Spring 2027

Human Communication in the Age of Artificial Intelligence (ai)

Explores the landscape of communication technologies with a focus on generative AI, discussing its role in communication contexts and examining its transformative effects on individual, social, and professional lives.

offering recorded3 credits
Recorded instructors · Spring 2027 Jinyoung Choi

Summary

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Recent recorded grades — Fall 2025: 3.65 GPA, 92.2% A/AB (n=51 letter grades); Spring 2026: 3.71 GPA, 84.0% A/AB (n=50 letter grades).

What you’ll be able to do

  • Describe key terms and definitions related to artificial intelligence (AI)

  • Explain the characteristics of AI and how it is applied in various human communication contexts

  • Demonstrate the use of theoretical frameworks to analyze the impacts of AI on personal and professional lives

  • Compare and contrast different AI tools and their effectiveness in real-life scenarios

  • Evaluate the use of today’s emerging technologies, with an emphasis on the potential impacts they may have on users and society

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Prerequisites

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Sophomore standing

  • Sophomore standing
COMARTS 343

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LEC 001Classroom Instruction0 / 700

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Student experience

the class

Recent recorded grades — Fall 2025: 3.65 GPA, 92.2% A/AB (n=51 letter grades); Spring 2026: 3.71 GPA, 84.0% A/AB (n=50 letter grades).

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Topics

  • Generative artificial intelligence and communication technologies
  • Transformative effects of emerging technologies on individual, social, and professional lives
  • Ethical concerns, biases, and implications of over-reliance on technology in communication

Skills

  • Describing key terms and definitions related to artificial intelligence
  • Using theoretical frameworks to analyze the impacts of AI on personal and professional lives
  • Comparing and contrasting different AI tools and their effectiveness in real-life scenarios
  • Evaluating the use of emerging technologies and their potential impacts on users and society

Grades

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1280 courses over the same term, each with at least 30 recorded letter grades. Cross-listed courses count once. GPA is not a measure of difficulty or teaching quality. The typical course is the median by recorded grade count; tied values are not counted as lower. Grade counts describe course scale, not unique students or typical section size.

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Sources & history

UW–Madison

Catalog & offerings

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COMARTS 343 · Spring 2027

Human Communication in the Age of Artificial Intelligence (AI)

Recorded 2026-10-14
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Dataset & model

Recorded 2026-10-14

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Qwen/Qwen3.8-27B
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Model & dataset provenance 
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