T511 Tentative Schedule, First Semester 2007-2008
Date Readings What's Happening In Class
Monday Aug. 27 WPL 1
Reserve

Introduction.  Who am I?  Who are You?

Discussion: What is an audience anyway?

Monday Sept. 3 WPL 6&7

Measuring the size of an audience:

History and Methods

Monday Sept. 10 WPL 8

Products used in the American Media Industry

Monday Sept. 17 WPL 10 & 11

Measurement of Gross & Cumulative Audience:
Definitions and Calculations

Monday Sept. 24 WPL 2-5

Student Presentations of Ratings Article

Monday Oct. 1 Reserve

The future is NOW for Nielsen & Arbitron

Other Measurement Companies & Their Methods
Final Sign Up for Data Collection/Analysis/Presentation

Monday Oct. 8 Reserve

Introduction to Media Lab Software

Designing Experiments to Analyze Audience Response to Telecommunications

Monday Oct. 15 Reserve

Presentation of Experimental Article
Laboratory Method Lecture: Continuous Response Measure

Monday Oct. 22 --

Midterm

Monday Oct. 29 Reserve

CRM Data Collection Exercise Dr. Potter

Laboratory Method Lecture: Thought Listing

Monday Nov. 5 Reserve

CRM Presentation

Thought Listing Data Collection Exercise: Victoria & Lelia

Laboratory Method Lecture: Secondary Task Reaction Time

Monday Nov. 12 Reserve

Thought listing presentation

STRT Exercise: Tien Li, Di, Soyoung

Laboratory Method Lecture: Heart Rate

Monday Nov. 19 Reserve

STRT Presentation

Heart Rate Exercise: Ty, Young Ik, Won, Melissa

Laboratory Method Lecture: Skin Conductance

Monday Nov. 26 Reserve

Heart Rate Presentation

Skin Conductane Exercise: Sangyoung, Juyoung, Matthew, Xiaohui

Laboratory Method Lecture: Memory Measures

Monday Dec. 3 Reserve

Skin Conductance Presentation

Memory Exercise by Dr. Potter

Course Evaluation

Wed
Dec. 12
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Final Literature Summaries Due by Noon

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