Spring 2018  |  COMM 4291 Section 001: New Telecommunication Media (51707)

Instructor(s)
Class Component:
Lecture
Credits:
3 Credits
Grading Basis:
A-F or Audit
Instructor Consent:
No Special Consent Required
Instruction Mode:
In Person Term Based
Times and Locations:
Regular Academic Session
 
01/16/2018 - 05/04/2018
Tue, Thu 11:15AM - 12:30PM
UMTC, East Bank
Science Teaching Student Svcs 420A
Enrollment Status:
Open (23 of 25 seats filled)
Also Offered:
Course Catalog Description:
Development and current status of new telecommunication media such as cable TV, satellites, DBS, MDS, and video disk/cassettes. Technology, historical development, regulation, and programming of these media and their influence on individuals, organizations, and society. prereq: 3211 or instr consent
Class Description:
It has become something of a cliché to claim that our world has been revolutionized by "new" communication technologies such as the internet, laptop computers, TiVo, iPods, Blackberries, and the like. How true that cliché is, however, depends a great deal on which technologies one is talking about, where in the world one is trying to measure their impact, and precisely what counts as a "revolutionary" change. The actual relationship between technology and culture is rarely (if ever) as simple as such clichés make it out to be. Our task this semester will be to engage some ­­ though by no means all ­­ of the major social, cultural, and political issues raised by the growth and spread of digital media, and to do so with an appreciation for the nuances and complexities of these issues.
Textbooks:
https://bookstores.umn.edu/course-lookup/51707/1183
Instructor Supplied Information Last Updated:
1 November 2016

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