| Date |
Topics |
Assignments/Abstracters |
Deadlines |
Snacks |
|
~ Philosophical Approaches to Technology ~
|
Wk
1
1/15 |
Orientation |
None |
. |
. |
Wk
2
1/22 |
Defining
Technology |
1.
Mumford (1990)/Courtney
2. Gasset (1990)/Amy
3. Winner (1986)/Phil |
. |
Patrick |
Wk
3
1/29 |
"Determining"
Technology's Role in Society |
4.
Marx & Smith (1994)/Jenn
5. Heilbroner (1994)/Kim
6. Smith (1994)/Brooke
7. Tiles & Oberdick (1995)/Kristy |
. |
Kim |
Wk
4
2/5 |
class
cancelled due to weather |
none
|
|
Jenn |
Wk
5
2/12 |
Communication
Technology's Role in Society: Macro and Micro |
8.
Innis (1951)/Courtney
9. Ong (1988) Ch 3/Amy
10. Ong (1988) Ch 4/Phil
|
Book
review title due |
Brooke |
Wk
6
2/19 |
McLuhan
Week |
11.
McLuhan (1964) Ch 1, 6/Jenn
12. McLuhan (1964) Ch 8, 9, 10/Kristy
13. McLuhan (1964) Ch 18, 25, 26/Kim
14. McLuhan (1964) Ch 27, 30, 31/Brooke
|
. |
Courtney |
|
~
Applied Approaches to Communication Technologies ~
|
Wk
7
2/26 |
Communication
Technology's Role in Society |
15.
Gronbeck (1990)/Amy
16. Lum (2000)/Courtney
|
. |
Amy |
Wk
8
3/5 |
. |
. |
Project
abstract due |
Kristy |
Wk
9
3/12 |
Spring
Break |
None |
. |
NONE |
Wk
10
3/19 |
. |
. |
. |
Phil |
Wk
11
3/26 |
. |
. |
. |
Kim |
Wk
12
4/2 |
. |
. |
Project
bibliography due |
Jenn |
Wk
13
4/9 |
. |
. |
|
Brooke |
Wk
14
4/16 |
. |
.
|
Project
outline due |
Courtney |
Wk
15
4/23 |
Book
review presentations |
None |
Book
review due |
Amy |
Wk
16
4/30 |
Project
Presentations |
None |
Final
project due |
Kristy |
Final
Exam
5/7 |
Project
Presentations |
None |
. |
Patrick
and Phil |