1.  Jason A. Edwards, Ph.D. Bridgewater State University

2.  My background teaching Introduction to Communication  Design of the course at Beijing Jiatong University  Goals of these workshops o What do you specifically want from us? o What can we contribute to your graduate students? o Content vs. process?

3.  How to teach the course?  History of Communication Studies? o Western perspective vs. Global?  Hybrid Format?  Concepts or Theories?  Combination of a couple of all?

4.  Introducing them to how to read communication research o Initial assignment for reading research  Humanistic vs. Social Scientific research  Focus on specific subjects or a general format?  How do you link together a “bastard” discipline?

5.  Assessment of students  Exams o Multiple-choice o Short-answer o Essay  Papers  Unique contributions of the field of communication to the marketplace of ideas?