COMM 88 Lecture Notes - Lecture 8: How Do You Know, Apa Style, Empiricism
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Email zmatni@comm. ucsb. edu [put comm88 at start of subject header] Office hours: tuesday 9:30 am - 10:30 am @ ssms 4409. Top-hat (tophat. com; sign up as a student) The way to get participation points; answering = 80% correct = 100% Can use website, phone app, or simple texting to answer questions. Powerpoints will be available on gauchospace > take notes on what he says. Group project worked on in the discussion sections w/ tas. Grade based on how well you do comparatively. Way of knowing also known as epistemology (the science of knowing) Tradition, tenacity (how we"ve always done it), authority. Empiricism : the theory that knowledge comes only from sensory experience. Rationalism : the theory that knowledge comes only from logic. Sign up for pre-comm listserv (link on gauchospace) Get to know what"s going on in comm department. Pros: it"s easy; been validated for many generations. Cons: biases; authorities and handed-down truths can sometimes be wrong.
