CMN 529

Spring 2021 Part of Term 1

Part of Term 1
Jan 25-May 5

Seminar Communication Theory

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Credit: 4 hours.

Special topics in communication theory and research.

May be repeated to a maximum of 16 hours. Prerequisite: Consent of instructor.

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CMN 529 class schedule data for spring 2021
CRN	Type	Section	Time	Day	Location	Instructor	Section Details
52001	Online	BJ	2:00PM -4:50PM	R	n.a.	Barley, W Jackson, S	Part of Term: 1 Date Range: 01/25/21-05/05/21 Section Title: Comm,Tech & Social Change Section Info: This course begins with the premise that “new media” refers not to just a set of specific artifacts (devices, applications, infrastructures) but to a dramatically changed communication environment in which we should expect meaningful shifts at both the social-behavioral and societal levels. This seminar will introduce students to significant bodies of theorizing in communication and allied disciplines, each of which attempts to explain the relationship between technological and social change. Restriction(s): Restricted to Graduate - Urbana-Champaign.
50676	Online	JC	2:00PM -4:50PM	W	n.a.	Caughlin, J	Part of Term: 1 Date Range: 01/25/21-05/05/21 Section Title: (Un)open Communication Section Info: This seminar will examine the pervasive U.S. cultural belief that open communication is an elixir for most social problems. While touching on societal discourse related to (un)open communication, such as the notions of privacy and transparency, the focus will be on how people communicate with respect to (un)open communication. Specific topics will include disclosure, keeping secrets, and a wide variety of messages that are neither fully open or fully secretive (e.g., indirect communication, avoiding topics, strategic ambiguity). The course will explore both face-to-face and online contexts. Restriction(s): Restricted to Graduate - Urbana-Champaign.
50677	Online	LK	2:00PM -4:50PM	M	n.a.	Knobloch, L	Part of Term: 1 Date Range: 01/25/21-05/05/21 Section Title: Measurement in Comm Research Section Info: The value of quantitative scholarship depends on the quality of the measures that investigators use to conduct their research. This course examines the theoretical reasoning and statistical principles that govern measurement. The course is designed to cultivate the conceptual and statistical skills necessary for operationalizing constructs. The first part of the class will focus on how to formulate a conceptual definition of a construct. Then, the class will examine measurement issues associated with both continuous variables and categorical variables. Specific topics include reliability, validity, exploratory and confirmatory factor analysis, physiological measures, content analysis, and coding and rating schemes. Assignments will require students to grapple with measurement issues relevant to their own scholarship. The course is open to graduate students interested in all domains of quantitative research. Familiarity with linear regression procedures is required. Restriction(s): Restricted to Graduate - Urbana-Champaign. Restricted to students in the Communication department.
52670	Online	SP	2:00PM -4:50PM	T	n.a.	Poole, M	Part of Term: 1 Date Range: 01/25/21-05/05/21 Section Title: Theory Construction Section Info: This seminar focuses on the nature of theory and theory construction in communication studies and in the behavioral and social sciences more generally. The topics it explores include the nature of explanation; theoretical types; strategies for theory construction; the relationship between theory and inquiry in communication research; and evaluating and critiquing theories. A number of specific theories of communication will be discussed, focusing on exemplars of good theory. Restriction(s): Restricted to Graduate - Urbana-Champaign.