HMC Syllabus Project
The HMC Syllabus Project is spearheaded by Andrea L. Guzman, Northern Illinois University, and Jason Archer, Michigan Technological University.
About the project
Communication and media research is expanding to include artificial intelligence and robotics, and this broadening of the study of communication also has extended to the classroom. Scholars who are integrating AI and/or Social Robotics into their courses are invited to participate in the Human-Machine Communication Syllabus Project by Andrea L. Guzman, Northern Illinois University, and Jason Archer, Michigan Technological University.
The purpose of the project is two-fold: First, we aim to study how scholars are conceptualizing artificial intelligence, social robotics, and/or related technologies and incorporating them as subjects of study and tools for learning within higher education. Second, we want to offer scholars the opportunity to voluntarily share and access these syllabi to support education in this emerging area.
For the study, we are seeking syllabi for courses that focus primarily on AI, social robotics, related technologies, and their applications as well as courses in which at least some of the content covered is dedicated to some aspect of these areas.
To support teaching and learning, we are also creating a public repository of the syllabi submitted for this project. We are asking submitters whether they would like their syllabi to be included in a publicly accessible online location to assist others in the development of related courses. Inclusion of an individual’s syllabus in the public repository is completely voluntary and does not affect their ability to participate in the research project. The researchers will destroy all syllabi not included in the repository after the completion of the research project. The repository will be made publicly available at a future date when all syllabi have been received and reviewed.
The deadline to submit your syllabi to the project is March 7th, 2025.
Directions for submitting your syllabi
Required: All syllabi submitted to the project must include the following. If the syllabi does not already include some of the information, then please add this information at the top.
University name
Course title
Department/School in which the course is offered
Indicate whether the course is for undergraduate (associate, bachelor’s), graduate (master’s, PhD), or both
Date: The term in which the course is being or was last taught (i.e. Spring 2024).
Course description
Course objectives/outcomes
Reading list identifying all readings AND/OR course schedule including all readings
Be written in English or translated into English by the author
There is no limit to the number of syllabi an individual can submit. For recurring courses, submit ONLY the most recent version of the syllabus.
Participants do NOT have to format the syllabi a certain way or remove extraneous information from the syllabi; although, they may want to remove personal or sensitive information if submitting to the public repository.
Voluntary Inclusion in Public Repository
The format of the public repository will be dependent upon the number of syllabi received. Possible distribution options include a folder in Google Drive or a dedicated page on an existing website.
All syllabi to be included in the repository will be posted “as is” and will be available to the public (i.e. anyone on the internet). Participants voluntarily submitting to the repository are responsible for removing any information they do NOT want shared publicly such as their name, contact information, office/student-meeting hours, links to online learning systems, policies, etc.
The syllabi of participants who do not want to contribute to the repository will be stored separately and only be available to the researchers. Syllabi will be deleted once the project is completed.
Syllabi submission:
E-mail your syllabi to hmcsyllabusproject@gmail.com. In your e-mail, please indicate whether you want your syllabi shared publicly via the online repository.