New Media Technologies. 3 credits, 3 contact hours

Catalog description

Prerequisites: ENGL 101 and ENGL 102 with a grade of C or higher; COM 201 with grade of C or higher. Corequisites: ENGL 102 may be taken as a co-requisite. This course introduces students to a variety of new and emerging media technologies including social media platforms, artificial agents and robots, virtual and augmented reality, and algorithmic systems. Students consider in particular the socio-psychological effects of utilizing those new media technologies and identify the perceptual, attitudinal, and behavioral impacts of these cutting-edge media technologies in various communication contexts from personal to professional.