Teaching Responsibility

LJMU Schools involved in Delivery:

LJMU Partner Taught

Learning Methods

Online

Module Offerings

7504UNICAF-SEP-PAR

Aims

1. To contextualise the evolution of new media and its perceived social purposes 2. To critically examine the relationships between people, organisations and digital media technologies 3. Evaluate current research in digital cultures

Learning Outcomes

1.
Discriminate between scholarly critiques published in the field of Mass Communications
2.
Critically assess how digital media forms are used within professional contexts
3.
Provide a sophisticated evaluation of how media technologies structure the culture of everyday life

Module Content

Outline Syllabus:The Internet and Web 2.0; Social media; Digital public communications; The virtual public sphere; Researching online communities; Social media and amateur photography; Ethical dilemmas in researching social media.
Additional Information:The module is particularly interested in the appropriation and use of new media technology, by different social groups and its ongoing cultural influence on everyday life.

Assessments

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