CMN 496

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Adv Topics in Communication

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Credit: 3 OR 4 hours.

Advanced topics in communication not treated in regularly scheduled courses; see Class Schedule for current topics.

3 undergraduate hours. 4 graduate hours. May be repeated as topics vary.

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CMN 496 class schedule data for fall 2020
CRN	Type	Section	Time	Day	Location	Instructor	Section Details
53546	Online	JYG	9:30AM -10:50AM	TR	n.a.	Yang, J	Part of Term: 1 Date Range: 08/24/20-12/09/20 Credit: 4 hours Section Title: Political Campaign Analysis Section Info: See description of section JYU Restriction(s): Restricted to Graduate - Urbana-Champaign.
53544	Online	JYU	9:30AM -10:50AM	TR	n.a.	Yang, J	Part of Term: 1 Date Range: 08/24/20-12/09/20 Credit: 3 hours Section Title: Political Campaign Analysis Section Info: In this course, we will focus on the theory, science, and practice of political campaigns. We will start reviewing the key concepts and methods utilized in political campaigns and cover classic media effects theories and political marketing concepts that are essential to understand political campaigns. We will particularly focus on how campaigns have changed with the advancement of Internet technology, social media, and computational tools. This course also covers the challenges in modern political campaigns caused by misinformation, fake news, political bots, and political astroturfing. With incorporation of the ongoing US Midterm Elections into discussion, the course will seek to prepare you to make sense of not only todays political campaigns, but also those yet to come. Restriction(s): Restricted to Undergrad - Urbana-Champaign.
53564	Online	YG	12:30PM -1:50PM	TR	n.a.	Yang, J	Part of Term: 1 Date Range: 08/24/20-12/09/20 Credit: 4 hours Section Title: Intro to Comm Analytics Section Info: See description of section YU Restriction(s): Restricted to Graduate - Urbana-Champaign.
53562	Online	YU	12:30PM -1:50PM	TR	n.a.	Yang, J	Part of Term: 1 Date Range: 08/24/20-12/09/20 Credit: 3 hours Section Title: Intro to Comm Analytics Section Info: This course covers basic skills of analyzing quantitative and qualitative data from the internet, social media, and survey. Students will learn basics of R programming and how to use R for data manipulation, statistical analysis, and data visualization. These skills provide an overview of communication analytics, and they also serve as a necessary foundation for students interested in learning advanced computational methods and data science in communication. Restriction(s): Restricted to Undergrad - Urbana-Champaign.