How has this course shaped views, etc.

I actually feel that most of what we learned in this course could be described as common sense. I came into this class knowing that the media doesn't always portray minorities equally and/or respectfully. And that's pretty much what I got out of this course. It's a shame, but that's how it is.
Looking through my undergraduate bulletin, I noticed that this course used to be entitled "Minorities in Mass Communication." I have to wonder why the title was later changed to diversity, because essentially all we focused on in this course was minorities. That's what our final projects were, and that's about all we talked about in class. Granted, we did mention women and homosexuals briefly, but that probably took up about one day of class time overall. In order to truly call this a "diversity" course, it seems to me like we should have addressed diversity in all its many forms: religion, political views, socioeconomic status, etc., rather than simply talking about blacks, Asians and Hispanics and Native Americans. Sure, that's diversity, but it's only the tip of the metaphorical iceberg.
In all, I would have probably learned a lot more from this course if we explored diversity in its many, many forms as opposed to simply focusing on race. Racism does still exist, and it is good to be aware of that and seek ways of changing that. When it comes to the media especially, however, it's imperative that one be aware of bias and prejudice in other areas besides race.