.: NM Level 1000 Modules Information

NM1101E Communications, New Media and Society
Modular credits: 4
Workload: 2-1-0-2-5
Preclusion: IF1101E
Pre-requisite(s)/Cross-listing(s): Nil

This course introduces the main areas of study in the Communications and New Media programme. It explores the organizational and societal contexts in which the practice of communication management takes place, including the role of new media and mass communication in the formation of public opinion. It explores how information and communication technologies (ICTs) affect culture, education, businesses, economy, and political participation. Phenomena such as social life in cyberspace, deviant behaviour online, new business paradigms, issues in human-computer interaction, the digital divide and globalization are also explored.