社交媒體與傳播研究

Overview Social media have deeply integrated into lives of millions of people for a wide variety of purposes. What are social media? What are some possible implications of social media use? How can we improve interactions and experiences on social media? This course tries to provide answers to these questions. In particular, in this course, you will learn important concepts, terms, and theories related to social media, explore different social media sites, critically analyze possible social, political, and psychological impacts of social media use, and come up with ideas to adjust personal social media practices or design of social media. This course aims to prepare students for roles as social media researchers, designers, and users. Learning Objectives At the end of this course, a student should be able to: 1. Understand important features of social media; 2. Become familiar with prominent theories and research related to social media; 3. Apply relevant theories, concepts and empirical research to explore social, political, and psychological implications of social media use; 4. Conduct a research project independently, and 5. Provide suggestions to adjust personal social media practices or design of social media.

1. Class participation (20%) 2. Weekly assignment (30%) 3. Final research paper (50%)

All readings will be available on the e3 website for this class, unless they are available online, in which case a URL will be provided. See the schedule at the end of the syllabus for the list of readings. (Note this may change; any changes will be announced in class and via e3.) Please note: everyone in the class is expected to come to class having read the required readings for that class.

地點

HK219B

時間

Monday 12-1 pm or by appointment

聯絡方式

uping09@gmail.com