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| CATALOG INFORMATION
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| Discipline and Nbr:
CS 57.11 | Title:
SOCIAL MEDIA AND SOCIETY |
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| Full Title:
Social Media, the Internet, and Society |
| Last Reviewed:2/28/2022 |
| Units | Course Hours per Week | | Nbr of Weeks | Course Hours Total |
| Maximum | 3.00 | Lecture Scheduled | 3.00 | 17.5 max. | Lecture Scheduled | 52.50 |
| Minimum | 3.00 | Lab Scheduled | 0 | 8 min. | Lab Scheduled | 0 |
| | Contact DHR | 0 | | Contact DHR | 0 |
| | Contact Total | 3.00 | | Contact Total | 52.50 |
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| | Non-contact DHR | 0 | | Non-contact DHR Total | 0 |
| | Total Out of Class Hours: 105.00 | Total Student Learning Hours: 157.50 | |
Title 5 Category:
AA Degree Applicable
Grading:
Grade or P/NP
Repeatability:
00 - Two Repeats if Grade was D, F, NC, or NP
Also Listed As:
Formerly:
Catalog Description:
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Students will be introduced to the landscape of emerging social media within the information society. Using an interdisciplinary approach, students develop a critical understanding of the psychology, history, sociology, politics, and economics of new information technologies and the sociocultural shifts from which they evolved. By focusing on cutting-edge content and events, students study and apply theoretical concepts to real-life issues, such as the impact of technology on society, the relationship between digital devices and identity, the explosion of video content, privacy and surveillance, intellectual property, hacktivism, cybercrime, and more. Using video, audio, web-based, and print materials, students explore the complex and interconnected relationship between emerging social media, technology, and society.
Prerequisites/Corequisites:
Recommended Preparation:
Limits on Enrollment:
Schedule of Classes Information
Description:
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Students will be introduced to the landscape of emerging social media within the information society. Using an interdisciplinary approach, students develop a critical understanding of the psychology, history, sociology, politics, and economics of new information technologies and the sociocultural shifts from which they evolved. By focusing on cutting-edge content and events, students study and apply theoretical concepts to real-life issues, such as the impact of technology on society, the relationship between digital devices and identity, the explosion of video content, privacy and surveillance, intellectual property, hacktivism, cybercrime, and more. Using video, audio, web-based, and print materials, students explore the complex and interconnected relationship between emerging social media, technology, and society.
(Grade or P/NP)
Prerequisites:
Recommended:
Limits on Enrollment:
Transfer Credit:CSU;
Repeatability:00 - Two Repeats if Grade was D, F, NC, or NP
ARTICULATION, MAJOR, and CERTIFICATION INFORMATION
| Associate Degree: | Effective: | | Inactive: | |
| Area: | | |
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| CSU GE: | Transfer Area | | Effective: | Inactive: |
| | D | Social Science | Fall 2019 | |
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| IGETC: | Transfer Area | | Effective: | Inactive: |
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| CSU Transfer: | Transferable | Effective: | Spring 2013 | Inactive: | |
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| UC Transfer: | | Effective: | | Inactive: | |
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Certificate/Major Applicable:
Both Certificate and Major Applicable
Approval and Dates
| Version: | 04 | Course Created/Approved: | 10/29/2012 |
| Version Created: | 11/29/2018 | Course Last Modified: | 6/2/2024 |
| Submitter: | Donald Laird | Course Last Full Review: | 2/28/2022 |
| Version Status: | Approved Changed Course | Prereq Created/Approved: | 2/28/2022 |
| Version Status Date: | 2/28/2022 | Semester Last Taught: | Spring 2024 |
| Version Term Effective: | Fall 2022 | Term Inactive: | |
COURSE CONTENT
Student Learning Outcomes:
At the conclusion of this course, the student should be able to:
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1. Identify periods of technological advancement.
2. Use new or emerging technologies.
3. Develop an appreciation of the empowering nature of new and emerging technologies.
4. Evaluate the social, cultural, political, and economic impact of new and emerging technologies.
Objectives:
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At the conclusion of this course, the student should be able to:
1. Explore the impact of new media and emerging technologies on society and large institutions such as news, government, entertainment, and education.
2. Explain the relationship between digital literacy, information inequality, and the digital divide.
3. Describe common beliefs, philosophies, and theories shared by free speech advocates, hacktivists, technologists, and futurists.
4. Recognize and distinguish between issues related to identity, privacy, ethics, and surveillance.
5. Identify major influences on Internet culture.
6. Evaluate law and legislation related to internet accessibility, online sharing, emerging technologies, and cybercrime.
7. Locate, use, and cite information resources and creative content accurately and responsibly.
8. Use social media responsibly and safely.
Topics and Scope
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I. The Impact of Technology on the Development of Society
A. Print press
B. Radio
C. Television
D. Internet
E. Web
II. Information Inequality
A. Social structures and information ecologies
1. Libraries
2. Archives
3. Museums
4. Schools
5. Community agencies
B. Digital divide
III. Information and Communication
A. Methods of content delivery
B. Mobile communication
C. Location-based media
IV. Public Policy and New Media
A. Copyright and fair use
1. Digital rights management
2. Creative Commons
3. Royalty-free content
B. Piracy
C. Privacy and surveillance
D. Cybercrime
V. Web-based Technologies
A. Blogs/Vlogs
B. Microblogging
C. Multimedia Messaging Systems
D. Social networking
E. Podcasting
F. Digital entertainment platforms
VI. Internet Culture
A. Community-based organizing
B. Free speech and social responsibility
C. Hacktivism
D. Collaborative economy
E. Sharing society
F. Crowdsourcing
Assignments:
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1. Reading of each week (20-50 pages)
2. Research Project
3. Audio/Video assignments (2-8)
4. Writing assignments (5-12)
5. Presentations (1-2)
6. Exams (1-2)
Methods of Evaluation/Basis of Grade.
| Writing: Assessment tools that demonstrate writing skill and/or require students to select, organize and explain ideas in writing. | Writing
20 - 40% |
| Research Project, writing assignments | |
| Problem solving: Assessment tools, other than exams, that demonstrate competence in computational or non-computational problem solving skills. | Problem Solving
20 - 40% |
| Audio/video assignments, writing assignments | |
| Skill Demonstrations: All skill-based and physical demonstrations used for assessment purposes including skill performance exams. | Skill Demonstrations
0 - 0% |
| None | |
| Exams: All forms of formal testing, other than skill performance exams. | Exams
10 - 30% |
| Exam(s) | |
| Other: Includes any assessment tools that do not logically fit into the above categories. | Other Category
10 - 25% |
| Attendance and participation, presentation(s) | |
Representative Textbooks and Materials:
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Instructor prepared materials
How the World Changed: Social Media, Miller et. al., https://library.oapen.org/handle/20.500.12657/32834 (CC BY-NC-ND 4.0). 2015 (classic)
Social Media Campaigns: Strategies for Public Relations and Marketing, Kim, Carolyn; Routledge Publishing. 2020
OTHER REQUIRED ELEMENTS
| Student Preparation |
| Matric Assessment Required: | X | Exempt From Assessment |
| Prerequisites-generate description: | NP | No Prerequisite |
| Advisories-generate description: | NA | No Advisory |
| Prereq-provisional: | N | NO |
| Prereq/coreq-registration check: | N | No Prerequisite Rules Exist |
| Requires instructor signature: | N | Instructor's Signature Not Required |
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| BASIC INFORMATION, HOURS/UNITS & REPEATABILITY |
| Method of instruction: | 02 | Lecture |
| | 71 | Internet-Based, Simultaneous Interaction |
| | 72 | Internet-Based, Delayed Interaction |
| Area department: | CS | Computer Studies |
| Division: | 72 | Arts & Humanities |
| Special topic course: | N | Not a Special Topic Course |
| Program Status: | 1 | Both Certificate and Major Applicable |
| Repeatability: | 00 | Two Repeats if Grade was D, F, NC, or NP |
| Repeat group id: | | |
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| SCHEDULING |
| Audit allowed: | Y | Auditable |
| Open entry/exit: | N | Not Open Entry/Open Exit |
| Credit by Exam: | N | Credit by examination not allowed |
| Budget code: Program: | 0000 | Unrestricted |
| Budget code: Activity: | 0701 | Computer & Information Science |
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| OTHER CODES |
| Disciplines: | Computer Information Systems |
| Basic Skills: | N | Not a Basic Skills Course |
| Level below transfer: | Y | Not Applicable |
| CVU/CVC status: | Y | Distance Ed, Not CVU/CVC Developed |
| Distance Ed Approved: | Y | Hybrid (i.e., a mix of face-to-face and technology-based instruction) |
| Emergency Distance Ed Approved: | Y | Fully Online
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| Credit for Prior Learning: | N | Agency Exam |
| N | CBE |
| N | Industry Credentials |
| N | Portfolio |
| Non-credit category: | Y | Not Applicable, Credit Course |
| Classification: | Y | Liberal Arts and Sciences Courses |
| SAM classification: | E | Non-Occupational |
| TOP code: | 2201.00 | Social Sciences, General |
| Work-based learning: | N | Does Not Include Work-Based Learning |
| DSPS course: | N | NO |
| In-service: | N | Not an in-Service Course |
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