The Commons

Here is the study guide for Week 9. WEEK 9 Key concepts: Copyright Fair use Creative commons Intellectual property ‘Piracy’ & peer-to-peer file-sharing 1998 Digital Millennium Copyright Act Capitalism Privatization of culture Differences between analog and digital IP Enclosure Remix

The Commons

Here is the study guide for Week 9. WEEK 9 Key concepts: Copyright Fair use Creative commons Intellectual property ‘Piracy’ & peer-to-peer file-sharing 1998 Digital Millennium Copyright Act Capitalism Privatization of culture Differences between analog and digital IP Enclosure Remix

(Re)Presentation

(Re)Presentation            50 points This assignment will be a collaborative presentation of your group’s work in coordination with other groups in your research cluster. This will be the culmination of each group member’s contribution to the group project, alongside other group

(Re)Presentation

(Re)Presentation            50 points This assignment will be a collaborative presentation of your group’s work in coordination with other groups in your research cluster. This will be the culmination of each group member’s contribution to the group project, alongside other group

Communication & Social Change

Here is the study guide for Week 8. WEEK 8 Key concepts: Narrative & story-based strategy   The story of the battle & the battle of the story   Narrative power analysis: conflict, characters, imagery, foreshadowing, assumptions, & intervention  

Communication & Social Change

Here is the study guide for Week 8. WEEK 8 Key concepts: Narrative & story-based strategy   The story of the battle & the battle of the story   Narrative power analysis: conflict, characters, imagery, foreshadowing, assumptions, & intervention  

Analysis

Analysis            (50 points) The analysis assignment will provide you with an opportunity to apply your understanding of communication theory and method to your interpretation of the dataset in light of your research focus. One assignment per student. Full assignment description

Analysis

Analysis            (50 points) The analysis assignment will provide you with an opportunity to apply your understanding of communication theory and method to your interpretation of the dataset in light of your research focus. One assignment per student. Full assignment description

Communication 2.0

Here is the study guide for Week 7. I will be out of town on Tuesday, so Dr. Susan Harewood will be joining you for the day. Be nice! I will be back on Thursday. 🙂 WEEK 7 Key concepts:

Communication 2.0

Here is the study guide for Week 7. I will be out of town on Tuesday, so Dr. Susan Harewood will be joining you for the day. Be nice! I will be back on Thursday. 🙂 WEEK 7 Key concepts:

Dataset

Dataset            20 points The collection of the dataset for analysis. The characteristics of your dataset will vary depending on your research proposal. One assignment per student. (20 points) You will want to think through what your data is and exactly

Dataset

Dataset            20 points The collection of the dataset for analysis. The characteristics of your dataset will vary depending on your research proposal. One assignment per student. (20 points) You will want to think through what your data is and exactly

The News Media

Here is the study guide for Week 6.   WEEK 6 Key concepts: Objectivity (in news reporting) The public interest The public sphere Professionalism Mechanisms for press censorship (market forces, stamp duties, libel, etc.) Partisan & popular journalism The penny

The News Media

Here is the study guide for Week 6.   WEEK 6 Key concepts: Objectivity (in news reporting) The public interest The public sphere Professionalism Mechanisms for press censorship (market forces, stamp duties, libel, etc.) Partisan & popular journalism The penny

Project Proposals

Here is the assignment description for the Project proposals. The image above reflects keyword frequency of your survey responses to the question about what social issues you are interested in. Project Proposal            20 points Projects. We will employ the concepts

Project Proposals

Here is the assignment description for the Project proposals. The image above reflects keyword frequency of your survey responses to the question about what social issues you are interested in. Project Proposal            20 points Projects. We will employ the concepts

The Policy Process

Here are the posters that we did for weeks 3 & 4.

The Policy Process

Here are the posters that we did for weeks 3 & 4.

Researching Media and Communication

Here is the study guide for week 5. WEEK 5 Key concepts: Research Discourse analysis Critical discourse analysis Genre Data Sample & sample frame Ideology & hegemony Linguistic determinism Language as social action Cultural maps Lexical choice Labels Corpus linguistics

Researching Media and Communication

Here is the study guide for week 5. WEEK 5 Key concepts: Research Discourse analysis Critical discourse analysis Genre Data Sample & sample frame Ideology & hegemony Linguistic determinism Language as social action Cultural maps Lexical choice Labels Corpus linguistics