MAS 201-001:
Communication Technologies and Society
Spring 2019
Readings and Lecture Outlines
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Most of my lecture outlines are fairly detailed. I suggest you download them, open them in your word processor, and hit return three or four times between every line. Then you can use the outline itself for taking notes -- this method will help keep you organized. To that end, I'll do my best to remember to post each class lecture at least 24-48 hours before it is to be delivered, assuming that I've got it done and/or updated by then. So -- keep checking. Having my lecture notes does not absolve you from taking notes, however. Remember that they are only outlines. You still have to fill in the details.
HELPFUL LINKS
APA Formatting and
Style Guide
MIDTERM EXAM MATERIAL
Introducing Electronic Media
JFC's Lecture Outline Media
and Entertaiinment Spotlight
Ten Technical Attributes of Communications
Systems
JFC's Lecture Outline
Early History of Telecommunications
JFC's Lecture Outline
Telephony
JFC's Lecture Outline
How Electronic Mass Media Work
JFC's Lecture Outline
How Cable and Satellite Systems Work
JFC's Lecture Outline
Recording and the Digital Revolution
JFC's Lecture Outline
FINAL EXAM MATERIAL
All About the Internet
JFC's Lecture Outline
How the Internet Works
JFC's Lecture Outline
Science Fiction - Or Not? A Logic Named Joe
JFC's Lecture Outline
Logic PDF File (828 K)
From Internet to Superhighway: The Future
of Interactive Services
JFC's Lecture Outline
Future PDF File (520 K)
Shopping on the Internet
JFC's Lecture Outline
Privacy on the Internet
JFC's Lecture Outline
Telecommunications Network Fundamentals
JFC's Lecture Outline
This is a long one. It
will go
on for at least a couple of weeks.
Wireless Networks
JFC's Lecture Outline
Potential Final Essay Questions