Week 1, Day 1
Welcome!
First Amendment Fundamentals
Course Overview & Syllabus Review
Week 1, Day 2
Blog Workshop
Set-up & Post 1: Top Five News Sources
Supreme Court & How Law is Made
Quiz 1 posted, due one week
Week 2, Day 2
Key Post: Eight Values of Free Expression
Week 3, Day 1
MLK Day
"In the Age of AI," Part 1
At home / in class
Week 3, Day 2
History: Founding Era and Idea of America
Quiz 2 posted, due one week.
Week 4, Day 1
History: War, Reconstruction and 2nd Bill of Rights
Week 4, Day 2
Seminar: Online Privacy TEDtalks
Quiz 3 posted, due one week.
Week 5, Day 1
History: Progressive Era and Birth of Modern First Amendment
Week 5, Day 2
Seminar: Diffusion of Innovations Theory
Quiz 4 posted, due one week.
Week 9, Day 1
Levels of Protection — Type of Speech + Type of Forum
Week 9, Day 2
Levels of Protection — Type of Medium + Type of Speaker
Quiz 5 posted, due one week.

Week 10, Day 1
Commercial & Corporate Speech.
Resource: Commercial SpeechWeek 10, Day 2
Commercial & Corporate Speech, cont'd.
Quiz 6 posted, due one week.
Week 11, Day 1
"Thank You For Smoking"
Ethics Reflection, due one week.
Week 11, Day 2
AI Research Project
Identifying Major-Related Topics
Week 12, Day 1Copyright Law.
Week 12, Day 2
Trademark Law.
Quizzes 7 & 8, due one week.
Week 13, Day 1
MLK, Civil Rights & Birth of the Modern First Amendment.
Week 13, Day 2
Libel Law.
Resource: Defamation
Week 14, Day 1
"In the Age of AI," Part 2
At home / in class
Week 14, Day 2
Libel Law.Resource: Defamation
Quiz 9, due one week.
Privacy Torts
Quiz 10, due one week.
Week 15, Day 2
Research Paper Coaching.
Tools & Procedures
Week 16, Day 1
Formatting & Protocols
FINAL EXAM PERIOD
M / W classes = Noon April 24
T / Th classes = 8 a.m. April 29
PAPER DUE = Upload to Blackboard
Congratulations!




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