MCM2411 MASS MEDIA AND SOCIETY
3 Credit Hours
Student Level:
This course is open to students on the college level in either the Freshman or Sophomore year.
Catalog Description:
MCM2411 - Mass Media and Society (3 hrs.)
[KRSN COM1030]
This course is intended for both mass communication majors and students who are taking the class as an elective. The class studies various media for communicating information, entertainment, and persuasion. Overviews are provided for newspapers, magazines, radio, television, Internet, movies, books, sound recording, advertising, and public relations.
Course Classification:
Lecture
Prerequisites:
None
Controlling Purpose:
The class studies various media for communicating information, entertainment, and persuasion. Overviews are provided for newspapers, magazines, books, radio, television, Internet, sound recording, movies, advertising and public relations. This course will emphasize the methodology of print media, electronic media, public relations, advertising, and media research. It is intended for Mass Communications majors and students who are taking the class as an elective.
Core Outcomes:
The learning outcomes and competencies detailed in this course procedure meet, or exceed the learning outcomes and competencies specified by the Kansas Core Outcomes Project for this course, as sanctioned by the Kansas Board of Regents.
Learner Outcomes:
Upon completion of this course, the student will develop an overall perspective of mass communication and the multiple media in American society. The student will gain knowledge in the resources and tools available to people in the media and how these are used to communicate.
Unit Outcomes for Criterion Based Evaluation:
The following outline defines the minimum core content not including the final examination period. Instructors may add other material as time allows.
Unit 1: The Basics
Outcomes: Students classify the primary mass media and identify the ways they generate content and revenue.
- Identify the main print, electronic and chemical media.
- Distinguish content for persuasion, entertainment and information.
- Explain how conglomeration has affected American media.
- Explain the recent trend of specialization in media.
Unit 2: Print Media
Outcomes: Students will demonstrate an understanding of traditions and trends for the three traditional print media: books, newspapers and magazines.
- Develop information-gathering skills such as background research.
- Examine methods and practices of magazines and newspapers in their treatment and presentation of information.
- Generate ideas and content for a hypothetical magazine.
- Identify the cultural influence and amount of readership for books, newspapers and magazines.
Unit 3: Electronic Media
Outcomes: Student will demonstrate an understanding of the primary forms of electronic media: radio, television, movies, sound recording, and Internet.
- Analyze the trend toward convergence of electronic media into a single digital format.
- Identify key developments in the evolution of radio, sound recording, television, movies and Internet.
- Analyze electronic media’s approach to news compared to print media.
- Develop predictions about future content and delivery methods of electronic media.
Unit 4: Public Relations and Advertising
Outcomes: Student will demonstrate an understanding of the role that public relations and advertising can play in shaping audience attitudes and influencing consumers.
- Analyze public relations as a tool and its effects on the public.
- Identify differences between public relations and advertising.
- Develop a rough draft for a PR and advertising campaign for a specified entity.
- Analyze the effectiveness of media advertising in targeting American consumers.
- Analyze the economic foundation of advertising in American media compared to other countries.
Unit 5: Research, Ethics and Law
Outcomes: Student will demonstrate an understanding of media law and accepted ethical practices.
- Identify topics and debate relevant to current media issues.
- Understand the First Amendment to the Constitution and limits on First Amendment rights, including libel and invasion of privacy.
- Identify content that may be permissible according to media law but not ethical according to professional standards.
Projects Required:
As assigned by instructor
Textbook:
Contact the bookstore for current textbook.
Attendance Policy:
Students should adhere to the attendance policy outlined by the instructor in the course syllabus.
Grading Policy:
The grading policy will be outlined by the instructor in the course syllabus.
Maximum class size:
Based on classroom occupancy
Course Time Frame:
The U.S. Department of Education, Higher Learning Commission and the Kansas Board of Regents define credit hour and have specific regulations that the college must follow when developing, teaching and assessing the educational aspects of the college. A credit hour is an amount of work represented in intended learning outcomes and verified by evidence of student achievement that is an institutionally-established equivalency that reasonably approximates not less than one hour of classroom or direct faculty instruction and a minimum of two hours of out-of-class student work for approximately fifteen weeks for one semester hour of credit or an equivalent amount of work over a different amount of time. The number of semester hours of credit allowed for each distance education or blended hybrid courses shall be assigned by the college based on the amount of time needed to achieve the same course outcomes in a purely face-to-face format.
Refer to the following policies:
402.00 Academic Code of Conduct
263.00 Student Appeal of Course Grades
403.00 Student Code of Conduct
Disability Services Program:
Cowley College, in recognition of state and federal laws, will accommodate a student with a documented disability. If a student has a disability which may impact work in this class which requires accommodations, contact the Disability Services Coordinator.
DISCLAIMER: THIS INFORMATION IS SUBJECT TO CHANGE. FOR THE OFFICIAL COURSE PROCEDURE CONTACT ACADEMIC AFFAIRS.
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