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| Due | Module | Topic | Assessments | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 15-Aug | 1 | Start Here! | Module 1 survey | |
| Key Terms | Module 1 quiz | 2 | ||
| Module 1 workshop | 2 | |||
| 22-Aug | 2 | Generative AI | Module 2 quiz | 2 |
| Module 2 workshop | 4 | |||
| 29-Aug | 3 | Theory | Module 3 quiz | 2 |
| Module 2 workshop | 4 | |||
| 5-Sep | 4 | Writing: The 4 C’s | Module 4 quiz | 2 |
| 12-Sep | 5 | History | Module 5 quiz | 2 |
| Project: Research design | 10 | |||
| 19-Sep | 6 | Convergence | Module 6 quiz | 2 |
| Popular Culture | ||||
| 26-Sep | 7 | Exam 1 | Exam 1 | 14 |
| 3-Oct | 8 | TV storytelling | Module 8 quiz | 2 |
| Project: Choose model TV series | 2 | |||
| 10-Oct | 9 | “The Big Bang” | Module 10 quiz | |
| “Nobody Beats the Biebs” | ||||
| 17-Oct | 10 | Screenwriting | Hollywood writers and GenAI | |
| TV series pitch | Project: TV series pitch | 12 | ||
| 24-Oct | 11 | Careers in media | Module 10 workshop | 4 |
| 31-Oct | 12 | Advertising | Module 13 quiz | 2 |
| Public Relations | ||||
| 7-Nov | 13 | The Merchants of Cool | Module 14 quiz | 2 |
| Social Media 1 | Module 14 workshop | 4 | ||
| 14-Nov | 14 | Social Media 2 | Module 15 workshop | 4 |
| Music and Culture | ||||
| 21-Nov | 15 | Music and Copyright | ||
| Music Trends and Technology | Module 16 workshop | 4 | ||
| 28-Nov | 16 | Thanksgiving break | ||
| 2-Dec | 17 | Final Exam | Final Exam | 14 |
| Class evaluation (bonus) | 1 |