic figure to learn about.
Discussion: Chapter nine, video Games
Essay quiz: video games
Reading for March 4, Chapter ten, Internet
Feb. 27
Full period Midterm exam
March 4
Discussion: Chapter Ten, Internet and social media
Current events. One Alaska historic figure to learn about
Quiz on Internet
Reading for
March 6
Midterms returned with grades
Discussion: Chapter Ten, Internet and social media, part two
Quiz: Internet and social media, part two
March 7: Midterm grades posted.
March 10-14, Spring Break
March 18: Introduction to public relations
Reading for March 20, Chapter 11, Baran
Current events
March 20: Part Two, public relations discussion
Current events
Quiz on Chapter 11
Reading: Chapter 12, Advertising
March 25. Discussion, Chapter 12, Advertising
Quiz on advertising
Current events
Reading for March 27, Chapter 13, mass communication
March 27
Discussion, Chapter 13, mass communication
Current events
Reading for April 1, Chapter 14, Discussion of Media Ethics, Part One
April 15: Current events, Discussion of Media Ethics, Part Two
Quiz: Media ethics
April 17: Current events, Discussion of Media Ethics, Part Two. Quiz on media ethics. For April 22, Global Media, Chapter 15
April 22: Discussion on Global Media, Chapter 15, part one
Current events
Final Quiz, global media
April 24: Study Review and final student projects
Discussion on Global Media, Chapter 15, part two
Final Exam: May 1, 1-3 p.m.in G-401, our classroom.
May 7: Final exam graded and returned. Final grades averaged and assigned.