Instructor Class Description

Time Schedule:

• Spring Quarter 2013
• Summer Quarter 2013
• Autumn Quarter 2013

Katy E. Pearce
COM 495
Seattle Campus

Special Topics in Communication

Lecture, seminar, and/or team study. Topics vary.

Class description

This course will examine the social consequences of mobile communication and the role that the technology plays in the reformulation of everyday life for individuals and society.

Student learning goals

Critically read empirical studies and policy papers about information and communication technologies;

Discuss empirical studies and policy papers and compare arguments and findings;

Learn about academic, professional, and policy approaches to mobile communication;

And write about mobile communication.

General method of instruction

Recommended preparation

Ling, R., & Donner, J. (2009). Mobile communication. Cambridge: Polity.

Wellman, B., & Rainie, L. (2012). Networked: The new social operating system. Cambridge, MA: MIT Press.

Class assignments and grading

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Modified:May 17, 2013