Mass Communication High School Elective Course Outline

1.0 Credit

This course is designed to help the Online High School Students become more aware of the history of communication and how communication impacts our lives each day. Mass Communication looks at the role mass media has played, and continues to play, in American culture. Given the enormous effect of the media on our daily lives, Mass Communication seeks out how and why they reflect our social values. They also describe how public policy draws boundaries.

1- Introduction

Mass Communication Class-Introduction
Course Description and class expectations
Course Links
Worksheet: Chapter 1 –Film Industry(seen as quiz 3)

2- The Story Of Film

Film, Radio TV
Thomas Edison’s Contribution
Vaudeville and Nickelodeons
Dawn of Film Censorshipv
Early Days of Film
Big Profits
Star System Is Born
The McCarthy Hearings
Sound and Studio Systems
The Warner Brothers
Production Techniques
Scandals, Undershirts, and Depressions
The Hayes Code
Sex Saves Hollywood
Box Office
End of the Studio System
Threat of Television
Indies/Film Ratings
Independent Producers
Movie Ratings
Box Office
Tailoring Film

3- The Story of Film II

Movie Milestones
Films
Films II
Film Business Today
Film Profits Drop
Tickets Don’t Pay
International Film
Foreign Films
Launching Film Ideas
Optioning the Script
Film Structure
Visualize the Scenes
Film Script Terminology
Script Terms & Abbreviations
Plotting a Career
Glamour Professions
Film Job Classifications
Film Job Classifications
Chapter 5 quiz–new one as of 10/27

4- Quiz

Quiz: Film 2

5- Radio

Foundations of Radio
Morse Code
The Telephone
Marconi Transmits Signals
The Titanic
Audio Recording
Early History
Broadcast Advertising
AM, FM Waves and Sound
FM and TV Waves
Differences Between AM and FM
The Golden Age
Radio Networks
The Press-Radio War
Regulations and Ruses
War of the Worlds
Listeners Become Victims
Worksheet: Worksheet for chapter 4 and 7–radio

6- Quiz

Quiz: Radio I

7- Radio II

Dawn of FM Radio
International Shortwave
What Is International Shortwave
Shortwave Jamming
Radio Station Formats I
Rock Music
DJ’s
Radio Station Formats II
News/Talk
Net Radio

8- Quiz

Quiz: Radio II

9- Television

The Beginning
Inventions
Who Invented TV
RCA
Television’s Early History
UHF Television Launched
European Countries and Canada
Golden Age
Westerns
TV Networks/Ratings
New TV Networks Launched
Network Documentaries
Public Broadcasting
Political Attempts
Foundations of Public Broadcasting
Public Radio
Television Programming
Target Audience
Stunting
Demographics
Religious Broadcasting
Worksheet: Chapter 12–quiz

10- Cable & Satellite TV Services

Cable and Satellite TV Services
Coaxial Cable
Satellite Services
Satellite-to-Home Services
Social Impact
Social Impact of TV
Why We Watch TV
Social Impact of Television II
Depiction of Casual Sex
Freedom vs. Government Control
Social Impact of Television III
Social Impact of Television III cont
Social Impact of Television IV
Social Impact of Television V

11- Quiz

Quiz: Tv2

12- News/Laws/Careers

Broadcast News
Influence of Broadcast News
Twelve Factors
Broadcast News II
The Public
News Personnel
Legal/Ethical Issues
Privacy–Public and Private
Intrusion
Guidelines
Shield Laws
Legal and Ethical Issues II
Staging
The Fair Use Act
Timeline
Quiz: News/Laws/Careers

13- Careers in Broadcasting

Careers
Eight Things
On-Camera vs. Behind-the-Camera
Careers in Broadcasting II
Internships
The Résumé Reel
Women In Broadcasting
the Right Places
Assignment: Broadcasting Careers

14- Computers/Internet

Internet
First Personal Computers
Internet Use
Speed Limits
Hard Disks
The Internet II
Error Control
The Internet III
Internet Intranet and Extranet
Internet Backbones
Internet IV
Domain Names

15- Course Survey

Assignment: Course Survey

16- Quiz

Quiz: Careers/Internet

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