Students are required to write a series of papers that apply communication theories to a practical problem that they are interested in. This course provides an overview of the major social effects of mass media on audience attitudes, socialization and behavior. Particular emphasis is placed on both the positive and negative effects that news and entertainment media have on children and adolescents. This course is part of a university experiment to provide courses via the internet. Two sections are taught live with internet assist in class, and two versions are taught through the internet to students throughout the state.
Lectures are available to all students on the course website.
The course is a general introduction to media intended to acquaint the student with the ever expanding role that information technologies play in their lives. Students are required to construct their own website as part of the course. A methods course for graduate students who plan on either continuing to the doctoral level or returning to the telecommunication industry. The purpose of this course is to provide an overview of the historical and economic development of the field of telecommunication. This course traces the evolution from telegraph to radio to television to the new information technologies, looking at how the advent of new technologies impacted and changed society.