DIGITAL TOOLS IN CONTEXT (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.

Code: 
CM5018
Name: 
DIGITAL TOOLS IN CONTEXT
Discipline: 
CM (Communications)
Type: 
Regular
Level: 
Graduate
Credits: 
4
Can be taken twice for credit?: 
No
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

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

Offering(s)

Term Code Name
Spring 2025 CM5018 DIGITAL TOOLS IN CONTEXT

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