A survey of contemporary media industries including their technical, economic, social, political and cultural implications. We will also examine the economic underpinnings of media, the role of advertising and public relations, and the policies that govern contemporary media industries.
This course will be conducted remotely over the Internet.
All course material is available on the course website at https://juanmonroy.com/contemporarymedia. Assignments are available on Google Classroom. We will not be using Blackboard.
All learning activities will be asynchronous, meaning that students complete learning activities on their own time by the deadlines noted on this course website.
This course consists of twelve modules on contemporary media. For each module, there will be:
After four modules, there will be an exam on the material you covered.
Although the course is asynchronous, you must complete each module, each quiz, and each exam by the deadline specified on this syllabus and on Google Classroom.
Juan Monroy
Office Hours will be held remotely on Google Meet by appointment only.
Log into a Google account, preferably not your QC Google Account, and sign up for an appointment at https://juanmonroy.com/qcofficehours. Appointments are available at the following times:
Use the Google Meet link in the email to join the meeting.
I will be holding three live sessions in advance of the midterm exams to answer any questions you may have. Please send in your questions ahead of time. The sessions will be Zoom at the following times:
Sign up for each session using your CUNY Zoom account.
Counseling Services are available to any Queens College student. They assist students with personal concerns that can affect their enjoyment of and success in college. Services are free and confidential. All sessions take place on Zoom or by telephone, depending on student preference.
To make an appointment, students should call 718–997–5420 and leave a message with their phone number and CUNY ID. You can also e-mail counselingservices@qc.cuny.edu to set up an appointment.
https://www.qc.cuny.edu/studentlife/services/counseling/counseling/Pages/default.aspx
Please complete all of the assignments by the date noted on this schedule.
Required readings, listed in the course schedule below, are available in the textbook:
Downloadable editions are available from the Open Textbook Library.
Note: this book is woefully out of date, but we’re using it because it’s available as an Open Educational Resource. The video lectures are vital for learning about contemporary media as I update a lot of that material referenced in this book.
For each module, I will post links to the video recordings. Each one corresponding to a part of the course material. The links will be available on this course schedule below and on Google Classroom.
To make sure you’re reading this syllabus, note the name of this cat and enter the name on the Welcome Survey, noted below.
After watching the recorded lectures and reading the relevant material from the textbook, you will take a quiz. Each quiz consists of a mix of true-false and multiple-choice questions. The quiz will be available on Google Classroom as a Google Form.
Quizzes are assigned on Tuesdays and are due the following on Monday, 11:59 PM.
Note the quiz deadlines. No late quizzes will be accepted.
All twelve quizzes are required and constitute 40% of your final grade.
There will be three exams. Each exam will consist of subjective questions, requiring answers in the form of explanations. Your answers to the exam questions should synthesize what you learned in the recorded lectures and the textbook readings.
Exam are available on Google Classroom, according to the following schedule:
All three exams are required and constitute 60% of your final grade.
As this course is asynchronous, you may complete each module as your schedule permits. However, the due dates for each assignment—including quizzes and exams—are firm and must be completed on-time in order to receive credit. Please plan accordingly.
Exam 1 covers the material for the Modules 1–4 and is available on Google Classroom.
Exam 2 covers the material for the Modules 5–8 and is available on Google Classroom.
Exam 3 covers the material for the Modules 9–12 and is available on Google Classroom.
Update, December 10: Because the Provost announced an earlier grading deadline than I was expecting, the dates for the exam are now as follows. Also, no late exams will be accepted.