DIGITAL TOOLS IN CONTEXT in Spring 2025 (CM5018)

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This theory/practice hybrid course will enable students to build a foundation of practical digital skills while critically exploring how they are implemented. Students will develop competence with a selection of data tools and be prepared for greater digital literacy. In parallel, the use of these digital tools will be problematized in relation to recent cultural, economic and political transformations.

Course Master: 
DIGITAL TOOLS IN CONTEXT (CM5018)
Term: 
Spring 2025
Discipline: 
CM (Communications)
Credits: 
4 credits
Type: 
Regular
Level: 
Graduate
Can be taken twice for credit?: 
No
Exam Date: 
Monday, May 12, 2025 - 09:00
Pre-requisites: 
Major=MA: Global Communications OR Major=MA: Global Comm. (Development Communications) OR Major=MA: Global Comm. (Digital Cultures and Industries) OR Major=MA: Global Comm. (Fashion Track) OR Major=MA: Global Comm. (Visual & Material Culture Track) OR Major=MSc: Strategic Brand Management
Co-requisites: 
None

Professor(s)

Learning Outcomes

  1. ability to apply this knowledge to professional communications scenarios and contexts
  2. critical understanding of current debates around the role of data, algorithms and software in a globalized digital media context.
  3. understanding of the processes and tradeoffs connected to the analysis of data sets in order to draw conclusions about the information they contain
  4. working knowledge of some of the digital tools supporting data collection, management, analysis and visualization, and programming

Syllabus

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Schedule

Start Date: 
Monday, January 13, 2025
End Date: 
Tuesday, May 13, 2025
DayStart TimeEnd TimeRoom
Monday
10:35
11:55
C-501
Thursday
10:35
11:55
C-501