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Communication, Culture, and Technology (CCTP)
Director of Academic Affairs: D. Linda Garcia (202) 687-6618
Communication, Culture, and Technology website
PRE SESSION (May 19-June 13)
Intercultural Communication
Dedaic
CCTP-755-01
MTR 1:00-3:05 p.m.
3 cr.
CCT students have priority in registration. People often evoke the concept of culture in order to explain their own and/or others' actions. All too often, otherness is produced, re-produced and claimed to be 'real.' How 'real' are such cultural groupings, and what are the consequences in business, education, politics, and our everyday lives?
Intercultural Communication is the theoretical study of the discursive production of cultural difference. This course covers a broad range of readings and has two main objectives: 1. to critique intercultural communication on a theoretical and academic level; and 2. to synthesize the newly gained understanding, allowing, students to apply the learned notions in their everyday lives.
FIRST SESSION (June 2-July 3)
Critical Studies in Journalism
Meltzer
CCTP-635-10
MTR 6:00-8:00 p.m.
3 cr.
CCT students have preference in enrollment. This course combines theoretical perspectives on news with primary source material produced by and about journalists. Students will analyze theoretical material on journalism alongside articles and broadcasts appearing in the media, interviews with journalists, trade articles, and professional reviews about crises and turning points in journalism. Topics include models of journalistic practice, journalistic values and norms, gatekeeping and sourcing practices, storytelling formats in news, and challenges to journalism such as ethical problems and celebrity.
Biotechnology and Bioethics: Knowledge, Power, and the Body
Vogelaar
CCTP-717-10
MTR 10:50 a.m.-12:55 p.m.
3 cr.
THIS COURSE HAS BEEN CANCELLED
New Media and Political Dissent
CCTP-722-10
Vogelaar
MTR 10:50 a.m.-12:55 p.m.
3 cr.
CCT students only. Others with permission of instructor or department. The existence and expression of political dissent has long been of interest to social and political theorists who have given us the vocabularies of hegemony, resistance, civil society, and revolution. The world has changed dramatically in recent years in ways that necessarily force theorists of dissent to rethink these vocabularies as they have been influenced (at least in many parts of the world) by new forms of media technology and communication. This course examines the effects of new media on political dissent beginning first with an introduction to key theorists and theories of dissent (e.g. Gramsci, Foucault, Marx, Scott) as well as a brief exploration of "old models" of political dissent (e.g. case studies of dissenters Bobby Sands, Nelson Mandela, and Vaclav Havel) and then by spending the bulk of the semester reviewing case studies of the use of new media by political dissenters across the globe. Your semester project will involve a case study analysis of a political dissenter.
Networks and International Development
Garcia
CCTP-754-10
MTR 4:00-6:05 p.m.
3 cr.
THIS COURSE HAS BEEN CANCELLED.
CROSS-LISTING: History of U.S. Broadcasting
Lorenz
AMST-391-10
MWF 10:30 a.m.-1:00 p.m.
3 cr.
This American Studies course will examine the sociopolitical and economic factors that contributed to the rise and maintenence of radio, television, cable, and Internet industries in the United States. We will investigate institutional decisions that have affected broadcast media since their 1910 inception, particularly how such modern business enterprises have been guided by advertising interests. Focus will be racked on program development and how broadcast genres have evolved over time, as well as issues of censorship, audience reception, and social responsibility.
CROSS SESSION (June 2-July 25)
How "You" the User is Changing Business Culture and Online Product Development
Buda
CCTP-676-30
W 6:00-9:15 p.m.
3 cr.
THIS COURSE HAS BEEN CANCELLED
SPECIAL SESSION (May 19-August 8)
CCT Internship
Garcia
CCTP-533-01
1 cr.
Course is limited to students who have written approval from the CCT Program. This course provides an opportunity for students to apply classroom knowledge and skills to an internship. This course can only be taken once while enrolled in CCT and internship dates must be between May 19 and August 8.
In order to register:
1. The student must find an appropriate internship position.
2. The student must present to CCT an offer letter from the internship organization prior to registering for the course.
3. If the CCT Director approves the course, she will complete an independent study form to register you for the course.
SPECIAL SESSION (May 27 - July 31)
CROSS LISTING: Information Assurance: Security & Management
Redmon
COSC-551-60
MW 5:00-6:15 p.m.
3 cr.
This course is for non-COSC majors and is open to both undergraduate and graduate students. This course will provide students with a core body of knowledge for managing and securing information assets. It serves as an introductory security course for non-major computer science students. Since no prior information assurance background is needed, this course is suitable for students not on the IT career path who just want to know more about business issues concerning information security, privacy management, and compliance practices. This course is cross listed in the CCT Program and is open to CCTP students.
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