Syllabus - Course Requirements Detail
Course Requirements Detail
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Readings: Text and Current Articles pages
These include the textbook chapters and additional “Current Articles” documents with important class material additions and current issues and terminology. Since text publication still takes about a year, these offer relevant and recent material about our media world.
Viewing: Online Lectures
Unit lectures offer additional information to the text.
Submission: "About us" Journal
Using Padlet, students submit answers to question prompts introducing themselves to the class during the first week of class. Responses are used to acquaint students with each other.
Submissions: Weekly Journal Entries
You need to create and enter journal entries each week into a Padlet board. Content instructions are included in the assignments. Prompts relate to the weekly class material and/or your personal observations/research of media around you. Your journal will include writing, videos, podcasts, memes, and any other media which resonate with you. Grades are based on the quality (not necessarily quantity) of your journal response.
Submissions: Discussions
Requirements for these discussions vary each Unit. They require either writing or recording your post. Recording time limits: 3-5 minutes; written: 250 - 500 words. Requirements include answering critical thinking or content questions, sharing experiences, watching and analyzing a video, presenting researched information, or presenting an obituary.
Submissions: Quizzes
Unit Quizzes consist of questions for each included text chapter. Occasionally, a subjective question is included and requires a short answer response; other questions are objective. Two attempts are allowed and the highest score is recorded.
Submissions: Online Lecture Quizzes
During the online lecture, objective questions are presented and require responses. Notifications are not included and skipping through the content may miss a question. Your score after viewing can reveal missed questions.
Bonus Points and Extra Credit
In addition to having the lowest score dropped for one unit discussion, one weekly journal, and one quiz, there may be other opportunities for extra credit, including attendance at live events. These will be announced as soon as available.
Badges are automatically awarded for successful completion of each Unit and the requirements are noted in each Module. These are indicative of achieving enough points to advance in the class and each badge earns Bonus Points. Five points are rewarded for successful completion of each Module/Unit Badge, including the "Getting Started" Module during the first week. There is a possibility of earning 35 extra credit points, which are added to your accumulated assignment scores and can compensate for missed work.
JOMO/Fun Activity and Analysis: the first two articles in the Getting Started Module address aspects of our current media use, environment, and expectations. There is an extra credit activity and analysis addressing these concepts. This is worth up to 10 points.
Trust & Democracy Event: Tuesday, June 25, 2024, 5:30-7:00pm, Luther Burbank Theater, SRJC After the event, you will need to answer a couple questions about the event and submit a digital ticket for attendance verification, which can earn up to 20 points. Please visit this page for free tickets and more information: Event Details Links to an external site.