ASSIGNMENTS

Late Assignments:  
As a general rule, late assignments will NOT be accepted.  Exceptions may be made in extraordinary circumstances and when there is an excused absence (see Syllabus). Assignments submitted in a timely manner via email will be accepted if a hard-copy is subsequently submitted as well. 

Written Assignments: 
All written out-of-class assignments are to be done in 12 point font, double spaced, and with one inch margins. Length requirements (which are not sacrosanct) are for the text itself and materials such as title pages, data exhibits, etc. are not counted in determining the overall length.  Use footnotes or endnotes to cite the sources of materials used and quoted when applicable. 

LETTER ASSIGNMENT

Students shall write a formal letter to the FCC setting forth the major issues surrounding "network neutrality" and the actions the student believes the FCC should take to address these issues. The letter is due the class period of April 25, 2008.

NB: The successful completion of this assignment requires a familiarity with the powers, structure and function of the FCC.

GROUP ASSIGNMENT

At the beginning of the third week of the semester, the class will be divided into groups.  Each group will prepare and present to the class a report detailing how a country other than the U.S. regulates (or not) sexually explicit materials across different media, specifically, print, television, movies and the internet.

The report will be presented upon the completion of the readings and discussion of "Government Influence on Media: Regulatory Agency - FCC". (See the Sequential Chronology of Topics and Assigned Readings on the "Readings 164" page.)  The format of the presentation will be determined by each group individually.  Although not required, it is expected that each presentation would be approximately 20 minutes in length.  No presentation should exceed 25 minutes.  Each group must submit a list of the group members which specifies the relative contribution of each member to the overall group product.