Course Purpose and Objectives:

The course objectives are to: a) critically examine the impact of new media on communication at a local and international level, and b) to provide communication skills through the use of new media, c) to identify characteristics of communication and the way these have been affected by and affect existing new technologies, and d) to identify ways in which new technologies have been affected by and affect society in the information age line tools.

Learning Outcomes:

After the end of this course, students are expected to  

critically examine the impact of new media on communication,  

understand the role of new technologies in communication at a local and international level

develop technical and communication skills through the use of new media for personal and professional purposes  

Course Content:

This course is an introduction to the historical evolution and contemporary characteristics of the information age. Topics to be examined in the course include: important developments in media (telecommunication, television, radio, digitization, Communication and Information Technologies and the internet), the way mass media developed from a historical perspective, both at a national and international level, and the concept of a technology-mediated communication environment. In the last part of the course models of internet-mediated interaction (Web1.0, Web2.0 and Web3.0) will also be examined. The course includes a lab component, part of which takes place during one of the two weekly meetings.