Social Media and Society

In a few short years, social media has profoundly changed the global communication landscape. With the advent of
social media tools such Facebook, YouTube, Instagram, Snapchat, and Twitter, more and more people are connecting
and collaborating online, and creating and distributing content in ways we have never seen before. This course will
provide a summary of the major developments in social media and will examine how social media is impacting the
notions of privacy and identity, and will explore how social media it is changing traditional media, business,
government, the economy, advocacy/activism, and education in fundamental ways. This course requires active
participation of students and a willingness to immerse in social media practices.

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Note: Course includes mandatory group work.