Feb. 7---History of computer technologies
No
Feb. 12---Theoretical approaches to studying new computer technologies
Chaffee, S. H., & Metzger, M. J. (2001). The end of mass communication? Mass Communication and Society, 4, 365-379.
Feb. 14---Key concepts in computer research
Sims, R. (1997). Interactivity: A forgotten art? Computers in Human Behavior, 13, 157-180.
Feb. 19---Uses and gratifications of computers
Howard, P. E. N., Raine, L., & Jones, S. (2001). Days and nights on the Internet: The impact of a diffusing technology. American Behavioral Scientist, 45, 383-404.
Feb. 21---Displacement effects
Katz, J. E., Rice, Ronald, E., & Aspden, P. (2001). The Internet, 1995-2000: Access, civic involvement, and social interaction. American Behavioral Scientist, 45, 405-419.
Feb. 26----Old media, new challenges
Singer, J. B. (2001). The metro wide Web: Changes in newspapers’ gatekeeping role online. Journalism and Mass Communication Quarterly, 78, 65-80.
Feb. 28----Digital divide
Loges, W. E., & Jung, J. (2001). Exploring the digital divide: Internet connectedness and age. Communication Research, 28, 536-562.
March 5---Computers and civic engagement
Shah, D. V., Kwak, N., & Holbert, R. L. (2001). “Connecting” and “disconnecting” with civic life: Patterns of Internet use and the production of social capital. Political Communication, 18, 141-162.
March 7---Community building and support networks
Wright, K. (2000). Computer-mediated social support, older adults, and coping. Journal of Communication, 50(3), 100-118.
March 12---Computers in organizations
Vaught, B. C., Taylor, R. E., & Vaught, S. F. (2000). The attitudes of managers regarding the electronic monitoring of employee behavior: Procedural and ethical considerations. American Business Review, 18, 107-114.
March 14---CMC and social relationships I
Hancock, J. T., & Dunham, P. J. (2001). Impression formation in computer-mediated communication revisited: An analysis of the breath and intensity of impressions. Communication Research, 28, 325-347.
March 19---CMC and social relationships II
Cooper, A., & Sportolari, L. (1997). Romance in cyberspace: Understanding online attraction. Journal of Sex Education and Therapy, 22, 7-14. (See the instructor for a hard copy)
March 26---Individual level effects of the Internet I
Kraut, R., Kiesler, S., Boneva, B., Cummings, J., Helgeson, V., & Crawford, A. (in press). Internet paradox revisited. Journal of Social issues. Retrieved January 13, 2002, from: http://homenet.andrew.cmu.edu/progress/jsiparadox-revisited.pdf
March 28---Individual level effects of the Internet II
Tewksbury, D., Weaver, A. J., & Maddex, B. D. (2001). Accidentally informed: Incidental news exposure on the World Wide Web. Journalism and Mass Communication Quarterly, 78, 533-554.
April 9---Gender differences
Sussman, N. M., & Tyson, D. H. (2000). Sex and power: Gender differences in computer-mediated interactions. Computers in Human Behavior, 16, 381-394.
April 11---Internet addiction
No
April 16---Other deviant behaviors
Wu, W., & Koo, S. H. (2001). Perceived effects of sexuality explicit Internet content: The third-person effect in Singapore. Journalism and Mass Communication Quarterly, 78, 260-274.
April 18---Trust on the Internet
Flanagin, A. J., & Metzger, M. J. (2000). Perceptions of Internet information credibility. Journalism and Mass Communication Quarterly, 77, 515-540.
April 23---Internet Advertising
Vijayasarathy, L. R., & Jones, J. M. (2000). Print and Internet catalog shopping: Assessing attitudes and intentions. Internet Research: Electronic Networking Application and Policy, 10, 191-202.
April 25---Regulating the Internet
O’Neil, D. (2001). Analysis
of Internet users’ level of online privacy concerns. Social Science
Computer Review, 19, 17-31.