JOURN 201 Study Guide - Fall 2018, Comprehensive Midterm Notes - Trust Law, Percussion Cap, New Media
JOURN 201
MIDTERM EXAM
STUDY GUIDE
Fall 2018
Journalism 201
Week 1
Notes
Professor Hernando Rojas
Office hours: Fridays 11:00am-12:00pm
5168 Vilas hall
Important to-know for class
- Laptop use is not recommended
- Participating is important in both lecture and discussion
- Course readings are on canvas
- Contact the TA first before contacting professor
Platforms that will be used in class
- Packback- a discussion board that allows you to ask questions. You get points for the
quality of both the question and of the answer
- Canvas- everything you need will be on canvas. Lecture notes will be posted
- Turnitin- will be used to turn in essays
Assignments
- Do the three readings for week one
- Assignment 1 is due on the 11. Check canvas to see info on assignment
- Set up packback
Attention/How TV affects the brains of children
We are not multi-taskers we are serial taskers
- Serial tasking is shifting attention from one to the next and back and forth. It is a very
inefficient way of getting things done
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- We are susceptible to optimistic bias
o This is the idea that we are better than others and that bad things happen to others
and not us.
o This allows us to misjudge risks.
How TV affects the brain of young children
- It pains an inaccurate picture of the world
- It give them satisfaction
- Too much TV can cause ADHD
- Children have difficulty focusing.
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Document Summary
Participating is important in both lecture and discussion. Contact the ta first before contacting professor. Packback- a discussion board that allows you to ask questions. You get points for the quality of both the question and of the answer. Canvas- everything you need will be on canvas. Turnitin- will be used to turn in essays. Do the three readings for week one. Assignment 1 is due on the 11. We are not multi-taskers we are serial taskers. Serial tasking is shifting attention from one to the next and back and forth. It is a very inefficient way of getting things done. We are susceptible to optimistic bias: this is the idea that we are better than others and that bad things happen to others and not us, this allows us to misjudge risks. How tv affects the brain of young children. It pains an inaccurate picture of the world. The way stories are told today has changed.