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Credits: 3 Prerequisites: N/A Corequisites: N/A
Dis- and misinformation have toxic implications for the wellbeing of
individuals, groups, and societies. As interconnected producers and
consumers of information we bring our own cognitive biases and
beliefs, and frequently find ourselves questioning what information
sources to trust. This course draws on interdisciplinary perspectives
from communication, media, and information studies to explore ways
to understand, navigate, and thrive in a polluted ecology of digital
social systems. Through active coursework, students will learn to
engage in these systems as aware, empowered, and responsible
communicators and information agents.Learning Objectives
Upon successful completion of this course, students will be able to:
1. Explain key concepts related to misinformation, disinformation,
and broader information manipulation.
2. Describe the relationship between source expertise and
trustworthiness of content, especially as it relates to the
production of scientific knowledge.
3. Apply responsible information behaviors in relation to
evaluation, curation, and sharing, including strategies to curb
the spread of mis- and dis-information in work and in daily life.
4. Critically analyze and chart the complex dynamics and flow of
mis- and dis-information across networked media and
information systems
5. Recognize and discuss a diverse range of scholarly
perspectives on causes and consequences of misinformation
and disinformation in democratic society. -
Credits: 3 Prerequisites: 04:547:201 Corequisites: None
This course focuses on the relationship among information, technology, and people in an applied context. Students will learn to define design-problem spaces, represent the problem, and suggest sociotechnical solutions.
Learning Objectives
Upon successful completion of this course, students will be able to:
- Explain challenges in developing sociotechnical systems for diverse individual, group, and societal stakeholders.
- Explain how sociotechnical systems affect how professionals communicate, collaborate, and interact.
- Identify a design problem and score a design space.
- Model sociotechnical systems to bridge the needs requirement as identified by designers and the features to develop by engineers or developers (specifically, using Unified Modeling Language).
- Demonstrate presentation construction and delivery skills that effectively communicate design problems and proposed solutions.
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Credits: 3 Prerequisites: 04:567:200, Open only to Major Corequisites: None
This course focuses on the key economic and strategic concepts, challenges, and opportunities that are central to the management of contemporary media organizations. The course is grounded in the growing academic and professional literatures examining the unique nature of media products and services and the unique and rapidly changing marketplace dynamics in which media organizations operate. Given the ongoing convergence of media industries and technologies, this course focuses on concepts, analytical tools, and issues that have relevance across the full range of media industry sectors.
Learning Objectives
Upon successful completion of this course, students will be able to:
- Assess and critique media management and strategic decisions from a perspective that is well-informed by knowledge of the distinctive characteristics of media markets.
- Analyze the managerial and strategic challenges and opportunities presented by technological and economic changes affecting different media sectors.
- Formulate and justify strategic responses to changing technological and economic conditions in the media marketplace.