Crowds, Social Media & Digital Collaboration

Catalog description

Over the past years, crowds, social media, and digital collaborations have emerged as important topics in the IS field. Social media and other social information systems not only support communications and collaborations among the general crowd but also harness collective intelligence for innovation. This course covers the basic concepts and theories of social media, crowdsourcing, remixing, and sharing economy. Students will also learn analytics and applications related to these trending topics. (Please note that students who have taken MIS 411 should not take this course).