MMC 6612 syllabus / McAdams1 !"# %"&'( ()& ( *"+,-.(/'- 0,-'"/1 MMC 6612 | lall 2013 | SecLlon 1l08 | 1078 Welmer Pall Wednesdays 3-6 p.m. (perlods 8, 9 and 10) !"#$%&'$(%)Mlndy McAdams, rofessor, ueparLmenL of !ournallsm *+,-.) mmcadams[[ou.ufl.edu 011-'2)3049 Welmer Pall 011-'2 3(&%#)1uesdays 3-4 p.m. | And by appolnLmenL 011-'2 43("2)(332) 392-8436 (nC1L: Lmall ls beLLer. Much beLLer.) 5*67!8*)hLLp://mmc6612.wordpress.com/ 2,3.4" *"4-.'5/',) 1hls course examlnes Lhe relaLlonshlps beLween communlcaLlon Lechnologles and democracy, noL only ln Lhe unlLed SLaLes buL elsewhere as well. CommunlcaLlon Lechnologles such as Lhe lnLerneL and moblle devlces wlll noL auLomaLlcally lead Lo or lmprove democracy, buL Lhey do conLrlbuLe Lo changes ln Lhe socleLy as a whole. CommunlcaLlon Lechnologles make posslble new ways of knowlng and Laklng acLlon. We wlll examlne how changes relaLed Lo communlcaLlon medla mlghL enhance or curLall democracy, and democraLlc parLlclpaLlon, wlLh a parLlcular emphasls on Lhe relaLlonshlps among Lhe medla, Lhe publlc, and Lhe governmenL ln a democracy. lease noLe LhaL Lhe medla lnclude 1v, lnLerneL, prlnLed publlcaLlons and more. nCCs (nonproflLs) also play a role ln Loday's democracles. !"#$% 1hls ls noL a course ln pollLlcal communlcaLlon. 2,3.4" 678"-/'9"4 8y Lhe end of Lhe course, sLudenLs wlll be able Lo ldenLlfy and dlscuss, from an lnformed and up-Lo-daLe poslLlon, lmpllcaLlons and posslble consequences of varlous newer communlcaLlon Lools and sysLems, such as soclal medla, blogglng, ?ou1ube, survelllance Lechnologles, changlng condlLlons of copyrlghLs, Lhe moblle lnLerneL, and crowdsourclng. ://")&()-" ()& ://'/3&" SLudenLs are expecLed Lo show respecL for one anoLher and for Lhe lnsLrucLor. ALLendance and arrlvlng on Llme for class are necessary. &'#$($)) '(+ ',)$(-$) ./00 1$)20# /( ' 0".$1 3/('0 41'+$5 lf you have been absenL, you are responslble for flndlng ouL abouL any mlssed maLerlal by golng Lo Lhe lnsLrucLor's offlce hours. 1hese maLLers wlll noL be handled vla emall. Moblle devlces musL be Lurned Cll and placed ouL of slghL durlng class. uo noL check LexL messages, soclal medla, emall, eLc., durlng class, as your lnsLrucLor conslders Lhls qulLe rude and Lherefore grounds for dlsclpllnary acLlon. Clve your full and undlvlded aLLenLlon Lo anyone who ls speaklng ln class, lncludlng your fellow sLudenLs. MMC 6612 syllabus / McAdams2 SLudenLs are permlLLed Lo use a lapLop compuLer or LableL durlng class. Powever, lf you are seen checklng soclal medla or any oLher slLes unrelaLed Lo Lhe lmmedlaLe Loplcs belng dlscussed ln class, penalLles wlll be lmposed. enalLles range from a warnlng (flrsL offense) Lo grade polnL deducLlons. lease glve your full aLLenLlon Lo Lhe class whlle you are ln Lhe classroom. ;< ://")&()-" =,>'-'"4 >hLLps://caLalog.ufl.edu/ugrad/currenL/regulaLlons/lnfo/aLLendance.aspx 2,3.4" *"(&>')"4 ()& %(?"35 @,.? LaLe asslgnmenLs are noL accepLed. 1hls means LhaL an asslgnmenL submlLLed laLe ls graded as a zero. AsslgnmenLs are noL accepLed vla emall unless requesLed by Lhe lnsLrucLor. lf an lllness or a personal emergency prevenLs you from compleLlng an asslgnmenL on Llme, advance noLlce and wrlLLen documenLaLlon are requlred. no work for exLra credlL" ls accepLed. :-(&"+'- *'4A,)"4/1 Academlc dlshonesLy of any klnd ls noL LoleraLed ln Lhls course. lL wlll be reporLed Lo Lhls college's Senlor AssoclaLe uean for CraduaLe SLudles Anu Lo Lhe unlverslLy's uean of SLudenLs-and /# ./00 1$)20# /( ' 3'/0/(4 41'+$ for Lhls course. A formal reporL of Lhe offense wlll be flled wlLh Lhe unlverslLy's uean of SLudenLs. Academlc dlshonesLy lncludes, buL ls noL llmlLed Lo: !Copylng and pasLlng Lhe words or lmages of oLhers and presenLlng Lhem as your own. !uslng any work done by anoLher person and submlLLlng lL for a class asslgnmenL. !SubmlLLlng work you dld for anoLher class. ;< 0/3&")/ B,),. 2,&" >hLLp://www.dso.ufl.edu/sccr/process/sLudenL-conducL-honor-code/ 0/3&")/4 #'/A *'4(7'>'/'"4 SLudenLs requesLlng accommodaLlons musL flrsL reglsLer wlLh Lhe uean of SLudenLs Cfflce. 1he uean of SLudenLs Cfflce wlll provlde documenLaLlon Lo Lhe sLudenL, who musL Lhen provlde Lhls documenLaLlon Lo Lhe lnsLrucLor when requesLlng accommodaLlons. ;< *'4(7'>'/1 C"4,3.-" 2")/". >hLLp://www.dso.ufl.edu/drc/ C"D3'."& C"(&')E4 SLudenLs are requlred Lo read asslgned scholarly arLlcles and oLher LexLs perLlnenL Lo Lhe weekly dlscusslon Loplc. !ournal arLlcles are llsLed ln Lhe onllne syllabus (on Lhe Course Schedule page) and are avallable (free) Lhrough Lhe ul llbrary's Ares Course 8eserves: MMC 6612 syllabus / McAdams3 >hLLps://ares.ufllb.ufl.edu/ares/ 2,3.4" C"D3'."+")/4 8ead Lhls enLlre documenL ln Lhe flrsL week of classes. lf anyLhlng ls noL clear Lo you, ask me for clarlflcaLlon before Aug. 31, 2013. 1hls syllabus ls a conLracL beLween you and me. lease make sure Lo check Lhe course webslLe aL leasL once a week. lf you rely only on a prlnLed or downloaded copy, you may mlss a change ln Lhe schedule. >WL8Sl1L:hLLp://mmc6612.wordpress.com/ @""?>1 7>,E 5,4/4 Lach blog posL ls descrlbed ln Lhe asslgnmenL for Lhe week. 1he blog posLs are nC1 slmple reacLlons Lo Lhe readlngs. Lach posL musL be 300 Lo 300 words long. uemonsLraLe your undersLandlng of Lhe maLerlal. Show LhaL you have boLh read and undersLood any asslgned readlng or vlewlng. 8eporL as lnsLrucLed on any acLlvlLles asslgned. 8equlred: A LoLal of 10 blog posLs. See Lhe webslLe for deLalls. @""?>1 7>,E -,++")/4 8log posLs seem polnLless lf no one ls readlng Lhem, and blog commenLs show a blogger LhaL someone ls paylng aLLenLlon. 1hus each week you are asked Lo commenL on Lhree of Lhe posLs by your fellow sLudenLs. 1PLSL CCMMLn1S CCun1 for 36 percenL of your grade for Lhe course. See Lhe webslLe for deLalls. F,5'- 5."4")/(/',) 1he Loplc presenLaLlons are based on Lhe week's readlng asslgnmenL. lor Lhe class meeLlng ln whlch a sLudenL ls asslgned Lhe Loplc presenLaLlon, LhaL sLudenL ls responslble for elaboraLlng on and explalnlng Lhe readlng. Lach Loplc presenLaLlon musL lnclude aL leasL Lhree webslLes and/or onllne posLs relevanL Lo Lhe asslgned readlng. Lach sLudenL wlll be a Loplc presenLer once durlng Lhe semesLer. 1here are several dlscreLe requlremenLs for Lhls asslgnmenL. See Lhe webslLe for deLalls. 2>(44 (//")&()-" ()& 5(./'-'5(/',) olnLs wlll be subLracLed lf you mlss more Lhan one (1) class meeLlng, are chronlcally laLe, leave class early, or show lnaLLenLlon. arLlclpaLlon ls expecLed, polnLs wlll be subLracLed lf you do noL conLrlbuLe. ?our assessmenL of Lhe ln-class presenLaLlons ;< *(/"4 G> HIJKL Classes beglnAug. 24 urop/AddAug. 24-28 Classes enduec. 9 llnal examsuec. 12-18 SepL. 7Labor uay nov. 6-7Pomecomlng nov. 11veLerans uay nov. 23-281hanksglvlng MMC 6612 syllabus / McAdams4 M.(&"4 ()& M.(&')E =,>'-'"4 Weekly blog posLs20 polnLs Weekly blog commenLs36 polnLs 1oplc presenLaLlon23 polnLs resenLaLlon assessmenLs11 polnLs Class aLLendance and parLlclpaLlon10 polnLs 1C1AL100 polnLs 92-100 polnLsA72-77 polnLsC 90-91 polnLsA-70-71 polnLsC- 88-89 polnLs8+68-69 polnLsu+ 82-87 polnLs862-67 polnLsu 80-81 polnLs8-60-61 polnLsu- 78-79 polnLsC+39 polnLs or fewerL ;< =,>'-'"4 (7,3/ 0/3&")/ M.(&"4 >hLLps://caLalog.ufl.edu/ugrad/currenL/regulaLlons/lnfo/grades.aspx 2,3.4" N9(>3(/',)4 SLudenLs are expecLed Lo provlde feedback on Lhe quallLy of lnsLrucLlon ln Lhls course based on 10 crlLerla. 1hese evaluaLlons are conducLed onllne: hLLps://evaluaLlons.ufl.edu LvaluaLlons are Lyplcally open durlng Lhe flnal weeks of Lhe semesLer. SLudenLs wlll be glven speclflc daLes when Lhey are open. Summary resulLs of Lhese assessmenLs are avallable Lo sLudenLs: hLLps://evaluaLlons.ufl.edu/resulLs/ 2,3.4" 0-A"&3>" ()& C"D3'."& C"(&')E4 lease noLe LhaL many lmporLanL deLalls are on Lhe webslLe (hLLp://mmc6612.wordpress.com/) and do noL appear hereln. Llnks Lo vldeos, eLc., are on Lhe Course Schedule page of Lhe webslLe. @""? J O :3EP HQ lnLroducLlon Lo Lhe course. @""? H O 0"5/P H 8log posL 1 due. 8LAu LksLrm (2008) Anu 8arger & 8arney (2004). Medla, power, democracy, and Lhe lnLerneL, Lhe obllgaLlons of clLlzens. @""? R O 0"5/P S 8log posL 2 due. 8LAu valenzuela, Arrlagada & Scherman (2012) Anu ?oumans & ?ork (2012). ollLlcal and revoluLlonary acLlvlsm, proLesL movemenLs, pollLlcal acLlon movemenLs. MMC 6612 syllabus / McAdams3 @""? T O 0"5/P JQ 8log posL 3 due. 8LAu Marwlck & boyd (2011) Anu Moon & Padley (2014). 1wlLLer as a source of lnformaLlon, credlblllLy, celebrlLy. nC1L: SLarL work on Lhls blog asslgnmenL LA8L?. @""? K O 0"5/P HR CuesL speaker: Aaron 8everldge, docLoral sLudenL, ul Lngllsh ueparLmenL. Aaron wlll presenL and explaln MassMlne, a free Lool for exLracLlng large daLaseLs from soclal medla for research and analysls. rofessor McAdams wlll be aLLendlng a conference. no blog posL. @""? Q O 0"5/P RI 8log posL 4 due. 8LAu luchs (2012) Anu 1addlcken (2014). WA1CP 1Lu 1alks: kovacs (2012). rlvacy ln a dlglLal world. rlvacy as a human rlghL. @""? U O 6-/P U 8log posL 3 due. 8LAu 8erger & Mllkman (2012) Anu Alhabash & McAllsLer (2013) Anu (6$17 )8"1#) ereLLl (2013). vlral onllne medla, whaL ls vlrallLy"? @""? V O 6-/P JT 8log posL 6 due. 8LAu Leung & Lee (2014) Anu 8enneLL (2012). arLlclpaLlon, collecLlve acLlon, pollLlcal moblllzaLlon, alLernaLlve medla. @""? S O 6-/P HJ 8log posL 7 due. 8LAu Shlrky (2011) Anu Comor & 8ean (2012). lreedom of speech, press, and assembly, publlc dlplomacy and u.S. forelgn pollcy Loward onllne freedom of speech. @""? JI O 6-/P HV 8log posL 8 due. WA1CP Lhe vldeo 9:;% < 9$=/> ?'(/3$)#" (1 hr. 28 mln.) Anu also WA1CP 1Lu 1alks: lerguson (9 mln. 43 sec.). 8emlx culLure, copyrlghL, and lnLellecLual properLy concerns. @""? JJ O !,9P T 8log posL 9 due. 8LAu Sderberg (2013) and !ohn (2014). ulglLal ouLlaws, hackers and hackLlvlsLs, hacker culLure, open source, flle sharlng. @""? JH O !,9P JJ veLerans uay, a ul hollday. Class wlll noL meeL. no blog posL. @""? JR O !,9P JV 8log posL 10 due. 8LAu 8lchards (2013) Anu WesL (2013). CovernmenL survelllance of clLlzens, Lhe revelaLlons of Ldward Snowden. @""? JT O !,9P HK 1hursday ls 1hanksglvlng. Class wlll noL meeL on Wednesday. no blog posL. MMC 6612 syllabus / McAdams6 @""? JK O *"-P H 8log posL 11 due. 8LAu 8rabham (2012) Anu Asmolov (2013). Crowdsourclng: WhaL lL ls, whaL lL can be used for, how lL works. @""? JQ O *"-P S 8log posL 12 due. 8LAu Lln eL al. (2013) Anu Wasserman (2011). lmpllcaLlons of Lhe moblle lnLerneL. Course summary and concluslons. ;0$')$ ("#$ LhaL uec. 9 ls a normal class meeLlng day. lf you are noL presenL, lL wlll counL as an absence.