Timeroom: Fall 2023

Durham Liberal Arts :: Communication

CMN 514 (02) - Analysis of Online Identity

Analysis of Online Identity

Credits: 4.0
Term: Fall 2023 - Full Term (08/28/2023 - 12/11/2023)
Grade Mode: Letter Grading

Class Size: 5
CRN: 15387

This course will explore how digital media technologies inform strategies of self-presentation and practices of identity formation. We will situate contemporary practices of self-presentation within the historical development of the internet and sociological theories of identity. Students will be encouraged to examine how the internet and mobile technologies challenge existing understandings of concepts such as anonymity, authenticity, reputation, and privacy. Throughout the course, students will be asked to think critically about the ways in which traditional identity markers - such as race, gender, and class - are both challenged and reproduced in digital environments. Drawing on the current digital media landscape, we will explore several contemporary issues including privacy and reputation, self-branding and microcelebrity, online dating, and self-tracking. Throughout the semester, students will use academic literature to identify and address real-world problems.

Instructor Approval Required. Contact Instructor for permission then register through Webcat.

Cross listed with : CMN 514.01

Only listed campus in section: Durham, Manchester

Majors not allowed in section: CMN:BUSAPPL, CMN:MEDIA, COMMUNICATION

Instructors: Nora Draper

Start Date	End Date	Days	Time	Location
8/28/2023	12/11/2023	MW	12:40pm - 2:00pm	HORT 115

Durham Liberal Arts :: Communication

CMN 519 (01) - Advertising as Social Communication

Advertisng as Social Communctn

Credits: 4.0
Term: Fall 2023 - Full Term (08/28/2023 - 12/11/2023)
Grade Mode: Letter Grading

Class Size: 30
CRN: 15377

Social role of advertising, public policy debates concerning advertising, influence of advertising on culture, and methods of analyzing advertising messages.

Instructor Approval Required. Contact Instructor for permission then register through Webcat.

Prerequisite(s): CMN 455 with minimum grade of C

Cross listed with : CMN 519.02

Only listed campus in section: Durham

Only listed majors in section: CMN:BUSAPPL, CMN:MEDIA, COMMUNICATION

Instructors: Josh Lauer

	Start Date	End Date	Days	Time	Location
	8/28/2023	12/11/2023	TR	8:10am - 9:30am	HORT 115
Final Exam	12/13/2023	12/13/2023	W	8:00am - 10:00am	HORT 115

Durham Liberal Arts :: Communication

CMN 519 (02) - Advertising as Social Communication

Advertisng as Social Communctn

Credits: 4.0
Term: Fall 2023 - Full Term (08/28/2023 - 12/11/2023)
Grade Mode: Letter Grading

Class Size: 5
CRN: 15388

Social role of advertising, public policy debates concerning advertising, influence of advertising on culture, and methods of analyzing advertising messages.

Instructor Approval Required. Contact Instructor for permission then register through Webcat.

Prerequisite(s): CMN 455 with minimum grade of C

Cross listed with : CMN 519.01

Only listed campus in section: Durham, Manchester

Majors not allowed in section: CMN:BUSAPPL, CMN:MEDIA, COMMUNICATION

Instructors: Josh Lauer

	Start Date	End Date	Days	Time	Location
	8/28/2023	12/11/2023	TR	8:10am - 9:30am	HORT 115
Final Exam	12/13/2023	12/13/2023	W	8:00am - 10:00am	HORT 115

Durham Liberal Arts :: Communication

CMN 535 (01) - Digital Democracies

Digital Democracies

Credits: 4.0
Term: Fall 2023 - Full Term (08/28/2023 - 12/11/2023)
Grade Mode: Letter Grading

Class Size: 30
CRN: 13855

This course explores how emerging digital technologies alternately enhance and obstruct the pursuit of democratic values, broadly conceived. We examine the history and meaning of terms like democracy and freedom in the context of both politics (campaigns, voting, legislation) and culture (music, entertainment, and the arts); the history of computers and the Internet; and the impact of digital media on international politics and professional journalism.

Instructor Approval Required. Contact Instructor for permission then register through Webcat.

Prerequisite(s): CMN 455 with minimum grade of C

Cross listed with : CMN 535.02

Only listed campus in section: Durham, Manchester

Only listed majors in section: CMN:BUSAPPL, CMN:MEDIA, COMMUNICATION

Instructors: Kevin Healey

Start Date	End Date	Days	Time	Location
8/28/2023	12/11/2023	MW	11:10am - 12:30pm	HORT 115

Durham Liberal Arts :: Communication

CMN 535 (02) - Digital Democracies

Digital Democracies

Credits: 4.0
Term: Fall 2023 - Full Term (08/28/2023 - 12/11/2023)
Grade Mode: Letter Grading

Class Size: 5
CRN: 13856

Instructor Approval Required. Contact Instructor for permission then register through Webcat.

Prerequisite(s): CMN 455 with minimum grade of C

Cross listed with : CMN 535.01

Only listed campus in section: Durham, Manchester

Majors not allowed in section: CMN:BUSAPPL, CMN:MEDIA, COMMUNICATION

Instructors: Kevin Healey

Start Date	End Date	Days	Time	Location
8/28/2023	12/11/2023	MW	11:10am - 12:30pm	HORT 115

Durham Liberal Arts :: Communication

CMN 562 (01) - Collaborative Leadership in the 21st Century

Collaborative Leadership

Credits: 4.0
Term: Fall 2023 - Full Term (08/28/2023 - 12/11/2023)
Grade Mode: Letter Grading

Class Size: 30
CRN: 13857

This course grounds the study of interaction in groups via theories of inter-organizational collaboration. Students will leave this course with a very specific set of knowledge and skills related to dialogue, principled negotiation, constructive conflict, consensus decision making and appreciative inquiry. Lessons focus on the development of a responsible ethic regarding how to share power among diverse group members. This ethic prepares you to lead collaborative groups in organizations, communities, and as family members.

Instructor Approval Required. Contact Instructor for permission then register through Webcat.

Prerequisite(s): CMN 457 with minimum grade of C

Cross listed with : CMN 562.02

Only listed campus in section: Durham

Only listed majors in section: CMN:BUSAPPL, CMN:MEDIA, COMMUNICATION

Instructors: Renee Heath

	Start Date	End Date	Days	Time	Location
	8/28/2023	12/11/2023	TR	11:10am - 12:30pm	HORT 115
Final Exam	12/13/2023	12/13/2023	W	3:30pm - 5:30pm	HORT 115

Durham Liberal Arts :: Communication

CMN 562 (02) - Collaborative Leadership in the 21st Century

Collaborative Leadership

Credits: 4.0
Term: Fall 2023 - Full Term (08/28/2023 - 12/11/2023)
Grade Mode: Letter Grading

Class Size: 5
CRN: 13858

Instructor Approval Required. Contact Instructor for permission then register through Webcat.

Prerequisite(s): CMN 457 with minimum grade of C

Cross listed with : CMN 562.01

Only listed campus in section: Durham, Manchester

Majors not allowed in section: CMN:BUSAPPL, CMN:MEDIA, COMMUNICATION

Instructors: Renee Heath

	Start Date	End Date	Days	Time	Location
	8/28/2023	12/11/2023	TR	11:10am - 12:30pm	HORT 115
Final Exam	12/13/2023	12/13/2023	W	3:30pm - 5:30pm	HORT 115

Durham Liberal Arts :: Communication

CMN 567 (01) - Gender, Race, and Class in the Media

Gender, Race, Class in Media

Credits: 4.0
Term: Fall 2023 - Full Term (08/28/2023 - 12/11/2023)
Grade Mode: Letter Grading

Class Size: 30
CRN: 12415

The purpose of this course is to introduce students to contemporary critical scholarship on the construction of gender, race, and class in the media - particularly popular media. Subjects such as the portrayal of ethnic groups, ideal body image, blue collar men, and gay, lesbian, bisexual, and transgender groups are case studies. This course is one that introduces students to performing communication analysis.

Instructor Approval Required. Contact Instructor for permission then register through Webcat.

Prerequisite(s): CMN 455 with minimum grade of C

Cross listed with : CMN 567.02

Only listed campus in section: Durham

Only listed majors in section: CMN:BUSAPPL, CMN:MEDIA, COMMUNICATION

Instructors: Joseph Terry

	Start Date	End Date	Days	Time	Location
	8/28/2023	12/11/2023	TR	2:10pm - 3:30pm	HORT 115
Final Exam	12/19/2023	12/19/2023	T	10:30am - 12:30pm	HORT 115

Durham Liberal Arts :: Communication

CMN 567 (02) - Gender, Race, and Class in the Media

Gender, Race, Class in Media

Credits: 4.0
Term: Fall 2023 - Full Term (08/28/2023 - 12/11/2023)
Grade Mode: Letter Grading

Class Size: 5
CRN: 12416

Instructor Approval Required. Contact Instructor for permission then register through Webcat.

Prerequisite(s): CMN 455 with minimum grade of C

Cross listed with : CMN 567.01

Only listed campus in section: Durham, Manchester

Majors not allowed in section: CMN:BUSAPPL, CMN:MEDIA, COMMUNICATION

Instructors: Joseph Terry

	Start Date	End Date	Days	Time	Location
	8/28/2023	12/11/2023	TR	2:10pm - 3:30pm	HORT 115
Final Exam	12/19/2023	12/19/2023	T	10:30am - 12:30pm	HORT 115

Durham Liberal Arts :: Communication

CMN 596 (01) - Special Topics in Media Studies

Spc Top/Media Studies

Credits: 4.0
Term: Fall 2023 - Full Term (08/28/2023 - 12/11/2023)
Grade Mode: Letter Grading

Class Size: 15
CRN: 12417

Selected topics not covered by existing courses in media studies. Topics vary; course descriptions are available in department office during preregistration. May be repeated for credit if topics differ.

Section Comments: Title: Multimedia Communication.

Instructor Approval Required. Contact Instructor for permission then register through Webcat.

Prerequisite(s): CMN 455 with minimum grade of C

Equivalent(s): CMN 595

Only listed campus in section: Durham

Only listed majors in section: CMN:BUSAPPL, CMN:MEDIA, COMMUNICATION

Instructors: Michael Soha

Start Date	End Date	Days	Time	Location
8/28/2023	12/11/2023	W	4:10pm - 7:00pm	HORT B10

Additional Course Details:

This class is designed to teach students a basic suite of multimedia production skills to be used for communicating ideas, research, and other forms of student scholarship. Like a class in Public Speaking, which aims to help students develop a skill set and is informed by the study of rhetoric, students in this course will learn multimedia production with the ultimate aim
of having students apply those skills towards engaging in forms of multimedia-enhanced discourse. Towards this end, students will learn: basic principles of videography & photography, video editing, photo editing, and audio production. After learning basic skills, students will choose one form of multimedia communication to focus on, culminating in the production of a capstone project. The goal of the capstone project is for students to use multimedia to communicate a piece of their own scholarship, research, or other scholarly endeavors in a creative way. This could be a video essay, a mini-documentary, a podcast, a multimedia-enhanced research publication, an animated ‘explainer video’, a narrated photo essay, or a range of other potential projects. This class does not require (or expect) any prior experience with media production. Students should be willing and eager to learn, as the class will cover a lot of ground quickly in establishing the basics of production. Students who have experience with digital video, photography, video editing, or any kind of multimedia production are strongly encouraged to enroll; the class has a flexible structure to enable those students with already developed skills to work on advancing their knowledge towards mastery.