printer friendly pageCOMM 153D: Ensemble Sonification of Temporal Data (MUSIC 153D)
An ensemble course with research components for making data-driven music. Improvised and composed pieces make use of large, time-based data sets chronicling humans' digital-life and real-life experiences, and explore how temporal data can be transformed into live musical performances. Data sets will include the Human Screenome Project and the music will go where it goes following the group's ears and instincts. A series of workshops with guest musicians will continue throughout the year and group members will be able to take part beyond the course.
Terms: Win
| Units: 1-3
| Repeatable
10 times
(up to 30 units total)
Instructors:
Chafe, C. (PI)
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Ram, N. (PI)
COMM 154: The Politics of Algorithms (COMM 254, CSRE 154T, SOC 154, SOC 254C)
(Graduate students enroll in 254.
COMM 154 is offered for 5 units,
COMM 254 is offered for 4 units.) Algorithms have become central actors in today's digital world. In areas as diverse as social media, journalism, education, healthcare, and policing, computing technologies increasingly mediate communication processes. This course will provide an introduction to the social and cultural forces shaping the construction, institutionalization, and uses of algorithms. In so doing, we will explore how algorithms relate to political issues of modernization, power, and inequality. Readings will range from social scientific analyses to media coverage of ongoing controversies relating to Big Data. Students will leave the course with a better appreciation of the broader challenges associated with researching, building, and using algorithms.
Terms: Spr
| Units: 4-5
| UG Reqs: WAY-SI
Instructors:
Chi, Y. (PI)
;
Christin, A. (PI)
;
Fetterolf, E. (PI)
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Instructors:
Chi, Y. (PI)
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Christin, A. (PI)
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Fetterolf, E. (PI)
;
Lepp, H. (PI)
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Ross, R. (PI)
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Chi, Y. (TA)
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Fetterolf, E. (TA)
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Lepp, H. (TA)
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Ross, R. (TA)
COMM 158: Censorship and Propaganda (COMM 258)
(Graduate students enroll in
COMM 258.
COMM 158 is offered for 5 units,
COMM 258 is offered for 4 units.) While the internet and other digital technologies have amplified the voice of ordinary citizens, the power of governments and other large organizations to control and to manipulate information is increasingly apparent. In this course, we will examine censorship and propaganda in the age of the internet and social media. What constitutes censorship and propaganda in the digital age? Who conducts censorship and propaganda, and how? What are the consequences and effects of censorship and propaganda in this era of information proliferation? How have censorship and propaganda changed from previous eras? Students will take a hands-on, project-based approach to exploring these questions.
Terms: Aut
| Units: 4-5
| UG Reqs: WAY-SI
COMM 159B: Shaping America's Future: Exploring the Key Issues on Our Path to the 2024 Elections (EDUC 64, SOC 64)
Join us for an immersive speaker series that delves into the core of American democracy. Prominent figures from a range of politic, business, foreign policy, academia, and media will analyze the implications of the 2024 elections and the challenges our nation faces. Led by James Steyer, founder and CEO of Common Sense Media, explore topics such as harnessing the power of AI responsibly, addressing climate change at various levels, strengthening commitments to democracy and voting rights, safeguarding youth from the impacts of social media and technology on mental health, and ensuring accountability for wealth disparities. This series will provide you with a comprehensive understanding of the elections and the broader American political landscape.
Terms: Aut
| Units: 1
Instructors:
Steyer, J. (PI)
COMM 162: Campaigns, Voting, Media, and Elections (AMSTUD 162B, COMM 262, POLISCI 120B)
(Graduate students enroll in
COMM 262.
COMM 162 is offered for 5 units,
COMM 262 is offered for 4 units.) This course examines the theory and practice of American campaigns and elections. First, we will attempt to explain the behavior of the key players -- candidates, parties, journalists, and voters -- in terms of the institutional arrangements and political incentives that confront them. Second, we will use current and recent election campaigns as "laboratories" for testing generalizations about campaign strategy and voter behavior. Third, we examine selections from the academic literature dealing with the origins of partisan identity, electoral design, and the immediate effects of campaigns on public opinion, voter turnout, and voter choice. As well, we'll explore issues of electoral reform and their more long-term consequences for governance and the political process.
Terms: Win
| Units: 4-5
| UG Reqs: GER:DB-SocSci, WAY-SI
COMM 164: The Psychology of Communication About Politics in America (COMM 264, POLISCI 124L, POLISCI 324L, PSYCH 170, PUBLPOL 164)
Focus is on how politicians and government learn what Americans want and how the public's preferences shape government action; how surveys measure beliefs, preferences, and experiences; how poll results are criticized and interpreted; how conflict between polls is viewed by the public; how accurate surveys are and when they are accurate; how to conduct survey research to produce accurate measurements; designing questionnaires that people can understand and use comfortably; how question wording can manipulate poll results; corruption in survey research.
Terms: Win
| Units: 4-5
| UG Reqs: WAY-SI
COMM 172: Media Psychology (COMM 272)
(Graduate students register for
COMM 272.
COMM 172 is offered for 5 units,
COMM 272 is offered for 4 units.) The literature related to psychological processing and the effects of media. Topics: unconscious processing; picture perception; attention and memory; emotion; the physiology of processing media; person perception; pornography; consumer behavior; advanced film and television systems; and differences among reading, watching, and listening.
Terms: Win
| Units: 5
| UG Reqs: GER:DB-SocSci, WAY-SI
COMM 176: Advanced Digital Journalism Production (COMM 276)
(Graduate students register for 276.
COMM 176 is offered for 5 units,
COMM 276 is offered for 4 units.) In-depth reporting and production using audio, images and video. Focus on an in-depth journalism project with appropriate uses of digital media: audio, photography, graphics, and video. Topics include advanced field techniques and approaches (audio, video, still) and emphasis on creating a non-fiction narrative arc in a multimedia piece of 10-12 minutes.
Comm 104 or some reporting experience OR audio/video production experience. Contact instructor: jrnicol@stanford.edu
Terms: Win
| Units: 5
| UG Reqs: WAY-CE
Instructors:
Nicol, J. (PI)
COMM 177A: Advanced Data Journalism (COMM 277A)
In this course, students will learn about and experiment with a variety of advanced data and computational techniques used in the news industry to hold powerful individuals and institutions to account. Topics may include geospatial analysis, image classification and entity extraction. Students will learn how these techniques are used to develop and tell stories, and then apply that knowledge in small-scale, novel exercises.
Terms: Spr
| Units: 5
Instructors:
Tumgoren, S. (PI)
COMM 177B: Big Local Journalism: a project-based class (COMM 277B)
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COMM 177B is offered for 5 units,
COMM 277B is offered for 4 units.) This class will tackle data-driven journalism, in collaboration with other academic and journalistic partners. The class is centered around one or more projects rooted in local data-driven journalism but with potential for regional or national journalistic stories and impact. Students work in interdisciplinary teams to negotiate for public records and data, analyze data and report out stories. Some of the work may be published by news organizations or may be used to advance data journalism projects focused on public accountability. Students will gain valuable knowledge and skills in how to negotiate for public records, how to critically analyze data for journalistic purpose and build out reporting and writing skills. Students with a background in journalism (especially data journalism), statistics, computer science, law, or public policy are encouraged to participate. Enrollment is limited. May be repeated for credit. (Cardinal Course certified by the Haas Center)
Terms: Aut
| Units: 5
| UG Reqs: WAY-SI
| Repeatable
2 times
(up to 10 units total)
Instructors:
Phillips, C. (PI)
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