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Online Course: 3 Credit Hours

The purpose of this course is to familiarize students with the uses of new media technologies. This is an introductory course to the Internet and digital media that explores the practical applications and the theoretical implications of the Internet. Furthermore, students examine several Internet developments such as blogging, Wikipedia, social networks, and online games and will discuss their economic, social, and cultural implications. At the end of the semester, students should have a better understanding of the uses and implications of cybermedia.

The goals of this course are to:

• build a foundation for understanding Internet communication;
• learn the history and key terms of Internet development;
• practice using the Internet for communicative, professional, and research purposes;
• develop skills for obtaining and evaluating online information and resources;
• explore the economic, social, and cultural implications of the Internet;
• learn basic HTML skills and interactive media design principles.

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BTMM 4453/8473: Information Society

T, Th 1:30-3:10
TLC 306
4 Credit Hours

This course examines debates, policies and theories relating to the global information society, also referred to as the knowledge society, the post-industrial society, or the post-modern society.  The term “information society” points to the increasing influence of the role of information and communication technology (ICT) in our society.  Students will explore the historical development of the information society, and develop a critical understanding of the contemporary debates surrounding it. This is an upper level/graduate seminar which explores the juncture between technology, society, polity and culture from an interdisciplinary and cross-cultural perspective.

The goals of this course are to:

• develop critical understanding of different theoretical perspectives concerning the information society
• analyze and discuss debates, tensions, and policies relating to information access, knowledge creation and distribution
• explore the social, and cultural implications of different information communication technology policies
• understand the global nature of the information society
• become comfortable and critical users of tools such as blogs, web sites and wikis.

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Taught Fa 09 and Sp 10
3 credit hours
Catalog Description

What is the future of your TV; what kind of programming will you see in the next two years? What role will blogs, vlogs, podcasts, YouTube and other social networks have in transforming television into a medium where consumers drive content? Television is not going away but how, where and when we interact with it is changing. In large lecture you will learn about these changes; in small labs, you will take the driver’s seat as creator of content. Your assignment: based on careful analysis of readings, lectures and interactions with professionals, determine how you will tell a story that will reach an audience you define.

Course Goals:

The goals of this course are to:

• understand media convergence, and its technological, social, and regulatory aspects (opportunities and threats for the industry, consumer, and advertiser) ;
• develop an understanding of the technological, business, and regulatory elements of the television industry;
• identify, analyze, and create service, and program ideas for a variety of audiences in the converged marketplace;
• learn the basics of the content production processes; - acquire the introductory technical expertise to shoot and edit video, record sounds, and create digital media collage for the converged marketplace;
• learn to speculate on the emerging technological, business, and programming solutions for converged media.

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