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EnglishSelf StudyVideo and Text Based

Courses and Certificate Fees

Certificate AvailabilityCertificate Providing Authority
yesCoursera

The Syllabus

Videos
  • Introduction
  • What is Communication?
  • Concepts
  • Theories
  • Transmission
  • Reception, Signs, and Signification
  • Cultural Approach
  • Three Approaches
  • A Short History of Communication Science
  • Greek and Roman Rhetorica
  • Two Schools of Classical Communication Science
  • Rhetorical Theory
  • The Dark Ages of Communication
  • A Renaissance of our Field
  • The Printing Press as an Agent of Change
  • Towards a Modern Communication Science
Readings
  • Welcome to Introduction to Communication Science
  • About Us
  • About UvA
  • Transcripts
  • Research in this MOOC
  • Survey 1
  • LBON: An Introduction to Communication Science
  • LBON: A Short History of Communication Science
Practice Exercises
  • An Introduction to Communication Science
  • History of Communication Science

Videos
  • Introduction
  • The Power of Propaganda and the All-powerful Media Paradigm
  • Needles, Bullets, and Martians
  • Powerful Media Put to the Test
  • Minimal Effects
  • Powerful Media Rediscovered
  • A Revolution in the Media Landscape
  • Negotiated Effects
  • An Introduction to the Reception and Signification Perspective
  • Message Construction
  • Active Audiences
  • Selective Processing
  • Cognitive Shortcuts
  • Central and Peripheral Route
  • Getting Through the Filter
  • Encoding, Decoding, and the Construction of Meaning
Readings
  • LBON: The Linear Effect-Oriented Approach
  • Survey 2
  • LBON: The Reception and Significance Perspective
Practice Exercises
  • The Linear Effect-Oriented Approach
  • The Reception and Signification Perspective

Videos
  • Introduction to the Cultural Approach
  • Producing and Maintaining Culture
  • Making Sense of the World
  • Popular Culture: Reflection or Illusion?
  • Cultural Studies: Birmingham and Toronto
  • Cultural Groups
  • How To Fit In?
  • Conclusion: Cultural Conformity and Relativism
  • Introduction Question & Answers
  • Metaphors
  • The Role of Media in Society
  • More Metaphors on the Role of Media in Society
  • Primary and Secondary Research
  • What's New About New Media?
  • Globalization: Village vs. Tribes
  • About the Exam
Readings
  • LBON: The Cultural Approach
  • Survey 3
Practice Exercise
  • The Cultural Approach

Video
  • Thank You
Readings
  • Survey 4
  • Final notes
Practice Exercises
  • Exam Part 1
  • Exam Part 2
  • Exam Part 3
  • Exam Part 4

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