Description:
The pro-seminar addresses nature of communication, information, and media processes and their role in individual, social, and institutional behavior. Particular emphasis will be on the conceptual linkages between communication, information, and media processes, as well as theory and meta-theory. Panels will alternate between interdisciplinary and area-specific topics featuring CILS program faculty as speakers. Pro-seminar will include topics in professional development, academic integrity, responsible and ethical conduct of research, intellectual property. Students will pass the Human Subjects Certification Program as part of the course.