MENT 4436 – Schedule

Date Reading Lecture Assignment
Module 1 Who are the Digital Natives? What is literacy? Post your Canva introduction page
Module 2 How the computers changed history
Defining “Computer”		 History of Computers History of Computers Wikipedia Assignment
Module 3 How the web was won History of the Internet Top 20 Websites Presentation
Module 4 Four main elements in the diffusion of innovation
Uses and gratifications perspective on media effects		 3rd Person Effect
Cognitive Dissonance		 Finding Theory Online Presentation
Module 5 Categorization: Making Data Useful How Big Data is Used and Collected Debate “AI does not have a role in communication industries”
Module 6 Americans and Privacy: Concerned, Confused, and Feeling a Lack of Control over their Personal Information The Whys and Hows of Internet Surveillance Debate “Digital privacy is no longer necessary in our daily lives”
Module 7 The Honest Truth about Fake News…And How Not To Fall For It
Center for Journalism Ethics		 History of the Press
Module 8 The History of Online Social Media The Evolution of Social Media in Law
Module 9 Memes as Genre The Semiotic Tradition and the Evolution of Memes Self-Produced Meme Presentation
Module 10 Should there be an App for that? Evolution of Mobile Apps App Proposal Presentation
Module 11 Digital Media Ethics What it Means to be Ethical Online Digital Media Ethical Case Study Presentation
Module 12 The Evolution of Intellectual Property Online Content Creation Presentation
Module 13 Digital Divide Persists even as Americans with Lower Incomes Make Gaines in Tech Adoption The Digital Divide Debate “The Internet should be subsidized by the federal government.”
Module 14 Beyond Prompt Engineering
Beyond the Buzz		 What is AI? Debate “It is ethical to use AI to create media content.