The course takes place in period

4 (2019-03-18 to 2019-07-31)

Level/category

Professional studies

Teaching language

English

Type of course

Compulsory

Cycle/level of course

First

Recommended year of study

1

Total number of ECTS

5 cr

Competency aims

Students will demonstrate an understanding of, and basic skills in using:

1. Social media sites as mechanisms for disseminating news and information;
2. Social media as mechanisms for monitoring public reaction to news and information;
3. McLuhan tetrads as mechanisms for analysing social media;
4. Online tools such as Trello as a way of organising and structuring presentations;
5. Pecha kucha as a means of structuring presentations.

Learning outcomes

By the end of the course students will understand:

1. the history of digital media;
2. the tools and techniques Marshall McLuhan used to analyse this history;
3. the uses and functions of social media;
4. contemporary concerns about privacy and data collection and retention;
5. the links between technological developments in media and social relationships.

Course contents

1. Media History, an overview
2. Networks and pools
3. Privacy & identity
4. Needs, desires & innovation
5. Omtänk, a media innovation shark tank

Prerequisites and co-requisites

None

Previous course names

2013 - 2016: Web Analysis and Social Media

Recommended or required reading

To be announced

Study activities

  • Lectures - 20 hours
  • Small-group work - 63 hours
  • Project- and production work/artistic activities - 20 hours
  • Internet-based studies - 30 hours

Workload

  • Total workload of the course: 133 hours
  • Of which autonomous studies: 133 hours
  • Of which scheduled studies: 0 hours

Mode of Delivery

Participation in tuition

Assessment requirements

To pass the course students will need to complete the assignments within the specified deadline and fulfil the 80% attendance requirement. These requirements will be explained in detail in the first session. If you do not attend that session then it will be your responsibility to make sure you understand them.

Teacher

Lyytikäinen Leila

Examiner

Kelly Owen

Group size

No limit

Assignments valid until

Until date 2017-05-31

Course enrolment period

2019-03-01 to 2019-03-13

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