This course will provide students with an overview of the ways in which artificial intelligence (AI) is being used to enhance and augment human communication. Read more
This class explores how the public consumes scientific information and how scientific findings translate into policy. In a simulation format, we explore emerging science on issues Read more
This course is designed to give you a broad perspective on various social scientific approaches to understanding the evolving role of mass media in modern Read more
This course explores the basic principles of scientific research. Students explore different ways scientific studies are designed, quantitative data collection methods, and data analysis related Read more
This class serves as a hands-on opportunity to design and analyze original survey / survey experimental data in a broad national sample of Americans. Students Read more
This graduate-level course takes a broad look at quantitative data collection and analysis techniques used across the social sciences. Each week, we explore a specific Read more
Scientific issues have often formed the basis for political debates. But translating science into public policy can be a messy business. As journalists, policy makers, Read more
Over two sequential terms, Evaluating Information and Analyzing Media explores first the basic fundamentals of the development of knowledge, theories and evidence and the collection Read more
It's hard to imagine that social media tools like Facebook and Twitter are less than a decade old. In that period, they have become mainstays Read more
This course teaches the fundamental thinking skills necessary for critical evaluation of research-based arguments, especially those based on quantitative information. Such skills are required to Read more