[ecrea] internet course - Introduction to Comparative International Media Systems

>The <http://www.umsl.edu/>University of 
>Missouri-St Louis is offering an internet-based 
>course from August 23 to December 15. 
><http://umslce.org/index.php/catalog/College-of-Fine-Arts-&-Communication/Noncredit-Programs/Courses-&-Workshops/Introduction-to-Comparative-International-Media-Systems/details>Introduction 
>to Comparative International Media Systems 
>(MedSt 2500) is an online course offered for 
>both credit and non-credit. The Fall 2010 course 
>deals with 
><http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Development_communication>development 
>communication and attempts by core nations to 
>assist those in the third world through a 
>variety of communication/media efforts. 
>Introduction to Comparative Media Systems 
>consists of weekly videos, readings and discussions.
>-  Offers a complete introduction to the history 
>of development communication  process of 
>systematically intervening with either media or 
>education in order to promote positive social change
>- Discusses the major approaches and theories in 
>development communication, including educational 
>issues of training, literacy, schooling, and use 
>of media from print and radio to video and the internet
>-  Explores the role of non-governmental 
>organizations (NGOs), the 
><http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/CNN_effect>CNN 
>Effect, and the power of grass-roots movements 
>and bottom-up approaches that challenge the status quo in global media
>-  Provides a critical analysis of government 
>aid agencies, NGOs, and Foundations in terms of 
>adversely affecting the cultures and other aspects of Third World regions
>The textbook is 
><http://books.google.com/books?id=ZcDtF-DbQXEC&printsec=frontcover&dq=Developmental+Communication:+Reframing+the+Role+of+the+Media&source=bl&ots=WedcsGF4fu&sig=ICFbNuNT0T1YFp-1LY3Ck4eoYPI&hl=en&ei=tVz0S6WFH6bMMKP_gLgF&sa=X&oi=book_result&ct=result&resnum=3&ved=0CB8Q6AEwAg#v=onepage&q&f=false>Developmental 
>Communication: Reframing the Role of the Media 
>(Wiley-Blackwell Publishers) by 
><http://www.umsl.edu/~theater/bios/mcphail.html>Professor 
>Tom McPhail, who also teaches this course. 
>Students with Internet access from anywhere in 
>the world may enroll. In the book Developmental 
>Communication: Reframing the Role of the Media, 
>top media scholars explore the details of 
>communication in areas where modernization has failed to deliver change.
>To register for Media Studies 2500, for either 
>credit or non-credit, students may contact 
>Debbie Doering via email 
><mailto:(debbied /at/ umsl.edu)>(debbied /at/ umsl.edu) or by phone at 314-516-6793.
>
>The <http://www.umsl.edu/>University of 
>Missouri-St Louis is offering an internet-based 
>course from August 23 to December 15. 
><http://umslce.org/index.php/catalog/College-of-Fine-Arts-&-Communication/Noncredit-Programs/Courses-&-Workshops/Introduction-to-Comparative-International-Media-Systems/details>Introduction 
>to Comparative International Media Systems 
>(MedSt 2500) is an online course offered for 
>both credit and non-credit. The Fall 2010 course 
>deals with 
><http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Development_communication>development 
>communication and attempts by core nations to 
>assist those in the third world through a 
>variety of communication/media efforts. 
>Introduction to Comparative Media Systems 
>consists of weekly videos, readings and discussions.
>-  Offers a complete introduction to the history 
>of development communication  process of 
>systematically intervening with either media or 
>education in order to promote positive social change
>-  Discusses the major approaches and theories 
>in development communication, including 
>educational issues of training, literacy, 
>schooling, and use of media from print and radio to video and the internet
>-  Explores the role of non-governmental 
>organizations (NGOs), the 
><http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/CNN_effect>CNN 
>Effect, and the power of grass-roots movements 
>and bottom-up approaches that challenge the status quo in global media
>-  Provides a critical analysis of government 
>aid agencies, NGOs, and Foundations in terms of 
>adversely affecting the cultures and other aspects of Third World regions
>The textbook is 
><http://books.google.com/books?id=ZcDtF-DbQXEC&printsec=frontcover&dq=Developmental+Communication:+Reframing+the+Role+of+the+Media&source=bl&ots=WedcsGF4fu&sig=ICFbNuNT0T1YFp-1LY3Ck4eoYPI&hl=en&ei=tVz0S6WFH6bMMKP_gLgF&sa=X&oi=book_result&ct=result&resnum=3&ved=0CB8Q6AEwAg#v=onepage&q&f=false>Developmental 
>Communication: Reframing the Role of the Media 
>(Wiley-Blackwell Publishers) by 
><http://www.umsl.edu/~theater/bios/mcphail.html>Professor 
>Tom McPhail, who also teaches this course. 
>Students with Internet access from anywhere in 
>the world may enroll. In the book Developmental 
>Communication: Reframing the Role of the Media, 
>top media scholars explore the details of 
>communication in areas where modernization has failed to deliver change.
>To register for Media Studies 2500, for either 
>credit or non-credit, students may contact 
>Debbie Doering via email 
><mailto:(debbied /at/ umsl.edu)>(debbied /at/ umsl.edu) or by phone at 314-516-6793.
>
>

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