COMM 365 - Digital Media in a Global Context

Institution:

Roger Williams University

Subject:

COMMUNICATION

Description:

Fulfills a course requirement in the Global Communication major, minorand core concentration.Prerequisites: COMM 100 and junior standing or consent of instructorDigital Communication is the fastest growing sector of digitalmedia worldwide. As Marshall McLuhan predicted, the GlobalVillage, as it is constructed on the Internet, is increasingly madeup of virtual centers where people congregate and communicate,and where national and social boundaries disintegrate. FromKalamazoo to Korea, online environments draw millions of usersand create virtual world and "dirt world" economies. This courseexamines online communication such as social computing, multiplayerenvironments and other digital communication technologiesin order to develop digital media literacy and to cultivate ethicaldigital practices.

Credits:

3.00

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Instructional Type:

Lecture

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Institution Website:

www.rwu.edu

Phone Number:

(401) 253-1040

Regional Accreditation:

New England Association of Schools and Colleges

Calendar System:

Semester

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