Courses

Application of principles and techniques in a targeted health communication campaign; social norms theory, experiential learning theories, effects of misperceptions on behavior, and needs of special student populations.

 Upon successful completion of this course, students will be able to:

• Analyze the theoretical and pragmatic bases of health communication campaigns, in general, and dangerous drinking prevention campaigns specifically.
• Describe themselves as products and producers of culture and indicate the implications for them as instruments of both reinforcing and changing the culture of college drinking.
• Apply lessons learned from the scholarly literature on the social norms and brief intervention approaches to prevention of dangerous drinking among college students.
• Explain basic information about addiction and the challenges faced by students in recovery on a college campus.
• Create innovative RU SURE Campaign messages and implement campaign strategies in new locations.

Students design, negotiate and manage a program of study under the advisement of a faculty member based on their existing experience and knowledge and on their career intentions. The study builds on existing knowledge and skills acquired during the major in an area not available through elective courses in the ITI major.

Upon successful completion of this course, students will be able to:

• Plan a course of study and independent research on a topic of special interest, and which builds on existing ITI knowledge and skills.
• Identify learning goals, establish learning strategies to meet goals, identify appropriate resources, establish how learning outcomes will be demonstrated and assessed.
• Develop knowledge and skills in area of expertise related to the ITI program of study outside of the regular classroom experience.
• Apply knowledge and technical competencies acquired within the major.
• Understand the importance of professionalism and continuing professional development in information technology environments.

Examines the influence of entertainment media on political news, opinion, knowledge, and behavior.

By the end of the course, students will be able to:

1. Recognize how, why, and with what significance the boundaries between news and entertainment have blurred
2. Identify and describe the effects of entertainment on journalism, citizenship, and politics, as well as the theories used to explain these effects
3. Develop persuasive, evidence-based arguments about the intersection of entertainment and politics and its implications for public discourse and engagement
4. Evaluate how political entertainment texts construct political reality and encourage audiences to make meaning of politics
5. Apply theories and concepts from research in communication, media studies, and political science in order to develop an entertainment-based political strategy or media product