| Date | Read before class (required) | Recommended Reading & Additional Resources** |
Jan 12
New Media and Society |
Bucy Sections:
- 1.1: The Roots of Revolution
- 1.2: Beyond the Information Revolution
- 1.3: Harmonic Convergence |
Reading:
- Seven Dimensions of Information Literacy
Web Sites:
- New Media |
Jan 14
New Media and Society | Bucy Sections:
- 2.2: Medium Theory
- 2.3: Uses of Mass Media
- 2.4: Mass Communication and Parasocial Interaction | |
Jan 19
No Class | | |
Jan 21
Diffusion of New Media |
Bucy Sections:
- 2.1: Principles of Mediamorphosis |
Reading:
- From ARPANET to WWW |
Jan 26
Class Canceled |
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Jan 28
Online Journalism |
Bucy Sections:
- 3.1 Online or Not
- 3.2 Net Gain
- 3.3 Slate vs. Salon
- 3.4 It's time to Turn the Last Page |
Web Sites:
- Saddam Captured: Online Coverage
- Online Journalism.com
- Poynter Institute
- Cyber Journalist.net |
Feb 2
New Media and Public |
Bucy Sections:
- 12.1 Birth of a Digital Nation
- 12.2 A Candidate
- 12.3 Disinformocracy
- 12.4 Universal Access |
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Feb 4
New Media and Public |
Bucy Sections:
- 13.1 Mind the Gap
- 13.2 Computer Haves and Have-Nots
- 13.4 Tech Savy |
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Feb 9
Principles of Web design |
There are no required readings from the textbook, but please go through the recommended Website before coming to class so that the lecture will be more useful and meaningful.
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Matt Carroll's Web Site |
Feb 11
HCI vs. CMC | No required readings |
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Feb 16
Virtual Communities | There are no required readings from the textbook, but please go through the recommended Website before coming to class so that the lecture will be more useful and meaningful.
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Paul Jone's Lecture |
Feb 18
New Media and Social Roles |
Bucy Sections:
- 8.1 Love, Honor, Cherish
- 8.2 Identity Crisis
- 8.4 Cyberpunk
- 9.1 Prest-0!
- 9.2 No Chores
- 9.3 Talk, Type, Read
- 9.4 You call this progress?
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Feb 23
Exam 1 Review | No required readings |
- Exam 1 Study Guide
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Feb 25
EXAM 1 | No required readings |
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March 1
Web Logs | No required readings |
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March 3
New Media & Entertainment |
Bucy Sections:
- 4.1 The World Streaming
- 4.2 Radio Squeezes
- 4.3 Television's New
- 4.4 HDTV
- 4.5 1999: The Year |
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| Help Session - Wed March 3 - 5 to 7:30 pm - CA 141 & 142 |
March 8 & 10
Spring Break | |
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March 15
Online Advertising & E-commerce |
Bucy sections:
- 6.1 Is Advertising Finally Dead
- 6.2 Bye-Bye
- 6.4 Spin Sisters |
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March 17
Online Advertising & E-commerce |
Bucy Sections:
- 10.2 The Productivity Puzzle
- 10.3 Computer Age Gains |
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March 22
Online Games |
Bucy Section:
- 8.3 I Don't Know Who You Are |
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March 24
Internet and Ethical Issues |
Bucy Sections:
- 14.1 Who Will Own
- 14.2 The Next Economy
- 14.3 Copyright Questions
- 15.1 In Defense Of
- 15.2 Privacy and New Tech
- 15.3 The Challenge Of |
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March 29
Technology and Health | No required readings |
Some Excellent Health References |
March 31
Negative Effects of New Media |
Bucy Sections:
- 11.1 Further Explorations
- 11.2 The First Law
- 11.4 Researchers Find Sad
- 16.1 Notes From the Virus
- 16.2 Hunting the Hackers
- 16.3 Organized Exploitation |
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April 5
Guest Lecture | No required readings |
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April 7
The Future of New Media | No required readings |
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April 12
No Class - Reading Day | No required readings |
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April 14
Wrap-up & Review | No required readings |
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April 19
Exam Review | No required readings |
Exam 2 Study Guide
Practice Exam 2 |
April 21
EXAM 2 | No required readings |
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**Recommended & Ad
ditional Readings are not required and will not be covered on the exam, yet they are considered to be very useful resources and students are encouraged to consult them.