Fall 2022 Syllabus

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Schedules

Topic Schedule


Table 3
Name
Week
Start Date
1
Let's Talk About Bias - Everyone Has It and That's Okay
Week 1
8/15/2022
2
All Media Has Bias Too
Week 2
8/22/2022
3
Information Industry
Week 3
8/29/2022
4
Let's Get Social: Social Media, Your Information, and a Billion Dollar Industry
Week 4
9/5/2022
5
Spreading Fake News On Social Media: A Million Dollar Industry (and some say billion)
Week 5
9/12/2022
6
What Journalists Are Supposed to Look Like
Week 6
9/19/2022
7
A Study Says..... What Statistics Mean and What They Don't
Week 7
9/26/2022
8
"In my expert opinion......" Experts and their Expertise
Week 8
10/3/2022
9
Viral Media and The Cure
Week 9
10/10/2022
10
Fact-Checking For Those Who Don’t Have Time
Week 10
10/17/2022
11
Take Off the Tin Foil Hat - Debunking Conspiracy Theories
Week 11
11/7/2022
12
Government Information In the Real World (And Why You Need to Know About It.)
Week 12
11/14/2022
13
Why do we need the library? Everything is online now.
Week 13
11/21/2022
14
Fact Checking in the Real World
Week 14
11/28/2022
15
Everyone Has Done Their Research and Why You Should Still Do Your Own
Week 15
11/28/2022
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Due Dates For Assignments and Quizzes

Assignments
Name
Topic Start Date
Assignment Date Due
Points
1
In Ine Word
8/15/2022
8/19/2022, 11:59 PM
10
2
Are You Biased? - Assignment Is a Discussion
8/15/2022
8/29/2022, 11:59 PM
0
3
The Mainstream Media
8/22/2022
8/29/2022, 11:59 PM
20
4
The Information Industry - Who Owns What
8/29/2022
9/6/2022, 11:59 PM
25
5
Social Media & Fake News
9/5/2022, 9/12/2022
9/19/2022, 11:59 PM
50
6
Ethics In Journalism
9/19/2022
9/26/2022, 11:59 PM
30
7
A Survey Says - No Assignment This Week - Discussion
9/26/2022
10/3/2022, 11:59 PM
0
8
Do You Believe The Experts?
10/3/2022
10/10/2022, 11:59 PM
20
9
Sharing Viral Information
10/10/2022
10/17/2022, 11:59 PM
25
10
Real or Fake - Check Your Fake News Skills
10/17/2022
10/24/2022, 11:59 PM
20
11
Birds Aren't Real and Other World "Truths"
11/7/2022
10/31/2022, 11:59 PM
30
12
Government Information
11/14/2022
11/7/2022, 11:59 PM
25
13
Looking To the Library - Getting Quality Information
11/21/2022
11/14/2022, 11:59 PM
25
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Quizzes

Quizzes
Name
Week #
Week Start Date
Due Date
Points
1
Syllabus Quiz
Week 1
8/15/2022
8/22/2022, 11:59 PM
15
2
Name That Bias
Week 2
8/15/2022
8/29/2022, 11:59 PM
20
3
Mid-Term
Week 8
10/1/2022
10/5/2022, 11:59 PM
0
4
Week 10 Quiz
Week 10
10/17/2022
10/21/2022, 11:59 PM
15
5
Final Exam
Week 15
11/30/2022
12/5/2022, 11:52 AM
100
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Extra Credit

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Fact-Checking

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