COMMUNICATION 418
Foundations of Mediated Communication
Spring 2004 ~ Dr. O'Sullivan ~ Department of Communication ~ Illinois State University


Calendar

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
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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

 

 

 

 

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Modified February 27, 2004