Course:EDCP481

Media Studies (Across the Curriculum)

This course focuses on understanding media and associated freedoms of expression and the press for learning, teaching, and public pedagogy. Media studies is a dynamic discipline tailored to exploring a range of concepts or techniques. In addition to understanding media and the process of meaning-making, media studies also focuses on making and managing media across formats, creative expression, and civic engagement. Making minimal distinction among (the) media of, on, and in education, the course provides a survey of media studies and new media with an emphasis on media education and literacy. Media education and literacy are among the most relevant challenges to “official” knowledge and represent key movements in the sociology of curriculum. Hence, this course balances practice with ethical, legal, and theoretical aspects and emphasizes the design of curriculum and courses for teaching media studies and for integrating media literacy across the curriculum. This year's section of EDCP 481 focuses on meaningful media by and for children and youth. All media productions add meaning but those providing deep meaning are necessarily unique. [Link to the EDCP 481 Resource page http://blogs.ubc.ca/etec/courses-2/edcp-481/].

Textbook (Media Study Guide) Planning Section

Planning: Please coordinate and organize your topics for the Media Studies book here (You will author a section-- Media Study Guide-- of a textbook, which is being designed and written for grades K-3, 4-5, 6-7, 8-10 or 11-12 students)

Section 952 Media Study Guide Ideas:

Group #1 Group #2: Mark, Travis & Matt - Get Out Group #3: Anh, Kevin & Viki - Inside Out

Activity Planning Section

Group #1 Matt, Mark, Travis: We will present our ITS activity on Wednesday, July 11

Group #2 Patrick, Cheyenne, Jeremy, Tuesday July 17th

Group #3 Viki, Anh, Kevin: We will present our ITS on Thursday, July 12

Group #4 Amie, Liman, Tasha, Susanne Friday July 13th

Media Studies (Across the Curriculum)

This course focuses on understanding media and associated freedoms of expression and the press for learning, teaching, and public pedagogy. Media studies is a dynamic discipline tailored to exploring youth, culture, and education through concepts or techniques such as articulation, framing, regulation, remediation, representation, and transcoding. In addition to understanding media and the process of meaning-making, media studies also focuses on making and managing media across formats, creative expression, and civic engagement. Making minimal distinction among (the) media of, on, and in education, the course provides a survey of media studies and new media with an emphasis on media education and literacy. Media education and literacy are among the most relevant challenges to “official” knowledge and represent key movements in the sociology of curriculum. Hence, this course balances practice with ethical, legal, and theoretical aspects and emphasizes the design of curriculum and courses for teaching media studies and for integrating media literacy across the curriculum. [Link to the EDCP 481 Resource page http://blogs.ubc.ca/etec/courses-2/edcp-481/].

Textbook (Media Study Guide) Planning Section

Planning: Please coordinate and organize your topics for the Media Studies book here (You will author a section-- Media Study Guide-- of a textbook, which is being designed and written for grades K-3, 4-5, 6-7, 8-10 or 11-12 students)

Dawson, Sonya, Mark, Curtis: The Lorax

Section 952 Media Study Guide Ideas:
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The Matrix - Brooke, David, Harrison, Jordan

Harry Potter- Alysha, Sat, Arshbir, Manjot

X-Men- Sam and Katia

Interstellar: Mike, Stephen, Yoohoon, and Paul.

Call of Duty Zombies: Hermano, Wells, Mikey, Mike

Avatar: Vardip, Jeongbae

Media Studies (Across the Curriculum)

This course focuses on understanding media and associated freedoms of expression and the press for learning, teaching, and public pedagogy. Media studies is a dynamic discipline tailored to exploring youth, culture, and education through concepts or techniques such as articulation, framing, regulation, remediation, representation, and transcoding. In addition to understanding media and the process of meaning-making, media studies also focuses on making and managing media across formats, creative expression, and civic engagement. Making minimal distinction among (the) media of, on, and in education, the course provides a survey of media studies and new media with an emphasis on media education and literacy. Media education and literacy are among the most relevant challenges to “official” knowledge and represent key movements in the sociology of curriculum. Hence, this course balances practice with ethical, legal, and theoretical aspects and emphasizes the design of curriculum and courses for teaching media studies and for integrating media literacy across the curriculum. [Link to the EDCP 481 Resource page http://blogs.ubc.ca/etec/courses-2/edcp-481/].

Link to the EDCP 481 Textbook (Media Study Guides) co-authored by the students http://blogs.ubc.ca/etec/courses-2/edcp-481/

Textbook (Media Study Guide) Planning Section

Planning: Please coordinate and organize your topics for the Media Studies book here (You will author a section-- Media Study Guide-- of a textbook, which is being designed and written for grade 8-10 or 11-12 students):

2017 Guides
Dawson, Sonya, Mark, Curtis: The Lorax

Section 952 Media Study Guide Ideas:
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The Matrix - Brooke, David, Harrison, Jordan

Harry Potter- Alysha, Sat, Arshbir, Manjot

X-Men- Sam and Katia

Interstellar: Mike, Stephen, Yoohoon, and Paul.

Call of Duty Zombies: Hermano, Wells, Mikey, Mike

Avatar: Vardip, Jeongbae

BAA Course Planning Section

The direct link to the example BAA is:
http://www.bced.gov.bc.ca/greenschools/sustcoursecontent.htm

Planning: Please coordinate and organize your topics for the BAA Course here:

Section 952 BA/A Topics

The Business of Media - Brooke, Harrison, Jordan

Who Controls the Media (11/12)- Sam Jeongbae, David E, Vardip

Sat, Arshbir, Alysha & Manjot - Media influences across disciplines

Katia, Stephen, Mike, and Paul: Publishing

Hermano, Wells, Mikey, Mike: Theatre, Film and Media Studies

Summer 2a 2011==

== Media Studies (Across the Curriculum)

This course focuses on understanding media and associated freedoms of expression and the press for learning, teaching, and public pedagogy. Media studies is a dynamic discipline tailored to exploring youth, culture, and education through concepts or techniques such as articulation, framing, regulation, remediation, representation, and transcoding. In addition to understanding media and the process of meaning-making, media studies also focuses on making and managing media across formats, creative expression, and civic engagement. Making minimal distinction among (the) media of, on, and in education, the course provides a survey of media studies and new media with an emphasis on media education and literacy. Media education and literacy are among the most relevant challenges to “official” knowledge and represent key movements in the sociology of curriculum. Hence, this course emphasizes ethical, legal, and theoretical aspects and the design of curriculum and courses for teaching media education or media studies and for integrating media literacy across the curriculum. [Link to the EDCP 481 Resource page http://m1.cust.educ.ubc.ca:16080/tsedgrad/?page_id=460].

Link to the EDCP 481 Textbook (Media Study Guides) co-authored by the students http://blogs.ubc.ca/etec/courses-2/edcp-481/

Student Planning Space

Textbook (Media Study Guide) Planning Section

Planning: Please coordinate and organize your topics for the Media Studies book here (You will author a section-- Media Study Guide-- of a textbook, which is being designed and written for grade 8-10 or 11-12 students):

Section 952 Media Study Guide Ideas:
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Dianna Stashuk and Adam Alvaro - "Lost"

Melissa Evans and Shaun Beach- "Family" Shows (exploring the representations of family, past and present)

Brian, Peter & Tyler - Need for Speed

Michelle Fatkin and Chelsea Campbell - "Mean Girls"

Tom Froh and Peter Maxwell - "16 and Pregnant"

Nick De Santis and Nam Pham- "127 Hours"

Chris Flannelly and Grace Woo - "Freedom Writers"

Lucas Mann and Marie-Anne Hellinckx - Film Review "Ma vie en rose" to address issues of homophobia.

Stephanie Malloy and Jon Schmidt-"My Sister's Keeper"

Section 951 Media Study Guide Ideas:
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Adam Deboer and Alvin Lui - The Dark Knight

Kelly Skehill and Kat Ast - "Thirteen"

Ashley MacKenzie and Alex Thureau - "One Week"

Wendy Sigaty and Haley Lucas - "Avatar"

Kady Huhn & Hannah Yu- "Into the Wild"

Fay Sterne & Brittaney Boone - "The Office"

Rachel Fales & Jennifer Visser - "Wall-E"

Yik Wah Penner & Chris Howey - "Little Ms. Sunshine".

Lance Peters & Al McKillop - 'Lord of the Rings' (I know, it's a little ambitious.)

Ashley Bayles & Danny Nann - "The Simpsons"

Jenn O, Jenn M, Sarah K - "Schindler's List"

Alexander McKechnie - Mythology and Popular Music

Mark Brown - "Bright Star"

Sarah James and Lillian Ryan - "Food Inc."

Michael Bui & Jennifer Neff - Outsourced

BAA Course Planning Section

The direct link to the example BAA is:
http://www.bced.gov.bc.ca/greenschools/sustcoursecontent.htm

Planning: Please coordinate and organize your topics for the BAA Course here:

Section 952 BA/A Topics

Brian, Peter & Tyler - GAME ON! Video Game Play as Text: Critical Reading for Gamers

Dianna Stashuk and Adam Alvaro - Media and Canadian Identity

Melissa Evans and Shaun Beach - Youth and advertising--This course will explore the industry of advertising, focusing specifically on how advertisers target youth through TV commercials, product placement, and endorsements. There will also be some discussion on advertisement law and various opportunities to critically analyse advertisements made in the industry and in the classroom. Students will be able to create their own advertisements based on what they have learned about the laws and techniques used in the industry.

Michelle Fatkin and Chelsea Campbell - Acquiring Wisdom through Media

In this course, we want students to understand that media is not simply entertainment. Rather, we want them to see that they can acquire wisdom through observing the actions and consequences of others in TV/film, and through analyzing the subtleties of messages in advertisements, print, and other forms.

Taha and Kara - Apocalypse in Media

Stef and Jess aka...Jeff - Seeing with your ears: An introduction to media through music

This course looks at the relationship between music and the media by analysing historical and political events effects on music. It focuses on the power of music and it's affect on the media. We will also look at the power of the media and it's control over the message of popular music. By focusing on a timeline one can easily see the changes in music and it's message due to events occurring all over the world.

Nick De Santis and Nam Pham - "Add me as a Friend": Deconstructing Social Media

This course will explore the current trends in social media and how they have influenced our society. In particular, we will examine Facebook and Twitter, the two most popular forms of this media. The focus of this course will be to educate students on the benefits and dangers of using social media and to critically analyze the prevalence of social media in today’s society. By the end of this course, each student will be able to use social media to their maximum positive benefit.

Thomas Froh and Peter Maxwell - "The Man" Behind the Message

This course will work towards answering the question of whether there is a person or organization controlling the messages we receive in the media, and if so, who or what are they and to what end? Specifically, the course will examine large television corporations and whether or not they work to shape popular perspective in news broadcasts, television programming, etc.

Paul and Rhonda - Music Videos and Pop Culture

This course will explore the question; Are music videos a product of pop culture or pop culture and product of music videos? The course will critically analyse the key media literacy aspects of production, analysis and audience. Due to the sometimes sensitive content of music videos it is important for students to deconstruct the specifics behind the media consumption, production and regulation.

Rupinder and Parmjeet: Attitude is everything!! Aquiring positive attitude through media.

This course will focus on developing positive attitude through media productions, such as film, television, print etc. We want students to show how to use media's positive side to develop good attitude habits.

Michael & John - "Mickey Wants You” – How Disney Won the War

In this course, students will analyse and identify historical examples of Disney products to better understand bias, impact, and opinions. This course has been designed with the target of engaging students in history and its contexts with products of Disney media. Students will learn and gain skills in the ability to think critically, detect biases, and learn to read and develop media products for use in their own lives.

Chris and Grace - Multiculturalism in the Media

Marie-Anne and Lucas - Francophone cinema

This course has been designed to encourage students to have a better appreciation for Francophone cinema, to help them examine and identify the values and cultural differences in films and have a better understanding of Francophone culture. They will be able to apply critical thinking to film analyses and appreciations. A collaborative and safe atmosphere will be provided to foster creative expression in film production and media representation.

Section 951 BA/A Topics

Kelly Skehill and Kat Ast - "Media: The Inside Scoop"

This course will expose students to the positive and negative influences media has on people. It will have students analyze Social Networking, Advertising, Hollywood Movies, Documentaries and Music. The goal is for students to gain the critical analysis and information skills necessary to become intelligent, competent consumers and creators of media messages (Considine, 2003).

Adam Deboer and Alvin Lui - Music, Culture, and Technology

Ashley MacKenzie and Alex Thureau - Reality Television Production: This course will introduce students to the medium of television. Students will learn the pre-production, production and post-production steps required to produce their own reality television episode. Students will leave the course with the ability to objectively analyze television media.

Kady Huhn & Hannah Yu-Media & Identity-This course will explore the ways in which personal identity is constructed and mediated through media and will analyze how popular culture such as film, music, television and print media impact identity and behaviour. It will also look at the ways in which social media has impacted identity construction online and focus on the implications this has on the safety of social networking.

Wendy Sigaty & Haley Lucas - Social Values in Media Through History Students will use various media (Print, Television, Film, Music, etc) to examine how our social values (Race Relations, Relationships, Gender Roles, Sexuality, Religion, Family, Lifestyle, etc) have changed from biblical times to the present.

Rachel Fales & Jennifer Visser - Film Studies- An Analysis of Superheroes - This course intends to analyze Superheroes in films. This course will chronologically follow Superheroes as they have been adapted from comic books (ie. Superman 1978) to Hollywood Blockbusters and the idea of sequels, exploring a variety of topics during each film. Students will question genre, originality, race, gender, sexuality, public vs. private (dual) identities, villains vs. victims, technology and remediation of Superhero films.

Michael Bui & Jennifer Neff - Sociology and the Media 11/12 - This course examines culture and the construction of identity through shifts in media. Trends in visual media, advancements in technology and social media will be looked at under the lens of sociology. Students will identify the ways media can influence the creation and disintegration of stereotypes. Students will analyze different perceptions represented through these mediums of technology and how this adds to the development of new youth culture.

Analyzing Modern Animated Satire 11/12 (Fay Sterne & Brittaney Boone) - Students will take a critical look at The Simpsons, Family Guy, and South Park as satirical representations of modern North American society.

Graham Haigh & Dean Morris Teaching Media through the examination of Political Campaigns. Students will evaluate, analyze, political media. Students will also create their own commercial, poster, National address, attack add, or some other media presentation relating to the study of politics.

Ashley Bayles & Danny Nann - Media & Popular Culture - This course will examine the way in which media has an impact on cultural production and vice versa. What is popular culture? What role does the media have on the production of popular culture? Is popular culture an authentic representation of our cultural values as a society, or is it impacted by the media and if so, how? We will look into how the social and culture environment is formed and what role it has on media and vice versa. This course will examine popular culture as a concept on its own and through its representation in different forms of media.

Yik Wah Penner & Chris Howey - Manufacturing Identity in the Media: This course will examine the ways in which media creates identities which are often shaped by stereotype. Our goal will be to explore the social and cultural relevance of these produced identities in the day to day lives of students.

Lance Peters & Al McKillop - Using current media to access classic literature We plan to look at various media, with a particular focus on using contemporary media such as podcasting, film, games, graphic novels, wikis, etc. to access 'classic' literature such as Shakespeare, Melville, Dickens, Tolkien and others.

Mark Brown and Alex McKechnie - Popular Music Studies This course looks at the images, text, and music of popular songs and videos, and the relationships and meanings found therein. Students will develop appreciation, as well as, analytical and critical thinking skills to help them navigate through the multiple images, values, and meanings found within popular music and music videos

Lillian Ryan & Sarah James (documentary film studies)

Sat, Arshbir, Alysha and Manjot (Media influences across disciplines)

PSA Planning Section

952 Planning:

Time = 30 to 60 seconds Theme = Unique to Group

951 Planning:
Time = 30 to 60 seconds Theme = Unique to Group

The Scaffolders-Brittaney Boone, Jennifer Visser, Kady Huhn, Yik Penner, Chris Howey, Faye Sterne

High-Def (HD): Mark, Alvin, Rachel, Jennifer N, Michael, Adam Cyber-bullying PSA

Media Studies (Across the Curriculum)

This course focuses on understanding media and associated freedoms of expression and the press for learning, teaching, and public pedagogy. Media studies is a dynamic discipline tailored to exploring youth, culture, and education through concepts or techniques such as articulation, framing, regulation, remediation, representation, and transcoding. In addition to understanding media and the process of meaning-making, media studies also focuses on making and managing media across formats, creative expression, and civic engagement. The course provides a survey of media studies and new media with an emphasis on media education and literacy. Media education and literacy are among the most relevant challenges to “official” knowledge and represent key movements in the sociology of curriculum. Hence, this course emphasizes ethical, legal, and theoretical aspects and the design of curriculum and courses for teaching media education or media studies and for integrating media literacy across the curriculum. [Link to the EDCP 481 Resource page http://m1.cust.educ.ubc.ca:16080/tsedgrad/?page_id=366].

Student Planning Space

Textbook Curriculum Planning Section

Download the Media Studies 11-12 Textbook written by EDCP 481 students: http://m1.cust.educ.ubc.ca:16080/tsedgrad/?page_id=366

Table of Contents

1. Who/What are The Media?
Who / What is a Journalist? (Paul Korczyk & Sara Newham)
Web 2.0 (Matthew Palmer & Stasia Siscoe)
Social Networking and the Media (Esther Yong & Gideon Lin)
Teen Age, Teen Ad (Shelagh & Sean)

2. News or Entertainment
The Blurring Line Between Television News and Entertainment (Herleen Malli & Jagroop Nagra)
Celebrity Culture (Magda Misiak & Jo-Anne McKee)
The Prevalence of Violence in the Media (Cameron Vand'Erkamps & Daljit Purewal)
School on Television: Reality vs. Depiction (Greg Rushton & Sheryl Reinhardt)
Fashion Trends and Media Representations (Balkiran Dusanj & Shirley Lal)

3. Bias and Perspective
Bias and Perspective in the Mainstream Media (David Bron & Kari White)
Editing: An Inquiry into Ideological Stance (David Mergens & Andrew Crawford)
The use of Propaganda in Modern Society (Kiran Basi & Mike Byun)
Storytelling and Media (Elle Kay & Rochelle Patten)

4. Culture and Technology
Media Consumption in the Digital Age (Caleb Bouey & Gabrielle Rougeau)
Technology and the Evolution of Music (JP Lancaster & Dorianna Chessa)
Literature Adaptations and Interpretations in the Media (Sarah McNeil & Victoria Yip)
Cultural Analysis of Mainstream Movies (Mary Yang & Liang You)
Copyright in the Information Age (Ken Vimalesan & Jen Fehlauer)
Appropriation and Art: Issues of Copyright in Image Production (Alex Reed & Fred Beitler)

Planning: Please coordinate and organize your topics for the Media Studies book here (You will author a 4 page section of a textbook, which is being designed and written for grade 10-12 students):

e.g., Teen Age, Teen Ad (Shelagh & Sean) Cable News (Bert & Ernie) Web 2.0 (Stasia & Matthew) Storytelling and Media (Rochelle and Elle) Literature Adaptations and Interpretations in the Media (Victoria & Sarah) Bias and Perspective in the Mainstream Media (David & Kari) Fashion Trends and Media Representations (Balkiran & Shirley) Who/What is a Journalist? (Paul and Sara) Celebrity Gossip as News (Magda and Jo-Anne) Social Networking and the Media (Esther and Gideon) Editing; An Inquiry into Ideological Stance (David and Andrew) The blurring line between television news and entertainment (Herleen and Jag) The prevelance of violence in the media (Cam and Dal) Technology and the Evolution of Music (JP and Dorianna) Cultural Analysis of Mainstream Movies (Mary and Liang) The use of propaganda in modern society (Kiran and Mike) Media Consumption in the Digital Age (Caleb and Gabby) School on Television: Reality vs. Depiction (Greg and Sheryl) Copyright in the Information Age (Ken and Jen) Appropriation and Art: Issues of copyright in image production (Alex and Fred)

Here are a couple possible ways to break down the book with some (wild) guesses about where each topic might fit. Thoughts? (Thanks Jen-- awesome work!)

A
1. Who/What are The Media?
Who/What is a Journalist? (Paul and Sara)
The blurring line between television news and entertainment (Herleen and Jag)
Celebrity Gossip as News (Magda and Jo-Anne)
Bias and Perspective in the Mainstream Media (David & Kari)

2. Who/What is Represented?
Editing: An Inquiry into Ideological Stance (David and Andrew)
The use of propaganda in modern society (Kiran and Mike)
School on Television: Reality vs. Depiction (Greg and Sheryl)
The prevalence of violence in the media (Cam and Dal)

3. Web 2.0
Web 2.0 (Stasia & Matthew)
Social Networking and the Media (Esther and Gideon)
Copyright in the Information Age (Ken and Jen)

4. The Evolution of Culture
Technology and the Evolution of Music (JP and Dorianna)
Storytelling and Media (Rochelle and Leanna)
Film Adaptations of Alice's Adventures in Wonderland (Victoria & Sarah)
Cultural Analysis of Mainstream Movies (Mary and Liang)
Appropriation and Art: Issues of copyright in image production (Alex and Fred)

5. Economics of Technology
Teen Age, Teen Ad (Shelagh & Sean)
Fashion Trends and Media Representations (Balkiran & Shirley)
Media Consumption in the Digital Age (Caleb and Gabby)

B
1. Who/What are The Media?
Who/What is a Journalist? (Paul and Sara)
Web 2.0 (Stasia & Matthew)
Social Networking and the Media (Esther and Gideon)
Teen Age, Teen Ad (Shelagh & Sean)

2. News or Entertainment
The blurring line between television news and entertainment (Herleen and Jag)
Celebrity Gossip as News (Magda and Jo-Anne)
The prevalence of violence in the media (Cam and Dal)
School on Television: Reality vs. Depiction (Greg and Sheryl)
Fashion Trends and Media Representations (Balkiran & Shirley)

3. Bias and Perspective
Bias and Perspective in the Mainstream Media (David & Kari)
Editing: An Inquiry into Ideological Stance (David and Andrew)
The use of propaganda in modern society (Kiran and Mike)
Storytelling and Media (Elle & Rochelle)

4. Culture and Technology
Media Consumption in the Digital Age (Caleb and Gabby)
Technology and the Evolution of Music (JP and Dorianna)
Literature Adaptations and Interpretations in the Media (Victoria & Sarah)
Cultural Analysis of Mainstream Movies (Mary and Liang)
Copyright in the Information Age (Ken and Jen)
Appropriation and Art: Issues of copyright in image production (Alex and Fred)

BAA Course Planning Section

Media and Advertising 11(Ken and Jen)
This course will prepare students to deconstruct and understand how media impact their lives and decisions. Students will learn and apply the concepts of audience, purpose and argument through an analysis of advertising across various media. Students will understand how advertising creates and appeals to cultural values which will prepare them to be informed and active citizens in a media-saturated world.

Identity, Pop Culture and Media 12 (Rochelle and Leanna) -portrayals of gender, age, race, sexuality, beauty, and wealth in Pop Culture and the Media and how these construct and affirm our beliefs and personal and corporate identity

Societal and Cultural Values in Media 12 (Gideon & Esther)
An overview analysis of television, film, pop culture and advertising and how, within these mediums, certain societal and cultural values are propagated and reflected. It is important for students to be aware and analytical of what they view/listen to etc, in order to be critical of what values are being (re)presented by the media.

From The Page to the Stage, and Beyond: Literary Adaptations in the Media (Victoria & Sarah)
Increasingly, the first exposure that young people have to literature is through television, film, or Internet adaptations. This course will help students understand the transformation that a work goes through as it travels from the page to another medium, and will explore adaptations of popular works for the stage, radio, television, film, and Internet.

Music and Technology 11/12 (Greg and Sheryl) This course will examine the ways in which technology has changed the way that music is created, perceived and consumed.

"History lives -An examination of historical events through film" (Mike and Kiran) This course will consider various points in history through the medium of film. A careful examination of movies that deal with historical events will be analyzed with respect to the underlying message portrayed in the film. This course will consider the political and social aspects as well as the historical context and how it is portrayed by the media.

A Game Making Approach to Bioethics (Mary and Liang)
This course is meant to consider the ethical issues associated with the studies of current science that incorporate biology and technology. With some knowledge on high school biology, students will develop a basic understanding of these science studies. Through collecting science media, students will learn about the occurrence and the relevancy of these studies to their daily lives. With some discussions, students will identify both ethical and unethical actions committed by stakeholders. In addition, students will master the ability to come up with alternative solutions that are by definition more ethical to these studies. Lastly, students will demonstrate their overall knowledge of bioethics by planning for a computer or video game that demands ethical decisions and administers consequences. As well, the planning process requires the usage of multiple forms of technology. Through the practices of this course, students are made to hold some responsibilities to the well-being of our world as a whole.

The Power of Media (David B and Kari)

This course will challenge students to look at the way in which the media impacts society. Looking at different forms of media (ie. television, the radio, the internet, newspapers/magazines) the following issues will be addressed: how does the media shape reality, who is the targeted audience, the ability of technology to communicate, and the influence that the media has on everyday life.

The History of Communication Throughout the 20th Century (JP and Dorianna) This course will examine the evolution of communication throughout the 20th century and how this process affected important historical events, eras and trends. Students will look at how various communication technologies, such as AM radio, television, and the internet, were employed during the century and what events/phenomenons they facilitated. Central themes to be studied will include war and conflict, popular culture, and globalization.

Music Media (David and Andrew) Investigation of lyrical content with respect to audience. Investigation into lyrical content and political message. The study of the interaction between lyrical message and music video message. This course will provide for students opportunities to observe aspects of social, political, and cultural history through the lens of instrumental music. In regards to tonality, style, and timbre, the directions in which genres of music evolved heavily reflected the social conditions of eras; it is impossible, for example, to separate the violence associated wit the modern Civil Rights Movement from the sound of 1960s avant-garde jazz. Students will analyze such connections in a variety of ways, such as by sampling various music selections that will be supplemented with pertaining historical contexts.

Critical Media Studies in Film and Television (Alex and Fred) This course will focus on pop culture film and television media of the 20th and 21st centuries. Students will develop a critical awareness of how media messages are constructed in the world of film and television. Students will make use of media literacy methodologies to deconstruct and critically analyze meaning in a series of film and television screenings. Students will also read texts and view documentaries critiquing pop culture film and telesion. The course will culminate in the students utilizing these critical skills to create their own critical documentary.

Intro to Media Studies (Matthew and Stasia) This course will introduce students to the concept of media studies and what it entails - what is media, the history of media, the influence of media on society, the different forms of media, etc. It will provide a foundation for future, more focused courses, and will establish the analytical skills necessary for students to navigate todays dynamic media landscape.

Media: Issues and Technology 12 (Paul and Sara) This course deals with media depictions of controversial issues facing the world today. Each issue will be looked at through one of television/film, radio, print, and internet. The technology aspect of the course covers media production, and students will gain experience working in each of the major forms of media. After analyzing issues, students will be asked to produce their own representations of those issues in a skills-based, technological approach.

"Stereotypes in TV & Film: Changes Over Time" -Sarah K, Jenn O, Jenn M

This course will examine the way that stereotypes are portrayed in TV and Film. It will look in depth at the changes in stereotypes as a reflection of society. Topics considered will include gender/sexuality, minorities, women and society in general.

External Resources

Pixton - 'Free' Online Comic Maker