MMC 2265 - Technology, Change and Communications
Catalog description:
Explore the interaction between society and communication technologies. The Internet, alphabets, paper, the printing press, photography and the telegraph have all changed not only the ways in which humans communicate but also cultures, governments, economies, art and religion. Study the invention and adoption of earlier technologies to understand the way today’s communications media are affecting us and our future.
Credits: 3
Prerequisites: None.
Student goals for the course:
Explain how new communication technologies:
- Affect the societies and cultures that use them.
- Influence daily life.
- Are influenced and shaped by a society or culture.
- Develop in relation to a society’s needs and interests.
- Effect uses of existing communication media.
Predict and evaluate the possible consequences of:
- New technologies for information storage.
- New media for transmitting information farther and faster.
Assignments:
- Students complete two projects and present them individually in class.
- Two tests are given.
- Frequent quizzes ensure that students have read assigned materials.
Semesters this course is offered: Spring
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