UCSBPlat . COMM 175GW

Communication, Technology, and Gig Work . COMM 175GW

Examines the communicative and organizational dynamics associated with the rise of the "gig" economy as it reshapes work all around the world. Heralded by many as a new form of employment which offers workers flexibility and autonomy, others raise questions regarding equitable work practices, worker privacy, algorithmic control, work motivation, work overload, technostress, and workers' rights. The course explores the ways in which communication plays a central role in how states regulate and classify gig work, how workers experience gig work, and the ways in which these emerging platforms may reproduce gender and racial disparities in opportunities and wage earnings.

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Prerequisites: Senior-standing; Communication and interdisciplinary studies majors only.

Units

Optional

Grading

1, 2, 3

Passtime

Seniors only

Level Limit

Letters and science

College

These majors only comm intst

Instructors

T B A

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Time location TBD

Enrollment Trends

Past Enrollment Trends (1)

Winter 2024 . Stohl C

SSMS 1009

14:00 PM - 16:20 PM

Grading Trends (2)

COMM 175GW Stohl C Winter 2024 Total: 29

COMM 175GW Stohl C Winter 2023 Total: 25

COMM 166

84 / 79 Full

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Kristy Hamilton 4.2

T R

12:30 PM - 13:45 PM

35.2% A

COMM 168

77 / 79 Enrolled

Working with Communities to Make Change

Renee Houston 3.0

T R

14:00 PM - 15:15 PM

53.7% A

COMM 170

83 / 79 Full

Communication Law

Dan Linz 3.7

M W

17:00 PM - 18:15 PM

51.6% A

COMM 180

7 / 10 Enrolled

Senior Honors Seminar

Gordon Abra 3.8

T R

09:30 AM - 10:45 AM

94.8% A

COMM 184

31 / 79 Enrolled

Social Media: The Good, the Bad & the Ugly

Amy Gonzales 2.6

M W

15:30 PM - 16:45 PM

30.3% A

COMM 186

30 / 79 Enrolled

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