This document contains the schedule for a Mass Media course from January to May 2012. It lists the topics to be covered each week such as historical contexts of media, different types of entertainment media like TV, movies, music and video games, media economics, law and ethics. It also notes important dates like holidays, exams and the last day of classes. The course will conclude with a final exam on May 9th and final grades due on May 17th.

1. January 2012
SUN D AY M O N D AY TU ESD AY W ED N ESD AY TH U R SD AY FR IDAY SATURD AY
1 2 3 4 5 6 7
New Year’s Day
8 9 10 11 12 13 14
15 16 17 18 19 20 21
Martin Luther
King, Jr. Day
22 23 24 25 26 27 28
Chinese New Year Course Overview Mass Media vs.
First Day of Classes Intro to Course other types of
Syllabus communication
29 DROP DATE 30 31 Perspectives

2. February 2012
SUN D AY M O N D AY TU ESD AY W ED N ESD AY TH U R SD AY FR IDAY SATURD AY
1 2 3 4
Historical and
cultural contexts
5 6 7 Understanding 8 9 Understanding 10 11
media systems in media systems in
the United States the United States,
continued
12 13 14 15 16 17 18
Valentine’s Day Entertainment
Entertainment Media: TV, cont.
Media: TV
19 20 21 22 23 24 25
President’s Day Entertainment Entertainment
Media: Movies Media: Movies,
cont.
26 27 28 Exam #1 29
Leap Day

3. March 2012
SUN D AY M O N D AY TU ESD AY W ED N ESD AY TH U R SD AY FR IDAY SATURD AY
1 Entertainment 2 3
Media: Sound
Recordings
4 5 6 7 8 9 10
Entertainment Entertainment
Media: Media: Apps
Sound Recordings,
cont.
11 12 13 14 15 16 17
Daylight Saving Spring Break Spring Break Spring Break Spring Break Spring Break St. Patrick’s Day
Time Starts
18 19 20 21 22 23 24
First Day of Spring Entertainment
Media:
Video Games
25 26 27 Video Games 28 29 Internet 30 31

4. April 2012
SUN D AY M O N D AY TU ESD AY W ED N ESD AY TH U R SD AY FR IDAY SATURD AY
1 2 3 4 5 6 7
Entertainment Media Economics Good Friday Passover
Media: Internet
8 9 10 11 12 13 14
Easter Media Economics Exam #2
15 16 17 Entertainment 18 19 Entertainment 20 21
Media Law Media Law
22 23 24 Entertainment 25 26 Entertainment 27 28
Media Ethics Media Ethics
29 30

5. May 2012
SUN D AY M O N D AY TU ESD AY W ED N ESD AY TH U R SD AY FR IDAY SATURD AY
1 Social Effects of 2 3 Social Effects of 4 Last day of 5
Entertainment Entertainment classes
Media Media
6 7 8 9 10 11 12
Final Exam
TVR 124 (1:10)
10:30 am – 1 pm
13 14 15 16 17 18 19
Mother’s Day Final Grades Due
20 21 22 23 24 25 26
Commencement
27 28 29 30 31
Memorial Day