May 17, 2015
10 credit module
1 x 1 hour lecture per week
1 x 1 hour seminar per week
Assessment
1 x 2500 word essay
Essay questions issued in Week 6
Students can come up with own questions, subject to approval
Must be agreed by week 9
Due date: 17th May 2012
Media’s role in society?
Themes
New media monopolies (Google) Networks & regulation (SOPA) Networked journalism Privacy in the digital age The ‘cult’ of Apple The cost of ‘free’ Competing with piracy Viral media to gamification Games and digital photography Navigation and digital space The future of the internet?
Reading List
The module guide contains a number of useful sources
Also on WebCT (see Module Info folder)
Wider reading is encouraged
Sharing ideas is encouraged!
Journals
New Media & Society
Convergence - the Journal of Research into New Media Technologies
First Monday http://firstmonday.org/
Culture Machine http://www.culturemachine.net/
Journal of Computer-Mediated Communication http://jcmc.indiana.edu/
Fibreculture http://journal.fibreculture.org/
M/C Journal http://journal.media-culture.org.au/index.php/mcjournal
News sources
Wired News http://www.wired.com/
Guardian Technology http://www.guardian.co.uk/technology
Ars Technica http://arstechnica.com/
Tech Crunch http://www.techcrunch.com/
Tech Dirt http://www.techdirt.com/
All Things D http://allthingsd.com/
Mashable http://mashable.com/
TorrentFreak http://torrentfreak.com/
Zero Paid http://www.zeropaid.com/
Organise! RSS Feed Reader
1. Google Reader (Web-based)
2. Netvibes (Web-based)
3. NetNewsWire (Mac)
4. Feed Demon (Windows)
5. Sage (Firefox)
Pro-tips
1. Get yourself 2GB of free cloud-based file backups with Dropbox
2. Get 5GB of free cloud storage with Box
3. Try Evernote – snip bits of the internet for later!
4. Get free software and install it on your USB stick with PortableApps.com
5. Use social bookmarking tools like Delicious or Diigo – never forget a link again!