COM111: Introduction to new media / Faculty of Communication and Media Studies

This course provides an overview of academic theory with contemporary case studies. It provides students with the skills for scholarly engagement with the dynamic, fast-paced world of new media. Based on historic understanding of new media developments, the course explores the role of new media in a globally-networked society. It examines the cultural, political and economic impact of new technologies on creativity and industry from a cross-disciplinary perspective. Students will learn the various theories drawn from media studies, sociology, politics and policy, and economics and business. This course also illustrates key concepts around the study of, and practice in new media.