Introduction to Communication Studies

Jason A. Edwards, Ph.D.Bridgewater State University

Introduction to Communication Studies—A Conversation

My background teaching Introduction to Communication

Design of the course at Beijing Jiatong University Goals of these workshops

o What do you specifically want from us?o What can we contribute to your graduate students?o Content vs. process?

Intro to Comm. Studies--Issues

How to teach the course? History of Communication Studies?

o Western perspective vs. Global? Hybrid Format? Concepts or Theories? Combination of a couple of all?

Intro to Comm. Studies--Problems

Introducing them to how to read communication researcho Initial assignment for reading research

Humanistic vs. Social Scientific research Focus on specific subjects or a general format? How do you link together a “bastard” discipline?

Intro to Comm. Studies--Problems

Assessment of students Exams

o Multiple-choiceo Short-answero Essay

Papers Unique contributions of the field of

communication to the marketplace of ideas?