Monday, March 30, 2015
Friday, March 27, 2015
Test II Grades are up!
Check 'em out. These grades reflect a 7 point curve (two students received a raw test score of 93), as well as any extra credit you earned between the first and second tests. I'll see everyone next week!
Wednesday, March 25, 2015
Thursday Media Law Class is Cancelled!!
(Monday students, please ignore this post.)
Tuesday/Thursday Folks: I’ve got to cancel tomorrow’s class. Terribly sorry for the late notice. We’ll meet again next Tuesday and talk about defamation & libel.
PLEASE use tomorrow’s cancellation as an opportunity to head to the library and work on your TERM PAPER. It is worth 35% of your grade. I will help you as much as I can to get an A on the paper, but you need to get started for me to be able to help you.
Hope everyone has a nice week, and I look forward to seeing you next Monday/Tuesday.
Tuesday, March 10, 2015
Sample Term Papers
Due to popular demand, here are two sample term papers from previous semesters. Please note the following:
- I have omitted section one from both papers so as to not give away the answer to that part of the assignment;
- Neither paper is perfect, and I don't vouch for the content of either. These are samples for those who are really struggling to understand what the paper should look like.
- You should follow the actual assignment outline in writing your paper. This year's assignment is slightly different from previous assignments, so if you only follow these samples (and not the actual assignment requirements), you will fail. So READ the ASSIGNMENT.
- Don't be stupid and plagiarize from either of these papers, or from anywhere else. Plagiarism means failure. And cite your sources.
Email with questions. Or come to my office hours.
Thursday, March 5, 2015
Careful what you say about your employer online...
Ars Technica is reporting a crazy story out of Abu Dhabi: A US citizen who works in the UAE as a helicopter mechanic was arrested in Abu Dhabi for disparaging his employer via a Facebook post. Thirty-three year old Ryan Pate of Belleair Bluffs, Florida, is accused of slandering his employer, which is illegal in the Emirates:
He wrote in December about his superiors at Global Aerospace Logistics being "backstabbers." He left Florida to return overseas, pack up his stuff, and quit his job. Police called him to come to the station, and he was arrested last month.
Pate has a March 17 trial date and, if convicted, could be sentenced to five years in jail.
Monday, March 2, 2015
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