COMM 4201

Information Policy: Applied Research and Analysis

Course Description

Course information provided by the Courses of Study 2021-2022.

This course will address a wide range of information policy issues such as privacy, security, antitrust, intellectual property, algorithmic fairness, net neutrality, risk mitigation strategies, and other legal and policy compliance concerns in a simulated project management environment. Patterned on life cycle project management for products and services in contemporary large-scale technology companies, students will adopt specific topic areas for applied research and analysis working dynamically with other team members. Course outcomes include conducting upper-level research in specific information policy domains, experiential group dynamics, persuasive analytic presentations, fundamentals of project management in the technology sector, and insights into corporate hierarchies, organization, and functionalities.

When Offered Spring.

Prerequisites/Corequisites Prerequisite: INFO 1200 or INFO 1260.

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