Measured Learning Outcomes -- Ability to:
- To analyze how technological and other trends in mass media are transforming traditional conceptions of the mass communication process.
- To examine aspects of the mass media and popular culture that expand our notions of literacy.
- To explore how the media are used to construct meaning and/or to persuade.
- To investigate how the categories of race, class, gender, region, and sexuality are represented in the mass media.
- To develop media literacy skills to better assess bias, stereotypes, data, and information sources in the mass media.
- To compare alternative and mainstream media outlets.
- To look at responses to perceived challenges with mainstream media.
- To examine the effects of modern mass media on democratic discourse, culture and individual behavior.
- To deliver a presentation prepared to demonstrate application of media literacy skills.
- To engage skillfully in critical evaluation and dialogue related to mass communication.
- To demonstrate college-level writing skills by incorporating material into clear sentences and cohesive paragraphs.