Course ID: | EMST 4520. 3 hours. |
Course Title: | Digital Technology and Culture |
Course Description: | The development and adoption of digital media technologies, such
as the internet, apps, and social media. Examination of the
content, regulation, and use of digital media. |
Oasis Title: | Digital Technology and Culture |
Duplicate Credit: | Not open to students with credit in EMST 3290 |
Prerequisite: | EMST 3150 and permission of department |
Grading System: | A-F (Traditional) |
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Course Objectives: | This course considers the technologies of the internet and
digital media, as well as explores the cultures, practices, and
implications of social media and digital media use. Students
will evaluate media use, analyze frames of cultural approaches
to technology, apply theoretical models to the study of digital
cultures, and assess the implications of the design and
regulation of digital media technologies. |
Topical Outline: | Social media use
Digital identities
Digital community
Digital regulation
Technology rhetorics
Access and accessibility
Privacy |