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Advertising & Society (ADV 371J), University of Texas
Professor: Jef I. Richards

COURSE OUTLINE: The tentative outline below indicates the dates for exams and major assignments. If changes in the schedule are necessary, students will be held responsible for all changes announced in class.

Week Beginning Readings* Activities
1 1/18 RP - Teaching Adv. in
Society Course
Introduction
2 1/25 H&W Ch. 1 Background
    H&W Ch. 2 & 6 Advertising's Intended Effects.
3 2/1 RP - Catholic Church Handbook  
  2/3 H&W Ch.25, 26 Evaluating Those Effects.
4 2/8 RP - Articles A-C  
    H&W Ch. 24, 3, 4, & 5 Advertising's Unintended Effects
5 2/15 RP - Articles D-G Advertising's Unintended Effects
6 2/22 RP - Articles H-J How Powerful Is Advertising?
    If you haven't yet, you'd better start on that research paper! Introduction to Legal Research.
7 2/29   * Quiz #1
  3/2 H&W Ch. 13 Advertising and the First Amendment.
    RP - "Is 44 Liquormart a Turning Point?"  
8 3/7   More First Amendment
9 3/14   SPRING BREAK!
10 3/21 P. Ch. 4, 5 & 6 Warranty and Misrepresentation.
11 3/28 P. Ch. 8 & 2 The FTC and Deceptive Ads.
  3/30   * Research Paper Due no later than 2:05 pm
12 4/4   * Quiz #2
  4/6 P. Ch. 9 Who Does the FTC Protect?
13 4/11 P. Ch. 3 & 7 Materiality.
Unfairness.
  4/13 P. Ch. 11 & 12 Spoofs & Claim Substantiation.
Puffery.
14 4/18 P. Ch. 13 & 14 Mock-Ups & Comparative Ads.
  4/20   Remedies, Trade Rules & State Actions.
15 4/25 RP - "Legal Potholes on the Information Superhighway" Interactive Advertising
  4/27   Self-Regulation.
16 5/2 H&W Ch. 27 FTC Remedies & Children's Advertising.
  5/4   * Quiz #3

* H&W = Hovland & Wilcox book, P = Preston book, RP = Readings Packet.
OTHER READINGS MAY BE ASSIGNED THROUGHOUT THE SEMESTER!

 

Jef I. Richards

Copyright © 2000 Jef I. Richards. All rights reserved.

 




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