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Digital Communication (IMS)
Digital Communication 2001A/B - Social Media
A study of the principles and production of social media through which students will gain an understanding of online information architecture and organization. Students will learn the techniques and critical skills required for creating and managing content on a variety of platforms including, but not limited to, web sites, blogs, twitter, and Facebook.
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Extra Information: 3 hours, 0.5 course
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Digital Communication 2002A/B - Virtual Worlds
A study of principles and production through which students will gain an understanding of theoretical and practical applications of virtual worlds and simulation spaces. Students will learn the techniques and critical skills required for creating and managing communities, identities and interactivity in virtual and online worlds.
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Extra Information: 3 hours, 0.5 course
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Digital Communication 2200F/G - Social Networking: Theory and Practice
In today's online environment, social networking sites (SNSs) have altered the social landscape. Students will become fluent in the theoretical and practical aspects of social networking, in addition to understanding its contexts and social issues such as bullying, anonymity, addiction, anxiety, and narcissism. This course will introduce the conceptual tools required to carry out a group work component.
Antirequisite(s): The former MIT 2374F/G, MIT 3375F/G.
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Extra Information: 3 lecture hours, 0.5 course.
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Digital Communication 2201F/G - The Next Generation Web
This course studies the evolution of the World Wide Web, from a collection of static pages to a source of dynamic and aggregated content: social software, the Web 2.0, multimedia and mashups. It will investigate the theoretical and practical implications of the Web’s growing use of sophisticated data mining.  Emphasis will be fall on the professional and applied applications of this topic.
Antirequisite(s): The former MIT 2376F/G.
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Extra Information: 3 lecture hours, 0.5 course.
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Digital Communication 2203A/B - Introduction to Web Design & Digital Imaging
This course focuses on the design and production of information for websites. While learning the basics of information architecture and usability, students will also discover how to use XHTML and CSS for the creation of static websites. Key concepts in digital imaging, such as image compression will also be introduced.
Antirequisite(s): MIT 2570A/B, Registration in the MTP Program.
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Extra Information: 1 lecture hour, 3 laboratory hours, 0.5 course.
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Digital Communication 2204A/B - Introduction to Graphic Design
This course introduces the student to the concepts of visual literacy. Study concentrates on the elements and principles of basic two dimensional designs, visual communication and its objective theoretical application. Current industry standard vector-based, bitmap-based and presentation software applications are introduced to allow the student to practice and exercise visual literacy. Emphasis will be fall on the professional and applied applications of this topic.
Antirequisite(s): MIT 2600A/B, Registration in the MTP Program.
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Extra Information: 3 lecture hours, 0.5 course.
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Digital Communication 3203F/G - Search and Discovery
Information searching and its relationship to the design of search technologies. Theory and practice of retrieval from commercial databases; Web search engine design; the implications of ranking algorithms and recommender systems; open-source and proprietary search technologies. Emerging search functionalities based on multimedia, natural language processing and social software. Emphasis will be fall on the professional and applied applications of this topic.
Antirequisite(s): MIT 3114F/G.
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Extra Information: 3 lecture hours, 0.5 course.
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Digital Communication 3204F/G - Search Engines and Web Data Mining
The course will examine how search engines are built, how they work, and how to evaluate them. The course will introduce basic concepts and techniques of Web data mining including Web hyperlink analysis, Web traffic analysis and Web server log analysis. Emphasis will be fall on the professional and applied applications of this topic.
Antirequisite(s): MIT 3115F/G.
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Extra Information: 2 lecture hours, 1 laboratory hour, 0.5 course.
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Digital Communication 3205F/G - Net-Work: Labour and Profit in Web 2.0
This course will explore the impact that User-Generated Content, Social Networks have had on contemporary conceptions of labour and work.  Through the lens of Autonomist Marxism and related theory, the course will consider the changes taking place in labour processes and the products being produced by this shift to immaterial work. Emphasis will be on the professional and applied applications of this topic, with special attention payed to ethics of and exploitation within knowledge work and digital labour.
Antirequisite(s): MIT 3133F/G.
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Extra Information: 3 lecture hours, 0.5 course.
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Digital Communication 3206F/G - Game On! Video Game Culture, Technology, and Industry
Video games have a profound influence on popular culture, digital technology, and the entertainment industry.  This course examines the fundamentals of video games, their role in culture and society, how they are used for different ends, and the benefits and concerns associated with their use.
Antirequisite(s): MIT 3371F/G.
Prerequisite(s): Digital Communication 2001A/B and 2002A/B.
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Extra Information: 3 lecture hours, 0.5 course.
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Digital Communication 3207A/B - Design of Digital Cognitive Games
Digital games can have a powerful influence on the human mind. This course deals with the design and analysis of digital games from a cognitive perspective. It examines why design is important—that is, how it can promote shallow thinking, or vice-versa support mindful reasoning and higher-order thinking. Emphasis will be fall on the professional and applied applications of this topic.
Antirequisite(s): MIT 3372A/B.
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Extra Information: 3 lecture hours, 0.5 course.
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Digital Communication 3208F/G - Social Networking in Everyday Life: Social Relations, Social Movements and Privacy
This course investigates the term social networking and its related theories. We will examine various platforms and the social consequences these have had for our understanding of friendship, work, and privacy. The focus is on the methodological approaches. Emphasis will fall on the professional and applied applications of this topic.
Antirequisite(s): MIT 3374F/G.
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Extra Information: 3 lecture hours, 0.5 course.
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Digital Communication 3209F/G - Social Media & Organizations
This course provides hands-on experience with building, evaluating, and using social media tools such as blogs, wikis, and social networking websites within an organizational context. Relevant issues such as user privacy, social media policies, effective planning and implementation, and organizational impact will be addressed. Emphasis will fall on the professional and applied applications of this topic.
Antirequisite(s): MIT 3373F/G.
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Extra Information: 3 lecture hours, 0.5 course.
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Digital Communication 3210F/G - Virtual Worlds: Theory, Practice and Communications
What does it mean to live and operate within the creativity of your and others’ imaginations? This course examines this and other questions within Virtual Worlds, critically and productively, as they pertain to various theoretical and applied professional uses of these worlds. Emphasis is on inworld projects and critiques.
Antirequisite(s): MIT 3653G if taken in 2011-2012, MIT 3720F/G.
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Extra Information: 3 lecture/lab hours, 0.5 course.
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Academic Calendar 2017 UNDERGRADUATE COURSE INFORMATION Digital Communication (IMS)
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