Course Template for Communication and Technology
For more information please contact the faculty associated with this template:
- Sandra Braman, braman@uwm.edu
- Erik Timmerman, eriktimm@uwm.edu
- John Jordan, jjordan@uwm.edu
- Edward Mabry, eamabry@uwm.edu
- Haeyeon Song, songhy@uwm.edu
Suggested Primary Organizational Communication Courses (15 credits)
- Commun 813: Seminar in Mediated Communication
- Commun 815: Communication Technology in Organizations
- Commun 860: Seminar: Issues in Communication (Technology themes)
- Commun 873: The Digital Mirror
- Commun 893: Rhetoric of/and the Internet
Suggested Methods Courses (minimum 6 credits; typical recommendation is closer to 12 credits)
- Commun 700: Quantitative Research in Communication
- Commun 701: Critical Analysis of Communication
- Commun 702: Qualitative Research
- Commun 770: Measurement in Communication Research
- Commun 972: Multivariate Methods in Communication Research
Various other courses from outside the department should be used to supplement (or in some cases substitute for ) the Communication courses listed above. Generally, students should take courses that address the following topics:
- correlation and regression,
- experimental design (i.e., ANOVA),
- general multivariate techniques,
- analysis of categorical data, and
- structural equation modeling
Examples:
- Ed Psy 820: Multiple Regression and Other General Linear Models
- Ed Psy 823: Structural Equation Modeling
- Ed Psy 824: Advanced Experimental Design and Analysis
- Ed Psy 826: Analysis of Cross-Classified Categorical Data
- Ed Psy 929: Seminar in Statistics and Research Design
- Bus Adm 714: Multivariate Techniques in Management Research
- Bus Adm 912: Statistical Methods for Management Research
- Bus Adm 914: Advanced Multivariate Techniques in Management Research
Suggested Electives (minimum of 21 credits)
- Commun 801: Seminar in Interpersonal Communication
- Commun 823: Seminar in Small Group Communication
- Commun 827: Seminar in Instructional Communication
- Commun 850: Seminar in Intercultural Communication
- Commun 864: Communication and Social Influence
- Bus Adm 734: Managing Technological Innovation
- Bus Adm 740: Management Information Systems Concepts and Languages
- Bus Adm 741: Decision Support Systems and Groupware
- Bus Adm 812: Emerging Information Technologies
- CompSci 710: Artificial Intelligence
- CompSci 723: Natural Language Processing
- CompSci 810: Knowledge Representation
- English 709: Rhetoric, Writing, and Information Technology
- L&I Sci 786: Multimedia
- L&I Sci 788: Information Systems: Analysis and Design