AP/COMN3551 3.0 M: Advanced Issues: Digital Media & Culture
Offered by: COMN
Session
Winter 2020
Term
W
Format
SEMR
Instructor
Calendar Description / Prerequisite / Co-Requisite
This course investigates some of the transformative effects of digital communications technologies within realms of culture as diverse as politics, romance and mating, industry, medical and pharmaceutical practice, commerce, finance, the arts, scientific enquiry, and contemporary warfare. Relevant to class discussions are phenomena such as world order transformation, cybernetics and automation, interoperability, databases, computer modeling, information overload, artificial intelligence, virtuality, networks, social networking, biometrics, and the global positioning system. The course concludes by addressing questions regarding what constitutes the good digital life.
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No examinations or tests collectively worth more than 20% of the final grade in a course will be given during the final 14 calendar days of classes in a term. The exceptions to the rule are classes which regularly meet Friday evenings or on Saturday and/or Sunday at any time, and courses offered in the compressed summer terms. - Academic Accommodation for Students with Disabilities
