EMB 140 - Electronic Media History

Credits: 3
Instructional Contact Hours: 3

Concentrates primarily on Broadcasting History, its roots and parentage. Compares relationships between past issues and personalities with those of today. Answers the question: Where do we come from and where are we going as a profession?

Prerequisite(s): None
Corequisite(s): None
Lecture Hours: 45 Lab Hours: 0
Meets MTA Requirement: Humanities
Pass/NoCredit: Yes

Outcomes and Objectives

Demonstrate an understanding of Electronic Media's history and its present.
1. Identify historical broadcast personalities, i.e., inventors, entrepreneurs, on-air talent, regulators, etc.
2. Identify the various broadcasting landmarks in the areas of technology, business and regulation.
3. Summarize the issues that have significantly confronted the profession from the beginning and how they were addressed.
4. Characterize trends, i.e., programmatic, organizational, industrial, etc.
5. Understand the accumulated decisions and responses made in our past and its influence on today’s Electronic Media.
6. Project the future, i.e., ownership, delivery systems and pricing, by understanding past practices.