Coye Cheshire & Andrew Fiore April 18, 2023//

Computer-Mediated Communication

Introductions, terminology, & taxonomy

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Computer-mediated communication?

Information and Communications Technology?

Social software?

CMC…DC…SS…ICT…DITMSSC !

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Computer-mediated communication

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Theoretical perspectives

Psychology Social cognition, interpersonal perception, attraction

Sociology Group dynamics, social structure, reputation, trust

Communication Mediation, signaling, media richness

HCI Interfaces for social interaction

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A Few Course Logistics…

Office hours:305A South HallTue + Thu 2–3pm this week (permanent time TBA)

Course reader — for what’s not onlineAt Copy Central (2560 Bancroft at Telegraph)$18.15

Web site — syllabus and readingshttp://courses.ischool.berkeley.edu/i290-12/f07/

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Annotations on Readings

Everyone expected to annotate at least one reading per week

The goal is to highlight specific issues, themes, contributions, problems, etc.

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Course Format

Primarily lecture With your class participation and

annotations on the readings

Some in-class activities, design projects, and competitions (!)

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Assignments:Papers and Projects

or

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Final Presentations

Roundtables:

Tues, Nov 20th

Final Presentations:

Tues, Nov 27

Thurs, Nov 29

Tues, Dec 4

Thurs, Dec 6

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A Brief Overview of Course Topics…

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Overview

Social Presentation and Perception

Online Communities

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Overview (continued)

Visual interfaces and information visualizations

Collective Action and Information “Pools”

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Overview (continued)

Reputation

Trust and Trustworthiness

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Overview (continued) Media Richness and

Interfaces for Rich Media

Intimate Relationships

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Overview (continued)

Deception

CMC and Games

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Coye

Andrew

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For this Thursday…

Rheingold — “The Virtual Community: Finding Connection in a Computerized World”

Rice et al. — “Social interaction and the Internet: A comparative analysis of surveys in the US and Britain.” (Chapter 2 from Oxford Handbook of Internet Psychology — in reader.)

Post annotations! Come prepared to discuss!