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Media 4: Introduction to Mass Communication
Sections 8062 and 8142
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| Date | Details | Due |
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| Mon Jun 17, 2024 | Calendar Event 1A: Media Landscape (Ch.1) | 12am |
| Calendar Event 1B: Media Theories and Effects (Ch.2) | 12am | |
| Calendar Event Summer Session Starts | 12am | |
| Wed Jun 19, 2024 | Calendar Event Juneteenth Holiday | 12am |
| Fri Jun 21, 2024 | Assignment "About Us" Journal Post | due by 11:59pm |
| Sun Jun 23, 2024 | Assignment Unit 1A Journal via Padlet | due by 11:59pm |
| Discussion Topic Week 1 Discussion | due by 11:59pm | |
| Assignment Week 1 Online Lecture Quiz | due by 11:59pm | |
| Assignment Week 1 Reading Quiz | due by 11:59pm | |
| Assignment Unit 1B Journal via Padlet | due by 11:59pm | |
| Mon Jun 24, 2024 | Calendar Event 2A: Media Business (Ch. 3) | 12am |
| Calendar Event 2B: Global Media (Ch.11) | 12am | |
| Calendar Event 2C: Legacy Media - Books and Magazines (Ch.4) | 12am | |
| Sun Jun 30, 2024 | Assignment Unit 2A Journal via Padlet | due by 11:59pm |
| Discussion Topic Week 2 Discussion | due by 11:59pm | |
| Assignment Week 2 Online Lecture Quiz | due by 11:59pm | |
| Assignment Week 2 Reading Quiz | due by 11:59pm | |
| Assignment Unit 2B Journal via Padlet | due by 11:59pm | |
| Assignment Unit 2C Journal via Padlet | due by 11:59pm | |
| Mon Jul 1, 2024 | Calendar Event 3A: Online & Mobile Media (Ch.9) | 12am |
| Calendar Event 3B: Social Media & Video Games (Ch.10) | 12am | |
| Tue Jul 2, 2024 | Assignment Extra Credit: Trust & Democracy Event at SRJC | due by 11:59pm |
| Thu Jul 4, 2024 | Calendar Event Independence Day | 12am |
| Sun Jul 7, 2024 | Assignment Unit 3A Journal Padlet | due by 11:59pm |
| Assignment Unit 3B Journal Padlet | due by 11:59pm | |
| Assignment Week 3 Online Lecture Quiz | due by 11:59pm | |
| Assignment Week 3 Reading Quiz | due by 11:59pm | |
| Discussion Topic Week 3 Discussion | due by 11:59pm | |
| Mon Jul 8, 2024 | Calendar Event 4A: Audio Media (Ch.6) | 12am |
| Calendar Event 4B: Movies (Ch.7) | 12am | |
| Calendar Event 4C: Television (Ch.8) | 12am | |
| Sun Jul 14, 2024 | Assignment Unit 4A Journal Padlet | due by 11:59pm |
| Assignment Unit 4B Journal Padlet | due by 11:59pm | |
| Assignment Unit 4C Journal Padlet | due by 11:59pm | |
| Discussion Topic Week 4 Discussion | due by 11:59pm | |
| Assignment Week 4 Online Lecture Quiz | due by 11:59pm | |
| Assignment Week 4 Reading Quiz | due by 11:59pm | |
| Mon Jul 15, 2024 | Calendar Event 5A: The News Business (Ch.5) | 12am |
| Calendar Event 5B: Advertising (Ch.12) | 12am | |
| Calendar Event 5C: Public Relations (Ch.13) | 12am | |
| Sun Jul 21, 2024 | Assignment Unit 5A Journal Padlet | due by 11:59pm |
| Assignment Unit 5B Journal Padlet | due by 11:59pm | |
| Assignment Unit 5C Journal Padlet | due by 11:59pm | |
| Discussion Topic Week 5 Discussion | due by 11:59pm | |
| Assignment Week 5 Online Lecture Quiz | due by 11:59pm | |
| Assignment Week 5 Reading Quiz | due by 11:59pm | |
| Mon Jul 22, 2024 | Calendar Event 6A: Law & Regulation (Ch.14) | 12am |
| Calendar Event 6B: Ethics (Ch.15) | 12am | |
| Fri Jul 26, 2024 | Assignment JOMO/Fun Activity and Analysis | due by 11:59pm |
| Sun Jul 28, 2024 | Calendar Event End of the Semester | 12am |
| Assignment Bonus Points | due by 11:59pm | |
| Assignment Unit 6A Journal Padlet | due by 11:59pm | |
| Assignment Unit 6B Journal Padlet | due by 11:59pm | |
| Discussion Topic Week 6 Discussion | due by 11:59pm | |
| Assignment Week 6 Online Lecture Quiz | due by 11:59pm | |
| Assignment Week 6 Reading Quiz | due by 11:59pm | |
| Assignment First Amendment Quiz | due by 11:59pm | |
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