SCHOOL OF COMMUNICATION
CMNS 230-3

 

Gordon Gow	Summer 2003
RCB: 6234; 604-291-4788 (after May 5th)	Burnaby Day
HC: 100 level; 604-291-5204
email: gagow@sfu.ca

INTRODUCTION TO COMMUNICATION MEDIA

Prequisite:

CMNS 130.

This course will provide an overview of the development of broadcasting and telecommunications systems in Canada and their relationship to contemporary society. Topics covered in the course will include the history of the CBC, cable television, domestic film and music industries, the CRTC, and Canadian telecommunications development including satellite systems and mobile telephony. The course will also touch upon alternative media in Canada.

Required texts:

Paul Attallah and Leslie Regan Shade. (2002). Mediascapes: New Patterns in Canadian Communication. ISBN: 0-17-604203-2
Mary Vipond (2000). The Mass Media in Canada. ISBN: 1-55028-714-1
Additional readings will be placed on reserve or are otherwise available on the Internet.

Recommended text:

Erik P. Bucy (2002). Living in the Information Age: A New Media Reader,
ISBN: 0-534-59049-7.

Assignments and Evaluation:

Media diary 20%
Mid-term exam 30%
Research project 30%
Tutorial presentation 20%

The School expects that the grades awarded in this course will bear some reasonable relation to established university-wide practices to both levels and distribution of grades. In addition, the School will also follow Policy T10.02 with respect to “Intellectual Honesty”, and “Academic Discipline” (see the current Calendar, General Regulations Section).