COMM 3190

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COMM 3190
Data and Society

Course information provided by the 2025-2026 Catalog.

The purpose of this class is to learn to “see” the work that data does in our modern world. Data and society are fundamentally entangled. In this class, we will pull on the different strands of this entanglement to better understand the role that data plays across a range of distinct contexts. This is a survey course, intended to expose you to a broad array of issues. We will explore the role that data plays in domains as varied as representative democracy, search engines, employment, and genetic sense-making. We will examine how economic and political interests shape what data exists and how those data are used. You will also get to explore the communicative role that data plays in decision-making.


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  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 3 Credits Graded

  • 19381 COMM 3190   LEC 001

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    • MW
    • Aug 25 - Dec 8, 2025

    • boyd, d

  • Instruction Mode: In Person