Institutional Learning Outcomes: Social Responsibility, Knowledge Students explore the practices and responsibilities of the citizen and the consumer in the context of networked culture, considering ways in which these roles are defined and distinguished in digital space. Particular focus is placed on the question of control over access to knowledge and information and on the interdependence of social participation and surveillance through digital platforms. As well, students explore methods and models for citizen activism and civic engagement through networked platforms. Students learn to engage the inherent contradictions and tensions within these issues as they focus on how keywords are deployed within a variety of cultural narratives. Prerequisite: Completion of 45 credits (any discipline) Note: students cannot receive credit for both CMNS 3200 and CMNS 3201
Institutional Learning Outcomes: Social Responsibility, Knowledge Students explore the practices and responsibilities of the citizen and the consumer in the context of networked culture, considering ways in which these roles are defined and distinguished in digital space. Particular focus is placed on the question of control over access to knowledge and information and on the interdependence of social participation and surveillance through digital platforms. As well, students explore methods and models for citizen activism and civic engagement through networked platforms. Students learn to engage the inherent contradictions and tensions within these issues as they focus on how keywords are deployed within a variety of cultural narratives. Prerequisite: Completion of 45 credits (any discipline) Note: students cannot receive credit for both CMNS 3200 and CMNS 3201
