Fundamentals of Media Communication
Research Paper
A Study of Media's Increased Focus on Infants and Toddlers -- Adobe Acrobat File (pdf)Course Description
An overview of informational media, from the historical perspective to practical uses, from page to pixels. The course will cover print media, film, television, and computer media applications.
Upon successful completion of this course, the student should be able to:
- relate the historical importance of the various forms of media.
- describe the pertinent categories of media: print, film, video, computers.
- describe the pertinent sub-categories: i.e. print-- journalism, advertising, non-fiction, etc.
Topics Covered
- What is Communication?
- Mass Communications
- Books
- Magazines
- Newspaper
- The Recording Industry
- Movies, Movies
- Radio
- Television
- Legal Issues and Government Controls
- Journalism: The Fourth Estate
- Selling the Message & Creating the Image
- The Information Superhighway
- The Web Today
- Convergence
- The Digital Divide
- Pornography on the Web
- Ehtics and Consequences
- Some Unsettling Questions
