ONLINE COMMUNICATION AND PERSONAL RELATIONSHIPS
Examines how personal relationships unfold in online communication contexts (social network sites, online dating, mobile computing). Topics include impression formation and management, deception and trust, self-perception and identity, social support and relationship maintenance.
Topics
- impression formation and management
- deception and trust
- self-perception and identity
- social support and relationship maintenance
Topics explicitly listed in official catalogue description
Prerequisites & course information
Requisites: Sophomore standing Course Designation: Core GenEd - Social & Behavioral Science Breadth - Social Science Level - Intermediate L&S Credit - L&S Liberal Arts and Science Repeatable for Credit: No Last Taught: Spring 2026 Learning Outcomes: 1. Identify features of online environments that affect people's ability to express themselves and to manage relationships Audience: Undergraduate 2. Explain how information flow between people in online environments shapes social interaction Audience: Undergraduate 3. Describe the latest research findings in the area of online relationships Audience: Undergraduate 4. Discuss the main theories and models of how online technologies and online information shape human social behavior Audience: Undergraduate 5. Use research methods, practices, and tools for studying online technologies and online information flow in social spaces Audience: Undergraduate Learning Outcomes: 1. Identify features of online environments that affect people's ability to express themselves and to manage relationships Audience: Undergraduate 2. Explain how information flow between people in online environments shapes social interaction Audience: Undergraduate 3. Describe the latest research findings in the area of online relationships Audience: Undergraduate 4. Discuss the main theories and models of how online technologies and online information shape human social behavior Audience: Undergraduate 5. Use research methods, practices, and tools for studying online technologies and online information flow in social spaces Audience: Undergraduate
Sources
- Course catalogue ↗2026-2027