Ag Journ, Fam Com 130 or cons inst. 340 Contemporary Communication Technologies and Their Social Effects. Explores the growth of the information industry. Looks at the characteristics and spread of new communication technologies. Evaluates their social, economic and political effects.
Attention is given to rural-urban differences.
An introduction to the tools and processes used in the visual communication of scientific and technical information. Particular attention will be devoted to the basic principles of design and communication as well as the media's role in delivering scientific or technical information. The representation of science and technology in the media will also be explored. 360 Information Radio. 367 Information Retrieval in the Agricultural and Life Sciences.