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Courses of Instruction
Communication (COMM)
The terms indicated are expected but are not guaranteed. For the courses offered during any given term, consult the Schedule of Classes.
140x Nature and Impact of Communications (4, FaSp) Nature of communications and their impact upon people; examination of empirical evidence showing impact of media and the organization of media institutions. Not available for major credit.
200 Communication as a Social Science (4, FaSpSm) Social scientific inquiry into human communication; core theories of message production and reception in interpersonal, group and organizational contexts.
201 Communication as a Liberal Art (4, FaSpSm) Humanistic approaches to inquiry in communication; qualitative research techniques; core theories of message production and reception in social, political, cultural and mediated contexts.
202 Introduction to Communication Technology (4, FaSp) Survey of cultural, social, political, and economic impacts of new communication technologies, including written language, the printing press, the telephone, television, and cyberspace.
203 Introduction to Mass Communication Theory and Research (4, FaSp) Survey of mass communication research; history, content, effects, theories and policy implications of various media.
204 Public Speaking (4, FaSpSm) Principles and practices of effective oral communication; analysis of the speaking-listening process; selection and organization of speech materials; use of new presentation technologies.
205 Summer Communication Practicum (2, max 4, Sm) Students address communication issues in a field setting. They will evaluate communication practices using interview methodology. Projects are jointly evaluated by internship supervisor and professor. Open to communication majors only. Graded CR/NR. Prerequisite: COMM 200; recommended preparation: sophomore standing.
300 Foundations for the Study of Entertainment, Communication and Society (4, Fa) Theoretical foundation for understanding the construction, consumption, and consequences of entertainment from classical to contemporary times; situates entertainment within the ecology of information and communication. Recommended preparation: COMM 200, COMM 201.
301L Empirical Research in Communication (4, FaSp)Experimental and survey methods for communication study; basic statistical concepts, procedures, and tests. Prerequisite: COMM 200.
302 Persuasion (4, FaSp) Theories and research in social influence; strategies and tactics of persuasive communications in such settings as politics, public relations, advertising, business.
303 Learning from Case Studies in Communication (4) Case study approaches to communication research; reliability, validity, generalizability, and ethics in qualitative social research; cases in communication policy and practices.
304 Interpersonal Communication (4, Fa)Analysis of face-to-face interaction; role of communication in the development, maintenance and destruction of relationships; communication processes in managing interpersonal conflict.
306 The Communication Revolution and the Arts (4, Sp)Explorations of the nature of art in a mass media society. Relationships among technology, economy, popular culture, entertainment, "high art," and aesthetics. Recommended preparation: COMM 200, COMM 201. (Duplicates credit in former COMM 100x).
308 Communication and Conflict (4) Nature and functions of communication in human conflict; development of communication skills for managing conflict productively in interpersonal, organizational and intercultural contexts.
310 Media and Society (4, FaSp) Interplay between media and society, including family and children's socialization, inter-group relations and community, pornography and violence, gender and race, media ethics, conduct of politics.
315 Health Communication (4, FaSp) Behavioral approaches to health communication; communication competencies in health care settings, theories of risky behaviors, and behavioral change programs; special emphasis on AIDS-related issues. Recommended preparation: COMM 301L.
320 Small Group and Team Communication (4, FaSp) Group process theories relevant to communicative behavior in small group/team settings, including information exchange, decision making, leadership, and meetings; student team projects testing theoretic propositions.
321 Communication in the Virtual Group (4, Fa) Communication processes in global computer networks; formation, maintenance, and decline of virtual groups; privacy and access; introduction to computer networks for communication students and researchers.
322 Argumentation and Advocacy (4, FaSpSm) Basic argumentation theory including analysis, research and evidence, case construction, refutation; discursive and visual argument; diverse fields of advocacy including law, politics, organizations, interpersonal relations.
324 Intercultural Communication (4, FaSp) Social and cultural variables in speech communication processes; strategies for resolving communication problems in intercultural classrooms.
330 Rhetoric in Classical Culture (4) Theories of communication and persuasion in ancient Greece and Rome; cultural and social contexts of classical rhetorical theory; major historical figures and concepts. Recommended preparation: COMM 201.
335 Rhetoric in Contemporary Culture (4) Theories of communication and persuasion in contemporary society; cultural and social contexts of contemporary rhetorical theory; major theorists, concepts and controversies. Recommended preparation: COMM 201.
339 Communication Technology and Culture (4, Fa) Examination of philosophies and popular representations of technology from the origins of western culture to the present and identifies the complex attitudes toward technology.
340 The Cultures of New Media (4, Sp) Cultural implications of computer-mediated communication and related media. Ideological responses to media innovation; debates over artificial intelligence, virtual communities, and virtual reality. Recommended preparation: COMM 339.
345 Social and Economic Implications of Communication Technologies (4) Social and economic impacts of information and communication technologies; social factors that shape technological change; issues include access, privacy, freedom of expression, productivity, democratic control.
360 The Rhetoric of Los Angeles (4, Sp) Representations of Los Angeles communicated in diverse media; the city as a rhetorical text; analysis of cultural identities, art, architecture, and representations in popular culture.
365 The Rhetoric of London (4, Sp) Examines the modern city as a communicative text with London as the case study; taught as a part of the Spring Semester in London program.
370 The Rhetoric of Ideas: Ideology and Propaganda (4) Techniques of propaganda in public discourse; communication strategies through which ideas become ideologies; case studies in wartime and corporate propaganda, imperialism, and cultural colonialism.
371 Censorship and the Law: From the Press to Cyberspace (4, Sp) (Enroll in JOUR 371)
372 The Image of the Journalist in Popular Culture (4, Fa) (Enroll in JOUR 375)
375 Business and Professional Communication (4, FaSp) Oral and written communication skills demanded in the workplace including informative and persuasive speeches; interviewing; team communication; and training material preparation. Recommended preparation: COMM 204.
380 Forensics Laboratory (1-4, max 8, FaSp) Directed individual research studies of contemporary problems. Supervised laboratory experience. Open only to members of the University debate squad.
382 Sports, Business and Media in Today's Society (4, Sp) (Enroll in JOUR 380)
384 Interpreting Popular Culture (4, Fa) Popular culture as an indicator of cultural values, a producer and reflection of cultural meaning, and a means of communication; theory and case studies.
385 Survey of Organizational Communication (4, FaSp) The role of information, persuasion, and meanings in organizations. Topics include organizational culture, leadership, decision-making, networks, power, diversity and the global workplace.
388 Ethics in Human Communication (4, FaSp) Value perspectives on communication in varied settings: interpersonal, organizational, and public. Issues of truth and responsibility in family and social interactions, advertising, and governmental communication.
390 Special Problems (1-4, FaSp) Supervised, individual studies. No more than one registration permitted. Enrollment by petition only.
395m Gender, Media and Communication (4, FaSp)Issues of gender in communication, including: media representations of femininity and masculinity; and gender's role in communication at the interpersonal, public, and cultural levels.
401 Audience Analysis (4, FaSp) Examines audience analysis methodologies including focus groups, shadow juries, surveys, test marketing and content analysis; application of statistical sampling procedures, data analysis, interpretation and presentation. Prerequisite: COMM 301L.
402 Public Communication Campaigns (4, Sp) Theory and research in public health communication campaigns; design, implementation, and evaluation; extensive discussion of historical case studies and reasons for success or failure.
411 Communication Criticism (4, FaSp) Methods and functions of criticism in forms of public communication; historical-contextual, textual, and interpretive procedures; diverse theoretical approaches including formalism, dramatism, genre, and ideology. Prerequisite: COMM 201.
412 Communication and Social Movements (4, Sp) Social and political movements as rhetorical phenomena; ideology, organization, and influence of such movements as civil rights, "New Left," feminism, "New Right," environmentalism.
415 Design and Graphics in Online Publishing (2, Fa) (Enroll in JOUR 415)
417 Online Journalism Management (2, Sp) (Enroll in JOUR 417)
418 Multimedia Content in Online Publishing (2, Sp) (Enroll in JOUR 418)
421 Legal Communication (4, FaSpSm) Analytical and communicative aspects of judicial argument; philosophy and techniques of jury trials, cross examination, and appellate advocacy; research, preparation, and presentation of case briefs. Prerequisite: COMM 322.
422 Legal Issues and New Media (4, Sp) Examines laws and regulatory policies shaping new media, especially the Internet; impact of regulation on development and use of communication technology.
425 Communicating Religion (4) Genres of religious communication, including sermon, prayer, ritual, polemic, and revival. Impact of technological and cultural change on religious advocacy, beliefs, and practices.
430 Global Entertainment (4, FaSp) Survey of economic, political, and cultural dimensions of the global entertainment marketplace; focuses on the international production and distribution of media products and services. Prerequisite: COMM 300.
431 Global Strategy for the Communications Industry (4, Fa) Addresses the practical and theoretical aspects of the international economy that are most relevant to management strategy in the communications industry.
430 Global Entertainment (4, FaSp) Examines the history, technology, regulations and business practices of American broadcast and entertainment industries.
440 Music as Communication (4, Sp) Examines music's unique characteristics as a communicative form and the cultural, economic, political and social influences in music interpretation and production.
455 Advertising and Society (4, Fa) Examination of the role of advertising in contemporary society as an economic force and a cultural form of representation. Recommended preparation: COMM 200, COMM 201.
456 Entertainment, Marketing and Culture (4, Sp) Explores blurring of entertainment, marketing and culture in advanced information economies; intersections of culture and media and their social ramifications. Prerequisite: COMM 300; recommended preparation: COMM 200, COMM 201.
457 Children and Media (4, Sp) Explores construction of "childhood" in media and popular culture, including television, movies, video games, toys, magazines, and music. Examines children as a unique audience. Prerequisite: COMM 300; recommended preparation: COMM 200, COMM 201.
458 Race and Ethnicity in Entertainment and the Arts (4, Sp) Examines how race and ethnicity as social categories are shaped by communication media; focuses on how race and ethnicity sustain entertainment and media industries. Prerequisite: COMM 300; recommended preparation: COMM 200, COMM 201.
459 Fact and Fiction: From Journalism to the Docudrama (4, Sp) (Enroll in JOUR 459)
465 Gender in Media Industries and Products (4) Examination of the effect of gender stratification in media industries upon the cultural products they create, especially gender and gender/race role portrayals.
466 People of Color and the News Media (4) (Enroll in JOUR 466)
467 Gender and the News Media (4) (Enroll in JOUR 467)
471 Communication Systems and Technologies (4, Fa) Provides technological literacy in areas such as radio, audio, video, switched communications systems, electrical circuits, and semiconductors.
472 Telecommunication Strategic Analysis (4, Fa) Provides a framework for strategy in the telecommunications industry, covering areas such as finance, marketing, and public policy.
473 Advanced Issues in Communication and Technology (4, FaSp) Advanced level readings into human-computer interfaces; social interaction with artifacts; concept of presence, and emerging social and psychological issues of new communication and computer technologies. Prerequisite: 301L.
480 Nonverbal Communication (4, FaSpSm) Theory and research; examination of the influence of environmental factors, physical behavior, and vocal cues on human communication.
486 Human and Technological Systems in Organizations (4) How communication and information technologies are linked to organizational control, design, cultures; technology and competitive advantage; ethics and policy issues; technology-mediated work. Recommended preparation: COMM 385.
487 Communication and Global Organizations (4) The role of communication in global organizations; information, networks, and communication technologies for global organizing; computer-based collaborative work and virtual organizations. Recommended preparation: COMM 385.
489 Campaign Communication (4, FaSm) Problems in political communication: creating an informed electorate, use of mass media, factors in voter persuasion. Guest experts in political analysis, opinion polling, communication evaluation.
490x Directed Research (2-8, max 8, FaSp) Individual research and readings. Not available for graduate credit.
494x Research Practicum (2-4, max 4, FaSpSm) Students gain research experience in the design, implementation, analysis, and reporting of communication research. Students serve as research assistants to faculty members. Not available for graduate credit.
495 Honors Seminar (4, max 8, FaSp) Advanced study of issues in communication; recent developments in communication and rhetorical theories. Open only to students in COMM Honors Program. Recommended for seniors. Prerequisite: COMM 301L.
496x Honors Internship (2-4, max 4, FaSp) Field experience in applying communication principles to settings in organizations, campaigns, law, or other contexts; analysis and assessment of issues and problems experienced. Not available for graduate credit. Open only to COMM honors students or COMM seniors with 3.0 GPA overall. Prerequisite: COMM 301L.
497x Honors Thesis (4, FaSp) Writing of the honors thesis. Not available for graduate credit. Open only to COMM honors students; seniors only.
498 Ethical Issues in Entertainment and Communication (4, Sp)Examines social and political controversies over conflicting ethical standards for communication in a variety of media: mass-media, communication technology, and entertainment. Prerequisite: COMM 300; recommended preparation: COMM 200, COMM 201.
499 Special Topics (2-4, max 8) Selected topics in communication.
500 Managing Communication (4, SpSm) Production and distribution of information within large organizations; information networks, organization structure, control and decision-making functions. Resources necessary for effective organizational communication systems.
501 Communication Management Pro-Seminar (4, FaSp) Central issues of theory and practice in the management of communication; broad introduction to all areas of the program. Open to M.A. in Communication Management students only.
502 Strategic Corporate Communication (4, Sp) Roles, responsibilities and requirements of communication functions within corporations; design and implementation of communication plans; strategic message production for internal and external audiences.
504x Seminar in Interpersonal Communication (4, Fa, even years) Theories of communication behavior in relatively unstructured, face-to-face situations; examination of decoder-encoder, message, channel, and situational variables. Not available for degree credit for M.A. in Communication Management students.
505 Communication in Work Settings (4, Fa) How work settings determine communication: basic structures of communication, influence of technology, social contexts, and physical space. Applications to management.
506 Images and Image Management (4, Sp) Examines images and image manipulation in communication, management and social control. Synthesizes work ranging from cognition and interpersonal behavior to mass media and popular culture.
507 Information Management (4, Fa) Develops a conceptual framework for understanding information, uncertainty, knowledge, interpretation, and equivocality. Principles for managing information load, and communication networks information distribution, and decision making.
508x Power, Politics and Conflict in Communication (4, 2 years, Sp) Human communicative behavior involving the creation and resolution of conflict in interpersonal, small group, and formal organizational settings. Not available for degree credit for M.A. in Communication Management students.
509x Seminar in Classical Rhetorical Theory (4, Fa) Theories of rhetoric from the fifth century B.C. through the fifth century A.D.; emphasis on the Sophists, Plato, Aristotle, Cicero, Quintilian, and St. Augustine. Not available for degree credit for M.A. in Communication Management students.
510 Communication, Values, Attitudes, and Behavior (4, FaSp) Theory and research on value and attitude formation and change; consequences for communication and behavior.
511x Seminar in Contemporary Rhetorical Theory (4, Sp) Theories of rhetoric from the 18th century to the present; emphasis on Perelman, Burke, Habermas, Grassi, and Booth. Not available for degree credit for M.A. in Communication Management students.
512x Seminar in Rhetorical Criticism (4, Fa) Theories and methods of assessing popular persuasive art forms such as contemporary drama, music, poetry, and journalism as well as traditional forms of public address. Not available for degree credit for M.A. in Communication Management students.
513x Seminar in Neoclassical Rhetorical Theory (4, 2 years, Sm) Theories of rhetoric from the fifth century A.D. through the 18th century; emphasis on dictamin, praedicandi, poetriae, Alquin, Ramus, Port-Royalists, Bacon, Campbell, Blair, and Whately. Not available for degree credit for M.A. in Communication Management students.
514x Seminar: Social Movements as Rhetorical Form (4, 2 years, Sp) Study of the rhetoric of social change; methodologies for analysis and appraisal; investigation of specific collective protest and reform movements. Not available for degree credit for M.A. in Communication Management students.
515x Seminar in Postmodern Rhetorical Theory (4, 2 years, Fa) Implications of postmodernity for rhetorical theory and criticism; issues of textuality, agency, and subjectivity in communication; study of selected postmodern figures. Not available for degree credit for M.A. in Communication Management students.
516x Seminar: Feminist Theory and Communication (4, 2 years, Sp) Implications of feminist theory for communication; topics include epistemology, critique of science/technology, women and language, feminist approaches to media and film, women and the workplace. Not available for degree credit for M.A. in Communication Management students.
517x Seminar in Rhetorical Theory and Culture (4, Sp) Issues of culture in recent rhetorical theory; in-depth examination of representative idealist, pragmatist, structuralist, critical, and postmodern accounts of the symbolic construction of cultural forms. Not available for degree credit for M.A. in Communication Management students.
518x American Public Address (4, Sp, odd years) History and criticism of major American speakers and speeches with reference to the social, political, and intellectual background of their times. Not available for degree credit for M.A. in Communication Management students.
519x Seminar: Cultural Studies in Communication (4, 2 years, Fa) Theoretical foundations, history, and development of cultural studies in communication; implications of issues of nationalism, colonialism, technologies, popular culture, and politics of bodies for communication. Not available for degree credit for M.A. in Communication Management students.
520 Social Roles of Communication Media (4, FaSp) How mass media shape public images of groups, channel political power, promote consumption of goods. Social and political theories as tools in evaluating media impact.
521x Seminar in Argumentation (4, 2 years, Sp) Foundation of critical deliberation; the nature of informal reasoning; logical and ethical problems; analysis and appraisal of naturalistic argument. Not available for degree credit for M.A. in Communication Management students.
522x Seminar in Kenneth Burke's Dramatistic Theory (4) Studies the contributions of Kenneth Burke, among the most significant figures in the development of contemporary rhetorical theory and criticism. Not available for degree credit for M.A. in Communication Management students.
524x Seminar in Small Group Process (4, Sp, even years) Contemporary theoretical models; problems in determination and measurement of variables in small group communication environments; assessment of recent research. Not available for degree credit for M.A. in Communication Management students.
525x Humanistic and Social Scientific Approaches to Human Communication I (4, Fa) Overview of the humanistic and social scientific approaches to the study of communication; emphasis on rhetorical/critical and macro social scientific perspectives. Not available for degree credit for M.A. in Communication Management students.
526x Humanistic and Social Scientific Approaches to Human Communication II (4, Sp) Overview of the humanistic and social scientific approaches to the study of communication; emphasis on macro and micro social scientific, symbolic and structural perspectives. Not available for degree credit for M.A. in Communication Management students.
528 Web Designs for Organizations (4, FaSp) Students learn to assess organizations' online needs, to examine the use of the Internet in terms of electronic commerce and global pressures, and design web page strategies.
530 Social Dynamics on Communication Technologies (4, SpSm) Impact of television, satellites, computers, and other new technologies; competing theories about the role of technology in society; historical effects of introducing new technologies.
531 Communication and the International Economy (4, Fa) Examines the impact of global economic changes on communications industries, the political and economic forces shaping these industries and the roles of its managers.
532 Development of American Media Industry (4, Fa) Origins of American radio and television broadcasting industry and analysis of its development into the contemporary media industry; covers history, technology, regulation, and business practices.
533 Emerging Communication Technologies (4, FaSp) Basics of multimedia; new forms of audio and video interactive technologies; computer communication networks; social, political, cultural, interpersonal, organizational issues related to emerging communication technologies.
534 The Culture of New Technologies (4, FaSp) In-depth approach to cultural impact of the Internet, multimedia, digital imaging, CD-ROM and virtual reality in context with photographic realism, artificial intelligence and virtual communities.
535 Virtual Groups and Organizations (4, FaSp) How electronic networks affect interpersonal and organizational communication; types of interactive media; issues related to cyberspace and virtual community; collaborative teams; business on global networks.
540 Uses of Communication Research (4, FaSp) Applications of both data and interpretation in communications management. Topics include: audience ratings, surveys, experimental tests of programs and campaigns, formative evaluation, secondary data sources.
541 Integrated Communication Strategies (4, Sp) Communication strategies for product marketing and advertising; communication's role in developing domestic and international marketplaces; practical applications of persuasion theory.
542 Business Strategies of Communication and Entertainment Firms (4, Sp) Competitive analysis and strategic formulation of entertainment and communications firm; cases examine product differentiation, marketing, emerging networks and technological strategies for traditional and new media.
543 Managing Communication in the Entertainment Industry (4, Fa) Examination, application and critique of traditional and contemporary organizational communication theory as it applies to the entertainment industry's unique internal and external environments.
544 The Arts and New Media (4, Fa) Organization, economics, and policy of arts as affected by new technologies. Architecture, design, advertising, and fashion as context. Implications for arts promotion, management, and funding.
545 Communication and Global Competition (4, Sp) How communication technologies are used to secure competitive advantage; how firms use communication systems to sustain effective positioning in an industry; convergence of communication industries.
546 Seminar in Diffusion Theory and Research (4, 2 years, Sp) Diffusion of new ideas over time among the members of a system. Emphasis upon the spread and adoption of new communication technologies.
547 Distribution of Recordings: Media, Retail and Online Channels (4, Sp) Cultural and critical analyses of radio and recording industry development and business strategy; influence of legal and regulatory institutions, impact of new forms of distribution.
548 Issues in Children's Media (4, Sp) Historical review of children's programming; programming genres; ethical and business issues of marketing to children; children's uses of various media.
550x Research Methods in Communication I (4, Fa) Epistemological assumptions, design, and beginning methods of qualitative and quantitative analysis in communication research. Taught in Computer Lab. Not available for degree credit for M.A. in Communication Management students.
552x Research Methods in Communication II (4, Sp) Developing expertise in field research, and experimental, quasi-experimental, and correlational methods in communication research. Taught in Computer Lab. Not available for degree credit for M.A. in Communication Management students. Prerequisite: COMM 550.
553 Political Economy of Global Telecommunications and Information (4, Sp) The political, economic, regulatory, and technological changes that are together creating a new world information economy. The politics of international telecommunications is emphasized.
554x Regression and Multivariate Communication Research III (4, 2 years, Fa) Advanced analysis of variance, regression models, path analysis, MANOVA, discriminant analysis. Taught in Computer Lab. Not available for degree credit for M.A. in Communication Management students. Prerequisite: COMM 552.
556x Advanced Communication Research IV (4, 2 years, Sp) Structural Equation Modeling, LISREL and Log Linear. Taught in Computer Lab. Not available for degree credit for M.A. in Communication Management students. Prerequisite: COMM 554.
557 Communication Policy in the Global Marketplace (4, Fa) Comparative analysis of various countries' communication and information technology policies; examines developments in telecommunications, broadcasting, and entertainment industries and policy questions for global media marketplace.
558 The International Entertainment Marketplace (4, Fa) Global influences on entertainment industries (broadcasting, film, telecommunications, Internet, video games, and music); case analyses of specific organizations and geographic regions; impact on local cultures.
559 Globalization, Communication and Society (4, Fa) Comparative analysis of social, cultural and political impacts of communication technology and media; emphasis given to communication's influence in the social dimensions of globalization.
560 Communications Policy (4, FaSm) Evolving regulation of telephone, radio, television, cable, print, and other media. Major policy-makers and decision points in policy-making at local, state, national, and international levels.
562x Cognitive Approaches to Communication (4, 2 years, Fa) Cognitive theory and research and its application to communication phenomena and processes. Not available for degree credit for M.A. in Communication Management students.
565 Communication Law and Broadcasting (4, FaSp) History and present status of broadcast regulations; emphases on First Amendment, character of regulatory agencies, impact of court decisions, influence of technological advances.
566 Communication Law and New Technologies (4, Sp) Development of law in newer technologies. Cases include cable television, low power television, direct broadcast satellites, teletext, video cassettes, telephone, data networks, computer regulation.
567 Internet Policy, Practice and Regulation (4, FaSp) Examines how legal decisions impact commercial and personal uses of the internet; regulatory responses to court decisions.
570 Economics of the Communication Industries (4, Fa) The economic forces that determine the structure and outputs of communication and media industries, including newspapers, broadcasting, cable, and telecommunications.
571 Communications Technologies (4, FaSp) Basic technological concepts necessary to understand the workings of modern communications products and services, to include frequency, bandwidth, electricity, modulation, and digital conversion.
572 Telephone, Data, and Video Telecommunication Systems (4, Sp) Technological principles and workings of telephone, data, and video telecommunication systems. Issues for management and policy from a technological perspective. Prerequisite: COMM 571.
573 Evaluating Communication Needs (4, Sp) Participation as consultants in field projects. Use of organizational, interpretive, and statistical methods to design organizational communication systems is emphasized.
574 Tele-Media: A Strategic and Critical Analysis (4, FaSp) Strategic and critical analyses of emerging and new communication technologies from historical, business, financial, consumer, and policy perspectives.
575 Advocacy and Social Change in Entertainment and the Media (4, Fa) Examines how diverse groups (i.e., governmental agencies, advertisers, health organizations, advocacy groups, actors, social scientists) attempt to influence audiences through entertainment and traditional media channels.
576 Communication Strategies for Conflict Management (4, Sm) Communication strategies for effective negotiation, mediation and facilitation of disputes; structures for public interventions; emergence of online dispute resolution systems.
580 Media and Politics (4, FaSp) Mass media in American political life, including political reporting, election campaigns, non-electoral politics, and the media as a political issue.
581 Media in Social Services: Design and Evaluation of Campaigns (4, Fa) Theory and research issues in the use of media for changing behavior in health, public safety, welfare, and other areas of social services.
582 International Communication: National Development (4, Sm) Roles of media institutions and communications behavior in national development, including political, economic, and social spheres; Western and non-Western conceptions of development processes.
583 Global Entertainment Education Programs (4, Sp) Theoretical foundations of entertainment-education programs in global contexts; uses of dramatic serials, telenovelas and animation to promote human rights; program design, evaluation.
584 Seminar: Interpreting Popular Culture (4, Fa) The use of semiotic, literary, psychoanalytic, and other approaches for describing and interpreting popular cultural phenomena, including television, advertising, film, music, and fashion.
585x Organizational Communication (4, 2 years, Sp) Theory and research; field experience in analyzing and solving communication problems in organizations. Not available for degree credit for M.A. in Communication Management students.
587 Audience Analysis (4, Fa) Fundamental principles of audience research; critique of existing methodologies; implications for global audiences and mass media markets.
590 Directed Research (1-12, FaSpSm) Research leading to the master's degree. Maximum units which may be applied to the degree to be determined by the school. Graded CR/NC.
594abz Master's Thesis, (2-2-0, FaSpSm) Credit on acceptance of thesis. Graded IP/CR/NC.
597 Communication Research Practicum (4, FaSp) Development and assessment of research projects. Problems in writing and submission of research articles. Open to Accelerated B.A., Communication/M.A., Communication Management and M.A., Communication Management students only. Corequisite: COMM 540 or COMM 550 or COMM 552 or COMM 584 or COMM 587.
598 Practicum in Global Communication Research (4) Development and assessment of research into global communication; selection of appropriate research methodologies; and production of scholarly research. Open to M.A. in Global Communication students only.
599 Special Topics (2-4, max 8)
605 Advanced Macro Theories of Communication I (4, 2 years, Sp) Advanced macro theories of communication and culture creation/change; emphasis on structural-functionalism, neo-Marxism, critical theory, symbolic interactionism, phenomenology, post-structuralism, deconstruction.
610 Studies in Rhetorical Theory (4, max 12, FaSpSm) Problems in rhetorical theory and criticism; advanced, specialized interest areas of individual faculty on the frontiers of knowledge.
618 Mass Media Effects (4, Fa) Theoretical and research questions about mass communication effects; criticism and interpretation of current research and theory, and formulation of new theory.
620 Studies in Communication Theory (4, max 12, FaSpSm) Current problems in communication theory and research: advanced, specialized interest areas of individual faculty on the frontiers of knowledge.
625 Theory Construction in Communication (4, Sm) The nature of behavioral theories; conceptual and methodological problems in theory construction; application to contemporary issues in communication research.
629 Global Culture (4, Fa) Examines the relationship of culture to globalization, ranging from nationalism and colonialism to global cultural products, multinational cultural production, diasporic cultures, global media, and cosmopolitanism.
630 Communication Technology and Social Change (4, Sp) Impact of technological advances on human communication practices and theories; trends, forecasts, implications.
631x Minds and Media (4, Sp) Sociopsychological consequences of human interaction with media and computers; evolution of minds; effects of media forms and contents on cognition and affection; concept of presence. Not available for degree credit for M.A. in Communication Management students.
635 Economics of Information (4, Sp) Applications of macro and microeconomic principles: economic role of the information sector; production, distribution, and pricing of information products; information in the functioning of markets.
636 Interpretive and Cultural Approaches in Organizational Communication (4, 2 years, Fa) Interpretive, critical and cultural research in organizational communication; emphasis on narrative approaches to ethnographic studies, critical essays, and quantitative intercultural research in organizational communication.
637 Current Readings in Organizational Communication (4, 2 years, Sp) Recent developments in organizational communication theory and research; emerging issues and methodologies; future directions.
638 Global, International and Intercultural Communication in Organizations (4, 2 years, Fa) Communication processes in global organizational transformation; influences of information technology, intercultural variables, and globalization on decision-making, operations and practices of international and transnational organizations.
640 Communication and Organizational Change (4, Fa) Analysis of communication and information networks in organizations and their relationships with communication technologies, organizational behavior, and management.
645 Communication Networks (4, 2 years, Sp) Conceptual and analytic issues in network perspectives; emphasis on communication patterns, processes, content, influences and impacts.
646 Negotiating Boundaries in Environmental Research (2) Examines how environmental disciplines are discursively constructed; explores problems of utilizing scientific/technical results in policy-making arenas; and introduces strategic communication skills.
647x Seminar on the Network Society (4, Fa) Advanced research seminar examining the interaction between communication technology, society, economy, politics and culture from interdisiplinary and cross-cultural perspectives. Not available for degree credit for M.A. in Communication Management students.
675 Independent Study (1-4, FaSpSm) A supervised course tailored to specific student interests. The professor and student develop a syllabus that permits exploration of advanced or specialized topics. Graded CR/NC.
694 Preliminary Research Paper (2, FaSpSm) Independent research designed to demonstrate the student's ability to conceptualize, conduct, and present scholarly research. Parallel to COMM 794. Graded CR/NC.
790 Research (1-12, FaSpSm) Research leading to the doctorate. Maximum units which may be applied to the degree to be determined by the school. Graded CR/NC.
794abcdz Doctoral Dissertation (2-2-2-2-0, FaSpSm) Credit on acceptance of dissertation. Graded IP/CR/NC.


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Honesty coupled to beauty is to have honey a sauce to sugar.(William Shakespeare (1564-1616), British dramatist, poet. Touchstone, in As You Like It, act 3, sc. 3, l. 30-1. Trying to persuade her not to be virtuous ("honest").)
I am forbidden sugar, fat, and alcohol. So hooray, I guess, for oatmeal, lemon juice, and chicken soup.(Mason Cooley (b. 1927), U.S. aphorist. City Aphorisms, Thirteenth Selection, New York (1994).)More quotations from: Mason Cooley, sugar
The haughty and imperious part of a man develops rapidly on one of these lonely sugar plantations, where the owner rarely meets with anyone except his slaves and minions.(Rutherford Birchard Hayes (1822-1893), U.S. president. Diary and Letters of Rutherford Birchard Hayes: Nineteenth President of the United States, vol. I, p. 254, ed. Charles Richard Williams, The Ohio State Archaeological and Historical Society, 5 vols. (1922-1926), Diary (January 30, 1849). Written while visiting a college classmate in Texas.)More quotations from: Rutherford Birchard Hayes, sugar, lonely
The very dogs were all asleep, and the flies, drunk with moist sugar in the grocer's shop, forgot their wings and briskness, and baked to death in dusty corners of the window.(Charles Dickens (1812-1870), British novelist. The Old Curiosity Shop, ch. 27, p. 209 (1841).)More quotations from: Charles Dickens, sugar, death
Don't worry about a sugar planter. Give him a horse and he'll ride to his own funeral.(Curtis Siodmak (1902-1988), German screenwriter, and Jacques Tourneur. Mrs. Rand, I Walked with a Zombie, to Betsy, who is afraid that Wesley is too drunk to ride home (1942). Based on an original story by Inez Wallace.)
You can be up to your boobies in white satin, with gardenias in your hair and no sugar cane for miles, but you can still be working on a plantation.(Billie Holiday (1915-1959), U.S. blues singer, and William Dufty. Lady Sings the Blues, ch. 11 (1956, rev. 1975).)More quotations from: Billie Holiday, sugar, hair
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Signs of hope? Or CCC creaking to a halt?
THERE was a very mixed reaction to Cork County Council's 2013 budget on Monday with one Fine Gael member describing it as "a budget of hope" while a Fianna Fail councillor said that CCC was "creaking to a halt."
In all there were 27 contributions from the floor after the lengthy presentation and once councillors had some time to do some number crunching of their own.
Cllr Tom Sheahan (FG) said: "It's a budget of hope. There hasn't been a rates increase in six years and that is very good. Planning applications have also remained steady for the past two years. We are in an exciting time for local government."
Cllr Gerard Murphy (FG) said: "It is a very well balanced budget in very difficult times. We should all remember that not less than two years ago, we were left facing a situation of no money to pay the civil service, gardai and health and that is the reality of where we are coming from and we must recognise that we are fighting our way out of that situation and back to some form of reality."
However, Cllr Ronan Sheehan (Lab) said that he did not agree with the recent passing of the equalisation of the rents across the three regions, which has already been agreed on. He felt it was penalising the "poorest of the poor."
Cllr Dan Joe Fitzgerald (FF) said he had concerns about the property tax. "A lot of things seem to be going to Dublin - grants going to Dublin, medical cards going to Dublin, will housing go to Dublin too and will the local personnel have anything to actually do with the allocations," he queried.
He said that businesses needed to be looked after in the current tough economic climate.
Cllr Frank O'Flynn (FF) said that Fermoy and Mitchelstown has lost out "once again" in not getting an amenity site. "Limerick City Council reduced its rates by 5%, so why can't we do the same," added Cllr O'Flynn.
Cllr Kevin O'Keeffe (FF) said that while it was all well and good to equalise the rent, it was the people in rural areas who are being hit the hardest.
Cllr Aindrias Moynihan (FF) said that people are being "driven off their heads" by having to pay the household tax.
Cllr Noel McCarthy (Lab) said that while rates have not been increased in six years, but nevertheless, there are many businesses who are suffering and would welcome a reduction.
Cllr Veronica Neville (FG) said that the devil is in the detail, but noted that Bottlehill is still costing €2.1 million to run. "It's the white elephant in the room and it's talking a lot of our cash ... and that needs to be said here today."


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Ask a QuestionHere are the questions asked by community members. Read on to see the answers provided by the ThriftyFun community or ask a new question.
My boyfriend have been going out 1 year on the 17th of this month. I'm not sure what we can do or where we can go to celebrate it, any ideas? Also, I'm not sure on what present to buy him, as the only things he's really into are cars and computer games. I want to buy him something he'll remember forever.
Rachel from UK
On our first anniversary, I wrote done 365 reasons that I loved him. One for each day we had been together. I typed them on the computer and numbered them. About 15 a page. I then taped the pages together end to end and made a scroll out of it. Tied it with ribbon and called it good. Some were serious, others humorous, some sexual, others just quirky. He liked it and saved it.
Seven children later and we are still going strong. Be warned however. My husband has pulled the scroll out a few times over the years when I have complained about something, to remind me that I use to love that about him. It generally stops the disagreement. We read it and it reminds us of why we are together.
Where and what did u do on your first date? Do it again and get him a poster of his dream car framed professionally. Is there a show and shine or car show near by at that time? How about tickets to that.
My boyfriend is into cars and computers also. He loves to go to the car shows we have local. I bought him a model of one of his favorite cars for his birthday in March. Not a model kit but, just the model itself. Good Luck!
How about getting a picture of yourself done professionally?
If it's the gift you want him to remember forever you can get him a computer game. If he plays it and plays the game for a while and owns it and can play it down the road whenever he wants it could be pretty cool.
If he's into classic cars you can maybe see if you can find him a car model, maybe even one he can build himself.
Just a thought.
If you're serious about giving him something he can remember forever, the suggestion about writing down things you love about him is probably the best. I've been with my (now) wife for 11 years, but we only married about a year ago. When we met, we were both seniors in seperate high schools and looking back now we can hardly remember everthing we've shared together over the past decade. Try to make special note of all the good times and cherish them for later - look back on them frequently and build your relationship on the foundation that you have created. Best of luck to you both.
Thank you all so much for your ideas,
I'm in the middle of putting together a scrap book about our relationship, and am thinking about getting him a model car that he can build.
I'd like to buy him something really special but still can't think what it would be. I've officially decided my boyfriend is too difficult to buy for!
For my birthday he bought me Playboy necklace earrings and ring, then just spur of the moment gift he bought me a playboy watch (£50) So I would really like to get him something extra special, but my budget is probably around £100 as I haven't time to save up!
I am 17, he is 19. Anyone else got any ideas?
Oh, and I gave him a picture I'd had done from a makeover (professionally) for his birthday 2 weeks after we first met.
If you can swing it, how about renting "his dream car" for the day. Pick him up in it, plan a picnic, and spend the day together. Don't forget to take plenty pictures.
[Oops...Missed the part about you being 17. Save this for your 5 year anniversary.]
One more thing...years ago for my husband's birthday I purchased about 5 or 6 gifts and had them dropped off at his desk, 1 at a time, throughout the day. The last one being a hotel key.
It really tripped him out.
[After further thought...Save this for your 1st wedding anniversary or his birthday AFTER you're married. hehehe]
How about a bracelet with dog chains. You can personalize it and have it engraved.
Me and my boyfriend have been dating for 8 months and going strong. I want to get him something that is so sweet and so adorable and shows him how much I love him! I also want it to be useful too. Something that shows him I know what he wants! I was going to get him a hunting rifle but I found out I can't because it has to be under his name. Now I'm stuck! I want to figure out something to get him that all his friends want, but I'm stuck.
I have a boyfriend and it will be a year in a month and we have been friends for four years now. He LOVES LOVES fishing and even wants to go pro. He makes okay money so he buy himself what he wants so I am running out of things to get him for Christmas. Do you have any ideas?
I have no idea what to get my boyfriend this year for Christmas. We have been dating 3 years and each year it gets harder. He doesn't like cars or adventure sports, or really lovey dovey gifts either. He loves computer stuff and games but honestly, we're so different its unbelievable. And since I really don't like computers or games so much (or even understand what the big deal is), everything I get him/want to get him, he either doesn't like the game or has it already. I'm really stuck. And he wont actually tell me what he WOULD like for Christmas... help? lol xxx
If I didn't know any better, I'd say you were dating my boyfriend. Most of my gifts to him are either practical, sexy, or just fun! Here are some things iIve gotten him that your guy might like:
1. Sound activated equalizer t-shirt (great for a guy who loves electronics and music)
2. Sheep-skin, wool lined slippers
3. Make your own hot sauce kit
4. Photo mug,with our favorite photo together on it
5. MP3 shower radio with fog-free shaving mirror
Gifts.com is also a great site for ideas. They ask for the age, gender,occasion, and relationship of the recipient to you, and then come up with various gift ideas according to that info.
Why don't you send him some chocolates? I did that recently to my boyfriend, we have been together for over a year. I wanted to do something nice and special for him and I know he loves truffles so I sent him some using this site: http://www.sere … tes.com/Truffles He really loved them and he was really surprised!
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The promulgation of the Gospel to distant countries was to result from universal good-will.
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I have read through the mailing list and the discussions about
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Opera House, November 22
There was the Beethoven and there was the football. One went to extra time, the other went in record time. Or so it seemed.
The impression that Richard Tognetti was racing Beethoven's First Symphony to the final whistle in order to catch the other on the big screen on the Opera House forecourt was misleading. His bracing tempi were pretty much those that the composer himself indicated 16 years after finishing the symphony with the help of a nifty new invention, the metronome, by his one-time friend Maelzel.
These markings are fast and some conductors shy away from them. What gave the ACO's performance unusual vigour was its bristling articulation and precision of ensemble. They drove home the coda of the first movement with insistent energy, never allowed the idyllic slow movement to lapse into 18th-century complacency, and maintained a strict parity of speed between the outer sections of the scherzo and the inner trio section.
At the upbeat to the finale there was a hint of a fumble, saved by a dynamic swoop into the allegro, which was light, breathless, yet also clear and transparent, particularly from the woodwind, towards the close. This was the ACO in its heartland, giving refreshing, dynamic performances of classical repertoire.
After Mendelssohn's Overture to A Midsummer Night's Dream which opened the concert, the two concerto-style works on the program revealed opposite approaches.
Melvyn Tan made his name on the fortepiano (the 18th-century antecedent of the modern grand) and retains a strongly articulated finger style and an 18th-century approach on the modern piano which he used for Mozart's Piano Concerto in D minor, K.466.
When playing with one hand, he seems to support the keyboard from underneath with the other, like a prestidigitator serving notes. His playing is bristlingly articulated and he engages audience attention through a vivid sense of musical fantasy, though I found his holding back of notes for expressive intent somewhat mannered and unnecessary.
In Beethoven's Romance No.2 for violin and orchestra, opus 50, Tognetti, usually a champion of clean and severe authentic playing, opted for a much more indulgent approach, adopting slides and phrasing like early 20th-century violinists. If I'd heard this blind I wouldn't have guessed it was Tognetti, but the playing was expressive and the openness to exploring other ways of doing things can only be applauded.
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The Milaca Area Pantry helped 659 households receive 240,182 pounds of food in 2013.
This is a special time of year at the Milaca Area Pantry, according to Director Carol Mueller.
"In March, we get a partial match on donations from Minnesota FoodShare," Mueller said.
Minnesota FoodShare is the organization that helps provide food to the food shelves across the state.
The Milaca Area Pantry also participates in the Feinstein Foundation's $1 Million Giveaway to Fight Hunger. This is a matching donation to the pantry based on monetary and food donations received during March and April, Mueller said.
But who are the people benefiting from the generous donations being made throughout the year by the people of Milaca?
From people with financial hardships to those unemployed, from people underemployed to accident victims, the Milaca Area Pantry each week is helping people from many walks of life.
One Milaca family has donated to the food shelf in the past in an effort to help others and never dreamed they would be the ones in need of help.
But the client just lost her job and her spouse is on a seasonal layoff.
"It just goes to show you never know what will happen," the client said.
The Pantry was able to help the family make ends meet by cutting their food bills by more than half.
"By getting food from the food shelf, we are able to pay our other bills," the client said.
"Hardships as being an underemployed single mother left me wondering where to turn," said a recent Pantry client. "When I learned of the services the Milaca Area Food Pantry provided, I was afforded a substantial measure of relief."
The pantry is able to supplement the client's family grocery budget and provides cleaning and paper products.
Without the Pantry where would the family be?
"I would potentially have to travel upwards of 30 miles round trip to locate another organization that would provide assistance and support that the Milaca Area Food Pantry does."
Another client said she does not have enough income at present to provide the food needs of her family.
"This really helps us out a lot," the client said. "There are months when paying household bills (that) there is not much left for food."
One Pantry client is a divorced, single parent on disability with two dependents.
"I have a fixed income and three-fourths of that income is my rent," the client said. "I receive $15 a month in food support."
That's where the Milaca Area Pantry comes in.
"This helps so I can pay my utility bills and rent. We would go without food without the help here every month," she said.
Due to an accident, another food pantry client lost her job. The accident left the family with just one income for a large family.
Life has given the family a new set of challenges because it has to pay ongoing medical bills and prescriptions.
"We come to the food shelf twice a month. It helps us have nutritious meals that we might not be otherwise be able to afford," she said. "Our dollars go only so far at the grocery store."
The client gave a picture of the role the Pantry can have on a family — in this case, a family of five.
"The food shelf provides us with enough food for quite a few meals if a person is willing to cook," she said. "We receive everything from milk to meat."
Prescriptions eat up most of the income for the family, and those prescriptions have to come first.
"Without the Milaca Area Pantry we probably would not have enough food for the month," she said.
One family recently moved to the area and the woman of the house then lost her job. Three months later, her son lost his job.
"It can take 30 days to be processed for food stamps," she said.
The Milaca Area Pantry helped fill a need, if only temporary, for this family.
"They are our lifesavers," the client said. "Without the Pantry we would be going hungry every week."
Said the client, "I hate to think what would happen to us without their help. We don't like to take charity, but they are our lifeline until we can get back on our feet.
"These people are literally our guardian angels," the client said.
There are still some opportunities for Milaca residents to help their neighbors get back on their feet.
The pantry will be the recipient of food donations at the March 22 community breakfast and expo, hosted by the Milaca Area Chamber of Commerce.
Food shelf volunteers will also host a breakfast fundraiser on March 30 at the Milaca American Legion. All proceeds will go the pantry.
Donations can also be mailed to Milaca Area Pantry, P.O. Box 133, Milaca, MN 56353.


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JFET Biasing
Hi Ken,
The Fet circuit shown in Don Tillman's article is very similar to the circuit that I had written about in my previous postings. If you have not read my previous postings, this may be a good time to do so.
In any case, the amplifier is a self-biased, common-source design using the J201 JFET. The key term here is "self-bias", which simply means that the amp will bias up to a steady-state (or, quiescent) condition that is totally dependent on the devices "transfer characteristics" (again, this is explained in my previous postings).
In any class-A, linear amplifer (e.g. the Tillman design) you should bias the device so that the DC value at the output (in this case, the Drain) is equal to between 1/2 and 2/3rds that of the power supply (in this case, a nine-volt battery). This will ensure a relatively "equal" swing of an AC signal above and below the DC value at the Drain before "clipping" occurs.
When Tillman said that the DC value should be between 5 and 7 volts, he was referring to the voltage you would measure relative to the negative terminal (or "zero" volt reference) of the nine-Volt battery. This would mean that you have between 4 and 2 volts across the 6.8KOhm Drain resistor. According to Ohms law, this would also mean a bias current between 0.588mA and 0.294mA through the J201 (in the interest of conserving battery-life, I biased my amp to 0.1mA).
It is interesting to note that the J201 JFET I evaluated for the amplifier in my previous postings would not have worked well with Mr. Tillman's design. However, Tillman does say this when he mentioned that not just any J201 would work with the values he chose for his circuit. He suggests that you try a handful of them before you can find one that works well.
On the other hand, by evaluating the JFET and determining it's transfer characteristics (not a difficult thing to do as explained in my pervious postings) you can customize Mr Tillman's common-source, self-bias design for optimal performance (or, in other words, excellent symmetry about the Drain DC bias value).
Please let me know if this helps; if you have any questions, please do not hesitate to ask.
Thanks, JP Hugsley
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First, thank you for your response!
Yes, I have read your previous postings on the subject though I didn't understand everything. I'm getting back into electronics after retiring from a career of programming so I need to brush up on terminology and theory. Also, much of this is new to me as most of my experience has been with opamps where my main considerations were gain and cutoff frequencies.
I think that perhaps I should consider using your schematic rather than Mr. Tillman's for a few reasons:
-It would conserve battery life a bit more.
-Am I correct in my impression that yours is not quite as picky about the particular JFET used?
-I like your gain figures better (6.8). And..
-I've exhausted all 10 of my transistors searching for one with the proper characteristics. There's no electronics store near me so I must wait for ordered parts.
I will try evaluating the FETs I have and study more carefully how to customize the circuit for proper performance
One question: If I use your circuit would the 10mfd decoupling cap across the battery still be a good idea?
You've been a great help and I really appreciate your time and effort.
Thanks again,
|13th June 2008, 03:41 PM
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Mr. Hugsley,
After rereading your posts I realize now that the schematic you posted is the first stage of a guitar preamp. I thought it was the whole preamp due to its similarity to Donald Tillman's. Would it work without a second stage? What would be the advantages of a second stage?
|14th June 2008, 04:47 AM
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JFET Bias
Hi Ken,
There is really no difference between the design that I posted and that of Mr. Tillman. They are both common-source JFET amplifiers; the difference is in the device itself. Even though they are both J201 devices, the variation in IDSS and VGSoff among J201 type JFETs is rather large. If you refer to a data sheet, you may be surprised to see that the IDSS for the J201 can be between 0.2mA and 1.0mA. In addition, the VGSoff can be between -0.3V and -1.5V.
From what I can tell, the device used in the Tillman design is on the high-side of the specification scale. In other words, the device he used most likely has an IDSS of 1.0mA and a VGSoff of -1.5V. The reason that I believe this is because he mentioned that the bias current in his circuit is about 0.5A. This means that the VGS is about 1.1V (0.5mA*2.2KOhm = 1.1 Volt) and the voltage drop across the Drain resistor (R3) is 3.4 Volts (0.5mA*6.8KOhm = 3.4Volts). This, of course, means that the Voltage at the drain of the J201 is 5.6 Volt (9Volt - 3.4 Volt = 5.6Volt).
(If any of this is not clear, please let me know and I'll explain it with a sheet of equations and diagrams).
The J201 device that I used in my circuit had a measured IDSS of 510uA and a VGSoff of -0.77Volts. If I had used my J201 in Mr. Tillman's design, it would not have worked very well (if at all). The bias conditions for my design were chosen to fit the particular J201 I had in my shop; this is what must be done when using the self-bias technique to ensure proper operation. From what you have told me, I believe the J201s that you have in your possession are probably more middle-of-the-road devices rather than the high-end-of-the-spectrum device Mr. Tillman used. In other words, there is nothing wrong with your JFETs, you just have to change the circuit values to best suit them.
Try changing the values of Mr. Tillman's design with one of your JFETs by making R3 = 20KOhm, R2 = 2.0KOhm and R4 = 10KOhm. R3 and R2 will give you a gain of nearly 7.0 (like my design) but R4 will load-it-down to a gain of about 2.0 (this is how you "tame the thing" as you called it).
In any case, don't throw away your JFETs, just evaluate them for IDSS and VGSoff as I described in my previous postings and then select component values to ensure optimal operation (biasing).
Again, if any of this in not clear, please let me know and I will make an effort to produce a paper that is more professional and concise.
Also, a 10uFd decoupling cap is a good idea to have on the circuit board as near to the active device(s) as possible. This will provide a zero-Ohm Voltage source for your circuit and help prevent issues with stray impedances.
Also again, the second-stage device on the design I was talking about in my postings will be an emitter-follower using a BJT. The advantage to an emitter follower stage is to isolate your active device and tone circuitry from the un-predictable loading effects of your guitar cable and guitar amp input impedance. This will become clearer in a future posting but, first, you should evaluate your JFETs and then optimize your common-source circuit design.
I hope this helps.
JP Hugsley.
|16th June 2008, 03:03 AM
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Hi JP Hugsley:
Sorry for delay to answer (In this week I have 2 exams and I don't have much time).
The guitar is a Steinberger Synapse EMGSYN-GP-1. I don't have information about piezo. Check this page to see a picture.
In these days I'll make transfer curves using 5 or 6 2N3819 I have (In my city there are no J201 FET). I check a 2N3819 and obtain an Idss=1.3mA and Vp=-2.5V.
In these post and following I'll show my actual circuit. My idea is to replace equalizer with jfets (if possible) to reduce current consumption and the possibility to adjust circuit elements to achieve the best performance and low consumption.
|16th June 2008, 12:55 PM
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Hi, my name is Julián and live in Buenos Aires, how many J201 do you need ?
|16th June 2008, 01:59 PM
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Hi Julian,
I need between 10 and 20 (I have to select the best for this circuit). My mail is xaviermdq arroba yahoo.com.ar.
|16th June 2008, 03:17 PM
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@ J. P. Hugsley
I have evaluated my JFETs, writing their Idss and Vgsoff values on masking tape for future reference. I'm still not clear on how exactly to calculate the surrounding components for optimal results. I'd like to bias the amps at 0.1ma as you have to conserve batteries. I've read and reread your posts and though I have a much greater understanding of how the amp works, I guess I'm missing something. Can you point me to equations I can apply to calculate values for target currents and gain factors?
I'm happy to say that I built an amp following your recommended values as closely as I could: R3 = 21.5 k, R2 = 2.15k and R4 = 10k. This gave a voltage at the Drain of slightly over 6 volts. I know that's a little high but the amp does work so I tried it in my guitar. It's still slightly strong, overdriving the digital effects device I use unless the volume on the guitar is turned down to half or less, but usable. I noticed that when the guitar volume is turn down to 1 or 2 (out of 10) the high frequencies are being damped. Should I put the preamp between the pickup and the volume control? Also, should there be a DC blocking capacitor at the output?
Anyway it's working for now and I await your post of the second stage so I can build the complete preamp.
I really appreciate all your help and patience with one in unfamiliar territory. Instead of blindly following a schematic and a parts list with no explanation I am coming to understand how these work and learning to design my own.
Thank you very much,
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I suggest we go for a double for this one: one for the profile pic, and one for the Appearance section. I'm for 186 as his main profile picture, as it's as we see him most of the time, and 175 for his Appearance section. My reasons for saying both is because most of the Clan's servants mostly see Kumoi wearing his glasses and noble's clothing, while his 186 pic is what he looks like while speaking with his assassins (which is how the audience usually sees him). Arrancar109 (Talk) 23:11, May 22, 2010 (UTC)
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Who is this "we" that do not feel the connections to slavery in our bones? Why must United States history, and the idea of shared (and manufactured) community, almost by definition exclude black Americans? I know that I feel slavery in my bones and spirit. Our struggle and triumph in the face of almost unimaginable White barbarism is a legacy to be honored. And when I think of the fact that my grandmother's grandmother was likely born a slave, the connection to "the peculiar institution" is pretty deep in my blood and soul.
In all, America wants to forget on its own terms, because to fully acknowledge the centuries of chattel slavery in this country, and almost a century of Jim and Jane Crow, may actually require an acknowledgement of debts due. As I have long suggested, it is not the financial or monetary compensation for harm done to black Americans both in the past, and to the present by Whites and the Racial State, that is necessarily the deal breaker. No, it is the acknowledgement of wrong doing, and the simple words "I am sorry, we were wrong," that are at the root of why reparations are a non-starter in the United States.
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