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COMMS 300 : New Media and the Future of Communication

Undergraduate course

Project description

Explores theories and practices of communication in the digital age. The course analyses contemporary debates and controversies about the impact of new digital media platforms on the nature and ethics of communication. Examines the implications for the future in terms of opportunities and risks for individuals, communities and institutions in an environment of rapidly advancing communication technologies.

Year 2021

Location New Zealand

Organization University of Auckland

Project aims

Project outcome

By the end of this course, students will be able to: Evaluate competing claims about the future of communication made by opinion leaders, futurists, corporations and researchers. (Capability 1.1, 1.3, 2.1, 2.3 and 3.1) Apply insights and ideas from multiple fields to develop a rich understanding of the past, present and future of communication technologies (Capability 1.3, 2.1, 2.2, 2.3 and 3.1) Communicate persuasively about future scenarios involving digital communication technologies (Capability 1.1, 1.2, 2.2, 2.3, 3.1, 3.2, 4.1, 4.2, 4.3, 5.1 and 5.2) Demonstrate understanding of the ways in which history, culture, politics and economics shape and are shaped by communication technologies (Capability 1.1, 1.3, 2.3 and 6.3) Demonstrate understanding 0f the varied and uneven consequences of new communication technologies for peoples around the world, including specific implications for Aotearoa New Zealand society (Capability 1.3, 2.2, 2.3, 3.1, 6.2 and 6.3)