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Introduction to Media
& Telecommunications
Course Description:
This course is an introduction into the field of media and telecommunications.
From Guglielmo Marconi and the first wireless telegraph to Steve Job’s and
the Apple iPod – this course will examine some of the people, companies and strategies that have transformed the communication industries. We begin,
by looking at the history and development of select media and information technologies, including radio and television broadcasting, cable television, telephone communications and the Internet. Later, we examine a select number
of issues pertaining to the field of media and telecommunications, including management (industry structure) communication technology (electromagnetic spectrum, wireless communication and digital media), law and policy (the FCC
and privacy), and the social effects of media and communication.
Required Text:
Lynne Schafer Gross, Electronic Media: An Introduction (10 th Ed.)
( New York: McGraw-Hill, 2010).
Power Point Presentations:
A full set of power point slides will be available for purchase at the campus bookstore.
Evaluation:
There will be four exams. Each exam is worth 25% of your final grade