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  • COMM 408: Children and Media:Cognitive Development

    3.00 Credits
    University of Pennsylvania

    Linebarger. Prerequisite(s): COMM 125 and COMM 225. This seminar is designed to investigate the relationships between children's cognitive development and their use of media (i.e., television, computers, the Internet, video games, electronic toys). We will examine normal patterns of children's thinking and how these patterns are situated in children's lives (e.g., contextual factors that mediate cognitive functioning). Then, students will apply these concepts to understand both the creation of and the effects associated with media.
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  • COMM 410: New Media and Community Life

    3.00 Credits
    University of Pennsylvania

    Hampton. Prerequisite(s): COMM 125 or COMM 130. This upper level course provides an overview of recent research on the social implications of new media. The focus is on how recent technological innovations, including personal computing, the Internet and mobile phones may be changing the way we interact with each other, our environments and those around us. This seminar takes students beyond the basic questions of "are virtual communities real communities " and "does the Internet destroy or save community " to an in- depth discussion of how networks of community relations are maintained and transformed on and offline as a result of new media. The course is based around the argument that computer networks are inherently social networks, linking people, organizations and communities. This subject is heavily weighted towards the evaluation of empirical studies, the use of social network analysis, and studies that address sociological research questions. Students will learn to critically examine the impact of new media on society through in-depth seminars and independent research.
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  • COMM 413: The Role of Public Opinion in Leadership Decisions

    3.00 Credits
    University of Pennsylvania

    Hart. This course endeavors to explore the myriad uses of public opinion in leadership and decision making. In it, we will examine what public opinion research is, how it is conducted, and how it is subsequently utilized in a wide range of contexts, both public and private. We will use numerous actual case studies involving public opinion in political campaigns, constituency organizing, crisis management, and a variety of other contexts to provide an inside view of how opinion research is actually conducted and used. We will consider such questions as: How does an incumbent politician formulate strategy and successfully communicate message in the midst of a dirty politics/decidedly anti-incumbent Senatorial campaign What would you do if you were Governor and your roads and highways needed improvements, but the public opposed a new gas tax If you were a CEO of a large company and you had safety concerns about some of your products, how would you balance your corporate image and reputation against the independence from government influence
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  • COMM 418: Nothing New Under the Heavens:The History of 'Old Media'

    3.00 Credits
    University of Pennsylvania

    In this course, we will explore the history of media innovations and revolutions in the Western world. Following a brief look at early cave writing and papyrus, we move to early modern developments in print-making. We will analyze different methods of image reproduction, focusing in particular on the printing press and its social and cultural impact. We will discuss the implications of the printing press for literacy, political life, democracy, the post, and visual culture. We track track changes in print culture through the nineteenth century, thinking about the relationship between the explosion in printed material and the development of the middle class. We will connect changes in print culture to early photography, film, and radio, thinking about how this history created the conditions of possibility for "new media." In this class, we search for continuities that will help us frame current debates and scholarship on new media and its implications.
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  • COMM 439: Media Criticism

    3.00 Credits
    University of Pennsylvania

    Zelizer. Criticism has at its core an assumption of judgment about the target or performance being evaluated. Yet whose judgment is being articulated On which basis and authority To which ends And with which effects This course examines the shape of contemporary media criticism, focusing on its meaning function in different domains of popular culture (including music, television, news, and film) and the patterns by which it is produced. Students will become acquainted with theories and ongoing debates about contemporary media criticism themselves. The course aims to sensitize students to the nuances of their own consumption of criticism and patterns by which it is typically produced.
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  • COMM 462: Visual Communication and Social Advocacy

    3.00 Credits
    University of Pennsylvania

    Messaris. Prerequisite(s): COMM 262. This course examines the uses of visual media in campaigns for various social causes. Students choose their own areas of interest, conduct relevant background research, and design a project based on that research. The course uses a seminar format, and class size is limited to fifteen students.
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  • COMM 495: COMPS Capstone Thesis

    3.00 Credits
    University of Pennsylvania

    Staff. Prerequisite(s): Written proposal approved by both thesis supervisor and major chair. Offered for credit in the senior year, the capstone thesis is the project goal for all Communication & Public Service Program participants. Students choose the topic of the capstone thesis from a range of public policy/public service issues. Research may involve funded travel to selected archives or fieldwork sites. For students graduating with a 3.5 cumulative GPA, the capstone project may be designated as a senior honors thesis in public service.
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  • COMM 496: Leisure,Communication and Culture

    3.00 Credits
    University of Pennsylvania

    Distribution Course in Society. Class of 2009 & prior only. Katz. Ever since God created the six-day work week, humans have been trying to decide how to use leisure. This course focuses on the allocation of time among different social functions, with particular reference to the idea that culture and communication may be considered the content of leisure. Readings range from empirical studies of "time budgets," to studies of the production and consumption of the arts, entertainment, holidays and tourism. "Culture policy," especially the role of government in the arts, will be considered comparatively and historically.
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  • COMM 499: Senior Honors Thesis

    3.00 Credits
    University of Pennsylvania

    Staff. Prerequisite(s): Written proposal approved by both thesis supervisor and major chair. The senior honors thesis provides a capstone intellectual experience for students who have demonstrated academic achievement of a superior level. Students should consult with and arrange for a supervisor from the standing faculty no later then the middle of the term that precedes the honors thesis. Students must file a designated form, approved and signed by the supervising faculty member and the Associate Dean for Undergraduate Studies, which includes a topic proposal. This form must be received by the Undergraduate Office no later than the last day of classes in the semester that precedes the thesis.
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  • COMM 522: Introduction to Communication Research

    3.00 Credits
    University of Pennsylvania

    Hornik/Price, V. The logic of scientific inquiry and the nature of research. Problem-oriented approach to research design, field and laboratory observation and experimentation, sampling, systematization of observation, instrument construction, interviewing and content analysis, and basic statistical analysis. Required of all degree candidates. Open only to graduate communication students.
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