This course, a capstone course in the communication sequence, requires students to confront issues in broadcast, corporate, and non-profit environments from the viewpoint of the media manager-producer. Topics include facility planning; the impact of developing technologies and trends; project administration; and such issues as producer roles, audience analysis, proposal writing, budgets, funding, research, talent selection, scheduling, ethics, liability, copyright, and regulatory bodies (the FCC and BMI/ASCAP). Media distribution and marketing are examined, including transmission modes, duplication, market share, rating point systems, evaluations. Academic Media Center projects are used as case analyses and hands-on experiences for the class.

Prerequisite: 90 credits, including 30 in the major and COSK2220 or COSK2225