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CMST 330 - 001: Political Communication

Instructor: Dr. Zachary Hart & Dr. Cady Short-Thompson

Prerequisite: CMST 101 or CMST 110 or HNR 102

Communication strategies and tactics employed by candidates seeking public office; political audiences, campaign phases, political debates, political language, advertising campaigns, media coverage, and campaign speeches.

Offered: Mondays, 6:15-7:30 PM with hybrid online content for 50 percent of the class.

CMST 394 - 001:  Communication and Social Justice

Instructor: Dr. Mark Leeman

Prerequisite: Sophomore standing and CMST 101 or CMST 110 or HNR 102 or instructor permission

In a nutshell, this course is “Paulo Freire and communication for justice” together with “how-to Paulo Freire” to create realities via communication that are just.”We will dig deep in Freirean theory and communication and then put legs on that by delving into topics such as “Narrative and justice,” “Dialogue and Justice,” “(Post)Modernity and Justice” and “tactics for communicating for justice.” Communication holds incredible power to liberate, and to oppress. Often the greatest inhibitors and censors of human achievement and of the human spirit are not explicit, nor even obliquely intentional, but instead are powerful forces of language that cause us to limit possibilities. Our discipline holds that we socially construct realities via interaction, and this course assumes that there are practical ways that we can “construct” more justly. Thus, Communication Studies is uniquely positioned to bring freedom from symbol-induced oppression. In this course we will investigate Communication and Social Justice by exploring the work of some of the world’s greatest thinkers and social change agents, and by examining powerful tools such as dialogue and narrative. We will also seek to peek behind the curtain of our own cultural and communicative “grand narratives” in order to find ways of being better practitioners of justice in our lives, relationships, work, and society. We will seek to “examine the workings of our language in such a way as to make us recognize those workings” (Wittgenstein, Philosophical Investigations, 1958, p. 47) and make them do more justice!

Offered: Monday and Wednesday, 10 – 10:50 a.m. with hybrid online content for 33 percent of the class. The course will be taught “seminar” style – meaning participants will read and then come together for dialogue over the readings, in hopes of “stimulating others to name their world” (Paulo Freire).

EMB 394 - 001*/ DFX 394 - 001: Stop Motion

Instructor: Professor John Gibson

Prerequisite: EMB 140 or instructor permission

An introduction to basic principles of stop motion animation. This will include a discussion of the history of stop motion; uses in film, television, and music videos; and viewing/discussion of stop motion feature films. Students will also work to create models, sets, and props for original projects that they will produce throughout the semester.

Offered: Mondays 6:15-9 PM

*EMB 394 001 cross listed with DFX 394 001 and ARTA 394 001. Course seats will be split 10-5-5.

JOU 394 - 001: Information Framing

Instructor: Dr. Stacie Jankowski

Prerequisite: CMST 101 or CMST 110 (or HNR 102)

There’s more than one way to tell the same story. The choices made in telling it can impact how people understand it and feel about it. This course examines the ways media (for example: journalism, entertainment, broadcast, print) construct stories and how those stories impact audiences. These narratives are powerful; they provide us with the context about the world around us. Story framing can influence the way we vote, how we stigmatize or accept others, the names we give things — our beliefs, habits, and culture. The ways we are told stories can become the ways we picture the world. In this class, we’ll examine the research about media framing and apply the lessons we learn to analyze and evaluate media examples. We will think about what common themes or frames we are taking in from our favorite media and how those frames might influence us. We’ll discuss how frames come to be, examining, for example, the professional values and norms that sometimes dictate how narratives are conveyed. This is a course focused on studying the media rather than producing journalism.

Offered: Tuesday and Thursday, 9:25-10:40 a.m.

POP 394 - 001: Popular Culture, Ideology, and Power

Instructor: Dr. LaVette Burnett

Prerequisite: CMST 101 or CMST 110 or HNR 102 or POP 205 or POP 250 or instructor permission

This course aims to equip students with the tools to apply fundamental concepts and theories to analyze popular culture through an interdisciplinary approach. Students will develop analytical skills to articulate the intricate connection between culture and power dynamics.  Students will examine a range of texts from American mass culture, including popular fiction, advertising, television, popular music, popular magazines, and cyber culture.

Offered: Online Asynchronous 16-weeks

CMST 394: Sex and Communication

Instructor: Jessica Kratzer

Prerequisite: CMST 101 or 110

Sex and communication is an analysis of the ways communication influences multiple types of relationships and varying contexts in regards to sex and intimacy. This course is designed to introduce you to the complexity of sex and communication in both sexual and nonsexual relationships and to explore gender differences in those relationships. In this course, we will examine communication that takes place in multiple types of relationships (e.g., hooking up, married couples) and sexual events/issues (e.g., coming out, health perspectives) that impact people throughout their lives.

Offered: Monday, Wednesday; 10-10:50 am

BIS 370: Information Systems Auditing

Instructor: Haoqiang Jiang

Prerequisite: BIS 300

This course teaches the fundamental concepts of information systems auditing.  This includes the auditing process, IT governance, IS development, Business Resilience, and Protection of the Information Assets.

Offered: Online, Full session

CSC 325: Introduction to Machine Learning

          Instructor: Junxiu Zhou

Prerequisite: C- or better in STA 205  (or STA 205R ) or STA 250 or  MAT 103  or higher, and C- or better in INF 120 , or consent of  instructor.           

Machine learning algorithms for supervised and unsupervised learning including neural networks, support vector machines, Bayesian probabilities, ensemble learning, random forests, hidden Markov models, deep learning techniques; projects use tools with some Python programming.  Intended for non-CSC/DSC majors, not open to students who have completed CSC 425 or DSC 411.

Offered: Tuesday, Thursday; 9:25-10:40 am

CSC 494: Image Processing

Instructor: Hanieh Shabanian

Prerequisite: Some knowledge of the Python programming language and high school math is required, and MAT 234-Linear Algebra is suggested.

Image and video analytics have experienced many exciting developments in recent years with the development of digital imaging technologies, hardware advancements, and machine learning models. As part of this course, we will examine methods to analyze and manipulate images, starting with the basics of image formation and processing, moving on to image enhancement, restoration, compression, and ultimately exploring image segmentation and object recognition as some of the interesting applications of image processing in recent years.

Offered: Tuesday, Thursday; 1:40-2:55 pm

HNR 220-001: Learning from Dall-e: How Innovation is Shaping Our Relationship with Art

Instructor: Nicholas Caporusso

Prerequisite: N/A

This course explores how current and future technology can be utilized to enhance the creation and fruition of art. We will discover ways in which human creativity can be augmented using computers and we will discuss the extent and impact of the relationship between technology and art. Can algorithms create artwork that elicits emotions? What is the meaning and value of art if anyone with a computer can be an artist? We will answer these questions by learning to use novel tools that enable generating art using computers and we will reflect on the value and applications of artwork produced with several systems, including Artificial Intelligence.Furthermore, we will investigate how technology can be utilized to innovate the user experience in the fruition of different forms of art and create novel and interactive experiences whether in physical museums, virtual galleries, or online systems. Finally, we will apply our knowledge to tangible projects that aim at making a positive impact on our community and society.

Offered: Monday, Wednesday; 2:00-3:15 pm