COMM 131

Computer Models of Communicators

Communication · 4 units · Undergraduate upper division (100-199)

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Introduction to using computerized methods to model communication processes. Survey of various computational methods, and how to apply these in hands-on exercises. Exercises help setup small-scale simulations of communicators on personal computers. Covers computer models for individual communicators, dyads, groups, and collective (mass) systems.

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