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Take Communications 105: Intro to Mass Communications II to learn about the development and impact of television the Internet and mass media. The course's engaging video lessons can be used for professional development, independent learning and academic purposes.

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11 chapters in Communications 105: Intro to Mass Communications II

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Ch 1. Broadcast Television {{cp.topicAssetIdToProgress[498147].percentComplete}}% complete

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Lesson 1 - History of Television: Invention & Timeline	Score: {{cp.lessonAssetIdToProgress[184757].bestScoreCorrect}}/{{cp.lessonAssetIdToProgress[184757].bestScoreQuestions}} Take Quiz Optional
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Lesson 2 - What is a Television Network? - Definition & Examples	Score: {{cp.lessonAssetIdToProgress[498149].bestScoreCorrect}}/{{cp.lessonAssetIdToProgress[498149].bestScoreQuestions}} Take Quiz Optional
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Lesson 3 - Categories of Broadcast Television	Score: {{cp.lessonAssetIdToProgress[498151].bestScoreCorrect}}/{{cp.lessonAssetIdToProgress[498151].bestScoreQuestions}} Take Quiz Optional
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Lesson 4 - Broadcasting & Programming: Types & Characteristics	Score: {{cp.lessonAssetIdToProgress[84622].bestScoreCorrect}}/{{cp.lessonAssetIdToProgress[84622].bestScoreQuestions}} Take Quiz Optional
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Lesson 5 - Television Programming Planning & Implementation	Score: {{cp.lessonAssetIdToProgress[476749].bestScoreCorrect}}/{{cp.lessonAssetIdToProgress[476749].bestScoreQuestions}} Take Quiz Optional
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	Lesson 1 - Public Broadcast Service (PBS): Definition, Origin & Funding			Score: {{cp.lessonAssetIdToProgress[498165].bestScoreCorrect}}/{{cp.lessonAssetIdToProgress[498165].bestScoreQuestions}} Take Quiz Optional
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Ch 3. Cable & Satellite Television {{cp.topicAssetIdToProgress[498171].percentComplete}}% complete

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Lesson 1 - Cable Television: Definition & History	Score: {{cp.lessonAssetIdToProgress[498175].bestScoreCorrect}}/{{cp.lessonAssetIdToProgress[498175].bestScoreQuestions}} Take Quiz Optional
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Lesson 2 - Invention of Cable & Satellite TV: Impact & Regulations	Score: {{cp.lessonAssetIdToProgress[475797].bestScoreCorrect}}/{{cp.lessonAssetIdToProgress[475797].bestScoreQuestions}} Take Quiz Optional
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Lesson 3 - Satellite Television: Definition & History	Score: {{cp.lessonAssetIdToProgress[498179].bestScoreCorrect}}/{{cp.lessonAssetIdToProgress[498179].bestScoreQuestions}} Take Quiz Optional
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Lesson 1 - History of Computers: Timeline & Evolution	Score: {{cp.lessonAssetIdToProgress[14057].bestScoreCorrect}}/{{cp.lessonAssetIdToProgress[14057].bestScoreQuestions}} Take Quiz Optional
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Lesson 2 - What is the History of the Internet? - Origins & Timeline	Score: {{cp.lessonAssetIdToProgress[14060].bestScoreCorrect}}/{{cp.lessonAssetIdToProgress[14060].bestScoreQuestions}} Take Quiz Optional
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Lesson 3 - World Wide Web: How the Web Works	Score: {{cp.lessonAssetIdToProgress[1748].bestScoreCorrect}}/{{cp.lessonAssetIdToProgress[1748].bestScoreQuestions}} Take Quiz Optional
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Lesson 4 - The Evolution of Portable Media Devices & Cell Phone Technology	Score: {{cp.lessonAssetIdToProgress[27836].bestScoreCorrect}}/{{cp.lessonAssetIdToProgress[27836].bestScoreQuestions}} Take Quiz Optional
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Lesson 5 - Internet Communication: Social Media, Email, Blog, & Chat	Score: {{cp.lessonAssetIdToProgress[1751].bestScoreCorrect}}/{{cp.lessonAssetIdToProgress[1751].bestScoreQuestions}} Take Quiz Optional
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Lesson 6 - What are Newsgroups and Discussion Forums?	Score: {{cp.lessonAssetIdToProgress[14064].bestScoreCorrect}}/{{cp.lessonAssetIdToProgress[14064].bestScoreQuestions}} Take Quiz Optional
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Lesson 7 - The Computer as a Mass Communication Tool	Score: {{cp.lessonAssetIdToProgress[498185].bestScoreCorrect}}/{{cp.lessonAssetIdToProgress[498185].bestScoreQuestions}} Take Quiz Optional
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Lesson 8 - Emerging Trends in Internet & Social Media Usage	Score: {{cp.lessonAssetIdToProgress[476755].bestScoreCorrect}}/{{cp.lessonAssetIdToProgress[476755].bestScoreQuestions}} Take Quiz Optional
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Ch 5. Internet Television {{cp.topicAssetIdToProgress[498191].percentComplete}}% complete

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Lesson 1 - Internet Television: Definition & Impact	Score: {{cp.lessonAssetIdToProgress[498193].bestScoreCorrect}}/{{cp.lessonAssetIdToProgress[498193].bestScoreQuestions}} Take Quiz Optional
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Lesson 2 - Internet Video: Content & Categories	Score: {{cp.lessonAssetIdToProgress[498195].bestScoreCorrect}}/{{cp.lessonAssetIdToProgress[498195].bestScoreQuestions}} Take Quiz Optional
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Lesson 3 - Microcasting: Definition, Example & Impact	Score: {{cp.lessonAssetIdToProgress[498197].bestScoreCorrect}}/{{cp.lessonAssetIdToProgress[498197].bestScoreQuestions}} Take Quiz Optional
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Lesson 4 - Impact of Technology on Modern Television	Score: {{cp.lessonAssetIdToProgress[475799].bestScoreCorrect}}/{{cp.lessonAssetIdToProgress[475799].bestScoreQuestions}} Take Quiz Optional
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Ch 6. Government Influence on the Television Industry {{cp.topicAssetIdToProgress[498199].percentComplete}}% complete

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Lesson 1 - Communications Act of 1934: Purpose & Impact	Score: {{cp.lessonAssetIdToProgress[498201].bestScoreCorrect}}/{{cp.lessonAssetIdToProgress[498201].bestScoreQuestions}} Take Quiz Optional
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Lesson 2 - Obscene, Indecent & Profane Content on Television	Score: {{cp.lessonAssetIdToProgress[498207].bestScoreCorrect}}/{{cp.lessonAssetIdToProgress[498207].bestScoreQuestions}} Take Quiz Optional
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Lesson 3 - Miller v. California in 1973: Summary & Decision	Score: {{cp.lessonAssetIdToProgress[17807].bestScoreCorrect}}/{{cp.lessonAssetIdToProgress[17807].bestScoreQuestions}} Take Quiz Optional
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Lesson 4 - Censorship in Television: Definition & Examples	Score: {{cp.lessonAssetIdToProgress[498209].bestScoreCorrect}}/{{cp.lessonAssetIdToProgress[498209].bestScoreQuestions}} Take Quiz Optional
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Ch 7. Trade Associations in Television {{cp.topicAssetIdToProgress[498217].percentComplete}}% complete

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Lesson 1 - National Association of Broadcasters: Role & Television Code	Score: {{cp.lessonAssetIdToProgress[498219].bestScoreCorrect}}/{{cp.lessonAssetIdToProgress[498219].bestScoreQuestions}} Take Quiz Optional
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Lesson 2 - National Cable & Telecommunications Association: Purpose & Role	Score: {{cp.lessonAssetIdToProgress[498221].bestScoreCorrect}}/{{cp.lessonAssetIdToProgress[498221].bestScoreQuestions}} Take Quiz Optional
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Lesson 3 - Satellite Broadcasting & Communications Association: Purpose & Role	Score: {{cp.lessonAssetIdToProgress[498223].bestScoreCorrect}}/{{cp.lessonAssetIdToProgress[498223].bestScoreQuestions}} Take Quiz Optional
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Ch 8. Advertising in Mass Media {{cp.topicAssetIdToProgress[498225].percentComplete}}% complete

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Lesson 1 - What is Advertising? - Definition & Examples	Score: {{cp.lessonAssetIdToProgress[9213].bestScoreCorrect}}/{{cp.lessonAssetIdToProgress[9213].bestScoreQuestions}} Take Quiz Optional
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Lesson 2 - Roles within Paid Digital Advertising	Score: {{cp.lessonAssetIdToProgress[395619].bestScoreCorrect}}/{{cp.lessonAssetIdToProgress[395619].bestScoreQuestions}} Take Quiz Optional
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Lesson 3 - Advocacy Advertising: Definition & Examples	Score: {{cp.lessonAssetIdToProgress[9560].bestScoreCorrect}}/{{cp.lessonAssetIdToProgress[9560].bestScoreQuestions}} Take Quiz Optional
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Lesson 4 - Public Service Announcement (PSA): Definition, Purpose & Guidelines	Score: {{cp.lessonAssetIdToProgress[498233].bestScoreCorrect}}/{{cp.lessonAssetIdToProgress[498233].bestScoreQuestions}} Take Quiz Optional
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Lesson 5 - What is Narrowcasting? - Definition & Examples	Score: {{cp.lessonAssetIdToProgress[17741].bestScoreCorrect}}/{{cp.lessonAssetIdToProgress[17741].bestScoreQuestions}} Take Quiz Optional
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Lesson 6 - Advertising Abuses & Regulation	Score: {{cp.lessonAssetIdToProgress[29954].bestScoreCorrect}}/{{cp.lessonAssetIdToProgress[29954].bestScoreQuestions}} Take Quiz Optional
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Ch 9. News Media Role & Impact {{cp.topicAssetIdToProgress[498235].percentComplete}}% complete

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Lesson 1 - The Media Industry: Roles, Impact & Ethics	Score: {{cp.lessonAssetIdToProgress[29595].bestScoreCorrect}}/{{cp.lessonAssetIdToProgress[29595].bestScoreQuestions}} Take Quiz Optional
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Lesson 2 - Private vs. State-Controlled Media	Score: {{cp.lessonAssetIdToProgress[31568].bestScoreCorrect}}/{{cp.lessonAssetIdToProgress[31568].bestScoreQuestions}} Take Quiz Optional
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Lesson 3 - Anti-Government Media: Definition & Examples	Score: {{cp.lessonAssetIdToProgress[476759].bestScoreCorrect}}/{{cp.lessonAssetIdToProgress[476759].bestScoreQuestions}} Take Quiz Optional
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Lesson 4 - Media Bias & Criticism: Definition, Types & Examples	Score: {{cp.lessonAssetIdToProgress[20173].bestScoreCorrect}}/{{cp.lessonAssetIdToProgress[20173].bestScoreQuestions}} Take Quiz Optional
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Lesson 5 - Fairness Doctrine: Definition, Pros & Cons	Score: {{cp.lessonAssetIdToProgress[421415].bestScoreCorrect}}/{{cp.lessonAssetIdToProgress[421415].bestScoreQuestions}} Take Quiz Optional
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Lesson 6 - What Is Slander & Libel? - Definition, Laws & Examples	Score: {{cp.lessonAssetIdToProgress[19472].bestScoreCorrect}}/{{cp.lessonAssetIdToProgress[19472].bestScoreQuestions}} Take Quiz Optional
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Lesson 7 - Influence of Media Reports on Public Policy and Opinion	Score: {{cp.lessonAssetIdToProgress[39536].bestScoreCorrect}}/{{cp.lessonAssetIdToProgress[39536].bestScoreQuestions}} Take Quiz Optional
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Lesson 8 - Media's Influence on the Public's Political Attitudes	Score: {{cp.lessonAssetIdToProgress[20172].bestScoreCorrect}}/{{cp.lessonAssetIdToProgress[20172].bestScoreQuestions}} Take Quiz Optional
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Lesson 9 - Media's Role During the Civil Rights Movement	Score: {{cp.lessonAssetIdToProgress[138609].bestScoreCorrect}}/{{cp.lessonAssetIdToProgress[138609].bestScoreQuestions}} Take Quiz Optional
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Lesson 10 - Media's Role in the Anti-Vietnam War Movement	Score: {{cp.lessonAssetIdToProgress[76424].bestScoreCorrect}}/{{cp.lessonAssetIdToProgress[76424].bestScoreQuestions}} Take Quiz Optional
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Ch 10. Cultural Impact of Television {{cp.topicAssetIdToProgress[498241].percentComplete}}% complete

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Lesson 1 - Impact of Mass Media on Modern Society	Score: {{cp.lessonAssetIdToProgress[475707].bestScoreCorrect}}/{{cp.lessonAssetIdToProgress[475707].bestScoreQuestions}} Take Quiz Optional
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Lesson 2 - Violence and the Media: How the Media Impacts Violence	Score: {{cp.lessonAssetIdToProgress[7740].bestScoreCorrect}}/{{cp.lessonAssetIdToProgress[7740].bestScoreQuestions}} Take Quiz Optional
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Lesson 1 - Marshall McLuhan & the Global Village Concept	Score: {{cp.lessonAssetIdToProgress[498255].bestScoreCorrect}}/{{cp.lessonAssetIdToProgress[498255].bestScoreQuestions}} Take Quiz Optional
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Lesson 2 - Global Village & Media: Pros, Cons & Examples	Score: {{cp.lessonAssetIdToProgress[476761].bestScoreCorrect}}/{{cp.lessonAssetIdToProgress[476761].bestScoreQuestions}} Take Quiz Optional
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Lesson 3 - Impact of Global Mass Communication on Information Availability, Social Awareness & Business	Score: {{cp.lessonAssetIdToProgress[498263].bestScoreCorrect}}/{{cp.lessonAssetIdToProgress[498263].bestScoreQuestions}} Take Quiz Optional
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Lesson 4 - Impact of Global Media on Social Values	Score: {{cp.lessonAssetIdToProgress[498265].bestScoreCorrect}}/{{cp.lessonAssetIdToProgress[498265].bestScoreQuestions}} Take Quiz Optional
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Lesson 5 - Impact of the Internet on Global Mass Communication	Score: {{cp.lessonAssetIdToProgress[498267].bestScoreCorrect}}/{{cp.lessonAssetIdToProgress[498267].bestScoreQuestions}} Take Quiz Optional
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Lesson 6 - Cultivation Theory of Mass Communication: Definition & History	Score: {{cp.lessonAssetIdToProgress[476719].bestScoreCorrect}}/{{cp.lessonAssetIdToProgress[476719].bestScoreQuestions}} Take Quiz Optional
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About This Course

In Communications 105, you'll become familiar with the platforms and technologies that have contributed to mass communications over the last several decades. As you progress through the course's short and informative lessons, you'll break down the elements/impacts of broadcast, cable, satellite and Internet television, as well as TV industry regulations, trade associations, news media and much more.

The course is accessible on any Internet-connected device, and you can study at any time that fits your schedule. Students can use the course to supplement their communications textbooks or study for exams, and working professionals and independent learners can work through the course to gain a deeper understanding of basic mass communication concepts. Included in the course are lesson quizzes, chapter exams and a final assessment to help you remember all the information you study.

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Broadcast Television	Summarize the history of television; define the components of broadcast television and television networks; identify categories of broadcast television and types of programming; identify major and minor broadcast networks and discuss their roles in television programming; give examples of types/genres of television broadcasts and describe the impact of broadcast television on mass communication.
Public Broadcast Service Overview	Describe the Public Broadcasting Service (PBS); assess the origin, history and funding of PBS; explain the impact of public television on programming and market share.
Cable & Satellite Television	Define the elements of cable and satellite television; explain the impact of cable and satellite on network television.
Computers & the Internet	Discuss the history of computers, the Internet and the World Wide Web; describe changes and development in devices and delivery aspects; identify ways in which computers, the Internet and the World Wide Web have impacted and changed mass communication; discuss the major draws of computers and the Internet, including socialization, and and give examples of new trends in mass communication media.
Internet Television	Describe the elements of Internet television; identify categories of Internet video; define the concept of microcasting; explain the impact of technology on modern television.
Government Influence on the Television Industry	Explain why the government got involved in the broadcast industry; identify the ways in which the government influences television.
Trade Associations in Television	Identify national trade associations in television; explain the role of these associations and identify the ways in which they influence television.
Advertising in Mass Media	Define advertising; examine the role of advertising in mass media; explain how advertising has influenced mass media.
News Media Role & Impact	Identify types of news media; describe the role of the media industry; identify the responsibilities of the media with regard to news gathering.
Cultural Impact of Television	Summarize the cultural impact of television; discuss influential television programming from TV's Golden Age through today.
Global Impact of Mass Communication	Identify important concepts in international/global media; define the term global village; discuss Marshal McLuhan and his role in the development of the global village concept; review the control, effect and impact of global communication in different mass communication media; describe the effects of global communication, including the concept of globalization of values.

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