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.
Athena Title
Digital Technology and Culture
Equivalent Courses
Not open to students with credit in EMST 3290
Prerequisite
EMST 3150 and permission of department
Grading System
A - F (Traditional)
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
Syllabus