FYOS 1001: More than Just Friends: The Facebook Media Future
Fall 2011
Monday, 04:40 PM-05:30 PM
Miller Learning Center (0081) Room 0269
Instructor: Scott Shamp
Office: Journalism, 403K
Email: sshamp@uga.edu
Objective:
Explore the implications of Facebook for media organizations and us.
Texts:
“The Facebook Effect: The Inside Story of the Company that is Connecting the World.” David Kirkpatrick. Available on Kindle and at Amazon.
New York Times. Read it daily. No kidding. And it is free on campus.
Assignments:
Idea Blog
By Friday of each week, you must have written at least 200 words and no more than 400 words about the topic we have assigned for the week. These will be graded in the following manner:
0 = no entry
1 = lackluster entry
2 = insightful entry
Weekly NMI Quizzes
Each week you will need to complete a five question quiz on technology events in the New York Times. The articles will be placed on the NMI website. You must complete the quiz by class time on Monday.
Research Paper
You will need to write a research paper on whether Facebook has fundamentally changed one aspect of your life. This should be a 5 page paper submitted online. The paper must use APA Style and will be judged on content, structure, and mechanics. You must use two sources outside of what we will read in class. Your topic for your paper is due by class time on 10/18. And your final paper is due by class time on 11/7.
Panel Presentation
You will serve on a panel with fellow students where you will present (in three minutes or less) the basic premise of your research paper.
University Functions
You must attend 3 university functions that you believe relate to this class. You can find the list of university functions on the UGA Master Calendar (http://www.uga.edu/mastercalendar/). You must write about these events in your blog. And, on the first class after you have attended an event, you must volunteer to briefly describe the event and your opinion of it.
Provocateurs
Noun: a person who provokes trouble, causes dissension, or the like; agitator.
Each week, a student or students will be designated provocateurs for the coming week. It is their responsibility to keep the class lively and engaging by asking difficult and thought provoking questions. The provocateurs will be judged on the overall quality of the class meeting.
Grading:
Idea Blog = 20
NMI Quizzes = 20
Research Paper = 25
Panel Presentation = 10
University Functions = 5
Provocateurship = 10
Participation = 10
Participation:
Every student is expected to full participate in every class session. Participation requires that the student has read all materials before class and is ready engage in a discussion about it.
Professional Conduct:
Each student will be expected to conduct her or himself in a professional manner. No side conversations. Facebooking (yeah, I sense the irony there). Newspaper reading. If you have a question about what counts as professional behavior, ask me – before I have to call you out.
Attendance:
You are allowed to miss two class sessions. For every session you miss after two, your grade will be docked a letter grade.
Academic Honesty
All academic work must meet the standards contained in “A Culture of Honesty.” Students are responsible for informing themselves about those standards before performing any academic work. More information about academic honesty can be found at: http://www.uga.edu/ovpi/honesty/acadhon.htm
