LIB 105 - Strange Frequencies:Deciphering Manufactured Information

Institution:

Onondaga Community College

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Description:

This course is a critical examination of how information is manufactured, distributed and used in the Digital Era. Emphasis will be on assessing the impact of digital technologies on the production, presentation and use of information. Topics include but are not limited to: convergence of information producing organizations, data smog, doublespeak, information anxiety, information ethics, "it's an ad, ad,world," media bias, mediated reality, mediated voyeurism, push technology, misinformation, disinformation, rhetoric vs. reason, customizing information and the Internet/Web as content providers.

Credits:

3.00

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Instructional Type:

Lecture

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Institution Website:

www.sunyocc.edu

Phone Number:

(315) 498-2622

Regional Accreditation:

Middle States Association of Colleges and Schools

Calendar System:

Semester

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