MMC 1000
Summer 2018:: Reference Number 596125
ATTENTION: This blended course meets on Mondays in 71-140 from 10:00 - 11:40 AM during Session 1 (5/14 - 8/7/2018). Attendance is mandatory!
You will have access to the course on the first day of the semester at 8:00 AM.
Faculty Introduction
My name is Neil Plakcy, and I'm an Associate Professor of English on the South Campus of Broward College. I am an author and freelance writer, a journalist and web developer, as well as a professor, and my goal is to help you understand mass communications from the practitioner's point of view. Learn more about me and my writing here.
Course Description
MMC 1000 is an overview of contemporary mass media and its historical background. It includes processes and effects of media messages on the individual and society and deals with the media industry, its responsibilities, legalities, and careers. Media discussed may include newspapers, magazines, books, radio, television, advertising, public relations, and the movie and recording industries.
Methods of Instruction
You will write an analytical paper, take quizzes, and participate in a group project as well as respond to readings in discussion posts. This is a 3-credit hour course, and students should be prepared for reading, discussion and essay assignments each week, which will require a combination of on-line and off-line time commitment.
Learning Outcomes
The student should be able to demonstrate an awareness of elements involved in the communication process for each of the major media, trace development of each one, and identify the forms, functions and audiences
relevant to each major medium, including the print, broadcast and movie industries. The student should be able to develop insight into the effects of media on the individual and on society and as whole.
In addition to the required texts, you must have access to a computer with Microsoft Word and Internet access. If you do not have computer access at home, computers are available at various locations on the BC South campus, including the library and the Learning Resource Center. You must also have a
BC e-mail address.
Course Materials
Media & Culture: An Introduction to Mass Communication by Campbell, Martin & Fabos (10th edition). You may also use the 9th edition if you can find it more cheaply.
How to Register for this Course
Register for this course through your myBC website. Students must pay for the course before they will be able to log into the course.
Information Contact
For more information, about this course, feel free to contact me at nplakcy@broward.edu or call the South Campus English Department at (954) 201-8904.
How to Access this Course once you are Enrolled in this Course
The login date will be the first day of the session in which the course is scheduled. The only people who will be permitted to login are those students who have registered and paid for the course. There may be a delay of up to 24 hours from when a student registers and pays before D2L login is activated.
Obtain BC email user ID and PIN code before attempting to login to D2L.
At BC email address site, click on "ID Lookup", then enter your Student# (or INTL Student ID#) and PIN code (2 digit birth month and 2 digit year). Write down your email ID (not the @mail.broward.edu part), which is your D2L User Name.
Your D2L User Name is the same as your BC email ID.
Your D2L password is the same as your BC email PIN code.
The direct link for D2L login is https://bconline.broward.edu/
