Some of the topics to consider for the midterm are: media violence (follow the links posted below), media consolidation and ownership (how it affects the content we are offered), the nature and psychology of advertising.
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Are we going to have the whole class period to take this midterm?
I agree for something as important towards my grade as a midterm, a study sheet produced more than a day in advance would be very helpful. just a hint for the future Sewall.
not only that,but why dont we spend a little less time in class discussing porn and spend some time on subjects regaurding the midterm, so we can have more than one night to study a midterm that counts for nearly half our grade?
I would bet the "nature and psychology of advertising" stuff is from that video we watched that was all about advertising and how it makes us feel like we aren't worthy and are in great need of what ever thing is being advertised in order to live.
Ok I am totally lost here. Before the spring break I remember Carl saying there would be questions from 'medium is the message' and 'amusing ourselves to death' but nothing as such is mentioned here. Would be nice, to skim through, if given the specific topics to prepare for the exam. And this last minute announcement is bit uncalled for.
Not to just agree with everyone, but i was at the last class period, and i am absolutly positive there wasnt a single thing mentioned for or about there being an exam tomarrow. looking back from three weeks ago i can see something mentiond, but all we did last thursday is listen to five of the classmates talk about Porn. i dont understand why something as big as our midterm, shich has nothing to do with pornography wasnt discussed?
have you guys ever taken a college class? professors do this all the time. sometimes they just say good luck and sometimes they don't say anything about it. it's gonna be fine guys.
OMG there is always a wrong answer with this guy. In media there shouldn't be no wrong or right answer. I overheard some girls taking about how half of the class got a D or F in this class last semester. Whats up with that?
People- Did you ever think that Professor Sewall has more than one class and that he himself has a life. There is close to 100 students in just this one class so give the poor man a break.
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Are we going to have the whole class period to take this midterm?
any helpfull trains of thoughts regarding the "nature and psychology of advertising"....?
it would have been nice to knwo these last thursday so i could have studied over the weekend...
I agree for something as important towards my grade as a midterm, a study sheet produced more than a day in advance would be very helpful. just a hint for the future Sewall.
not only that,but why dont we spend a little less time in class discussing porn and spend some time on subjects regaurding the midterm, so we can have more than one night to study a midterm that counts for nearly half our grade?
would there be any questions regarding McLuhan and Postmans' respective books?
I would bet the "nature and psychology of advertising" stuff is from that video we watched that was all about advertising and how it makes us feel like we aren't worthy and are in great need of what ever thing is being advertised in order to live.
Advertising is the antithesis of therapy.
I say we all boycott this style of last minute acknowledgement of whats expected of us for a midterm.
Ok I am totally lost here. Before the spring break I remember Carl saying there would be questions from 'medium is the message' and 'amusing ourselves to death' but nothing as such is mentioned here. Would be nice, to skim through, if given the specific topics to prepare for the exam. And this last minute announcement is bit uncalled for.
Not to just agree with everyone, but i was at the last class period, and i am absolutly positive there wasnt a single thing mentioned for or about there being an exam tomarrow. looking back from three weeks ago i can see something mentiond, but all we did last thursday is listen to five of the classmates talk about Porn. i dont understand why something as big as our midterm, shich has nothing to do with pornography wasnt discussed?
Let's just forget the midterm and move on... I mean arent we beyond the "middle of the term."
We havent done anything except for what we have been tested on really. And have no material to study, or time, this could ruin a lot of grades.
i wouldnt worry to much about it. i feel like alot of the info we will have to write about is all just the stuff we heard in the videos.
O THANK GOODNESS FOR WILLBUR! I was all stressed out until you relieved me of it in your post.
have you guys ever taken a college class? professors do this all the time. sometimes they just say good luck and sometimes they don't say anything about it. it's gonna be fine guys.
We can do it!
Can somebody hold my hand while I take it??
OMG there is always a wrong answer with this guy. In media there shouldn't be no wrong or right answer. I overheard some girls taking about how half of the class got a D or F in this class last semester. Whats up with that?
Did you guys ever check the statistic of our results in D2L? The overall percentage of our class is 80+. I guess, only hopeless are fallen behind.
Did anyone get their grade posted in D2L for the midterm yet? Because I am not sseing anything?
my grade for the midterm is still not posted anyone else having that problem?
People-
Did you ever think that Professor Sewall has more than one class and that he himself has a life. There is close to 100 students in just this one class so give the poor man a break.
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