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COM 340 (ASH) Course Tutorial

• COM 340 Entire Course

• COM 340 Week 1 DQ 1

• COM 340 Week 1 Individual Assignment Mass Media
  WorksheetCOM 340 Week 1 DQ 1COM 340 Week 1 DQ
  2COM 340 Week 1 DQ 3

• Discussion Question One, Due Day ThreeHave
  media had an impact in your life? In what way or
  ways? In answering this question, consider all of
  the media you use

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COM 340 (ASH) Course Tutorial

• COM 340 Week 1 DQ 2

• COM 340 Week 1 DQ 3

• Week One
• Discussion Question Two, Due Day Three
• Media conglomerates are getting bigger and
  bigger, with more and more media companies
  concentrating into fewer hands.

• Week 1 DQ3
• In what ways does mass communication differ from
  interpersonal communication? How is this
  distinction likely to change in the future and
  why?

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COM 340 (ASH) Course Tutorial

• COM 340 Week 1 Individual Assignment Mass Media

• COM 340 Week 2 Assignment Print Media Comparison

• Complete the University Material Mass Media
  Worksheet located in Week One of the COM 340
  Course Materials. Instructions and details of the
  assignment are included.

• Read and cite two news articles (NOT editorial or
  op-ed columns) found in the University Library on
  the same current event issue. One article should
  come from an American newspaper and the other
  from a magazine or journal.

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COM 340 (ASH) Course Tutorial

• COM 340 Week 2 DQ 1

• COM 340 Week 2 DQ 2

• DQ1What events toward the end of the 19th
  century enabled general interest magazines to
  become mass circulation magazines? Next, explain
  why the impact of images is such major
  controversy in the magazine industry today. 

• Week Two DQ2
• What are the major changes in form that books
  have taken through time?  Currently, E-books are
  proving to be the wave of the future.  What is
  your opinion of them and personal preference?

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COM 340 (ASH) Course Tutorial

• COM 340 Week 2 LT Assignment Web Excursion

• COM 340 Week 3 DQ 1

• COM 340 Week 2 LT Assignment Web Excursion

• DQ1How reliable is anecdotal evidence that
  movie violence causes violence in real life?

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• COM 340 Week 3 DQ 2

• COM 340 Week 3 DQ 3

• Week Three DQ2Many early television programs
  came over directly from radio. As these programs
  became visual, how would the family viewing
  experience differ?

• Week 3 DQ3
• Commercial radio became the norm in the United
  States, whereas many other countries adopted a
  government-owned model used for education,
  entertainment and culture.

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• COM 340 Week 3 DQ 4

• COM 340 Week 3 Individual Assignment Sex and
  Violence

• Week 3 DQ4
• Should the Internet be regulated? If you were in
  charge, how would you regulate it?

• Write a 1,200- to 1,500-word paper analyzing the
  influence on young people under the age of 18 of
  sex and violence portrayed in movies, television,
  and video games.

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COM 340 (ASH) Course Tutorial

• COM 340 Week 3 LT Assignment Team Paper

• COM 340 Week 4 DQ 1

• COM 340 Week 3 LT Assignment Team Paper Outline
  and References

• Week 4 Discussion Question 1Researchers have
  shown that subliminal persuasion doesnt work,
  yet some critics insist that the constant barrage
  of regular advertising keeps certain brand names
  in the consumers mind

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COM 340 (ASH) Course Tutorial

• COM 340 Week 4 DQ 2

• COM 340 Week 4 DQ 3

• Week Four Discussion Question 2What is your
  perception of PR professionals based on your
  readings, current events, and personal
  experiences?

• Week 4 DQ3
• Which is the most essential news value the
  audience interest, importance, or timeliness of
  the story? Why?

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COM 340 (ASH) Course Tutorial

• COM 340 Week 4 DQ 4

• COM 340 Week 4 Individual Assignment Advertising
  Press

• Week 4 DQ4
• What are some of the advantages and disadvantages
  of the various media for advertising? How do
  advertisers influence the editorial content of
  the media in which their ads appear?

• NOTE Please complete this assignment as one
  paper with two sub-sections (one for the
  advertisement and one for the press release),
  rather than composing it as two separate papers.

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COM 340 (ASH) Course Tutorial

• COM 340 Week 5 DQ 1

• COM 340 Week 5 DQ 2

• Week 5 DQ 1
• When and why did people become concerned about
  the effects of media? When did systematic
  research into media effects begin?

• Week 5 DQ2
• Do industry professionals have the ethical
  responsibility to produce society-making media
  rather than segment-making media? Why or why not?

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COM 340 (ASH) Course Tutorial

• COM 340 Week 5 LT Assignment Final Paper

• COM 340 Week 5 LT Assignment Final Paper and
  Presentation

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