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Class overview

Approach in the course: case studies

COMM 579 Wiki Home Page Link
COMM 579 eClass Website Link

Schedule

First the fundamentals = 4 weeks

Then the cases: remaining 8 weeks

Industrial hazards (language and risk communication)
Climate change (social construction of risk)
Environmental communication (risk visualization)
Risk Advisories (message development for risk communication)

How do you learn?

1. Readings at the core
I provide guidance notes
Format: approach, organization, findings, outline of claims, vocabulary, followup
Found in PBWiki

2. Interacting with other students Link

The Classroom Conversation provides interaction among students and me. Postings, topics, found in the Moodle.
"The purpose of this form is to enable us as a class to respond to questions, introduce topics, present interesting ideas, discuss progress, and share resources: the kind of thing that I have often observed going on in a classroom. Your participation in the forum affects your class participation grade, with the expectation being that you will spend about 30-60 minutes each week reading posts and posting responses."

3. Following interesting topics in your Journal entries Link

Found in the Moodle "COMM 597 Student Journals"
Please visit the link and read about how journals work
Begin developing ideas that you might pursue in your research project

4. Research project Link

Learn by researching and writing
Localize to your interests
Follow the proposal-progress-draft sequence