Syllabus

LEARNING OUTCOMES

After completing the course students are expected to understand and to have skills to take part in discussions on social media tools and their impact to society: civic, social and business world. Students will have knowledge and skills to have a critical, designerly approach to social media tools and service as well as skills to work as a designer in social media related to projects.  

Credits: 3

Schedule: 19.04.2022 - 06.05.2022

Teacher in charge (valid for whole curriculum period):

Teacher in charge (applies in this implementation): Teemu Leinonen

Contact information for the course (applies in this implementation):

CEFR level (valid for whole curriculum period):

Language of instruction and studies (applies in this implementation):

Teaching language: English. Languages of study attainment: English

CONTENT, ASSESSMENT AND WORKLOAD

Content

• valid for whole curriculum period:

  Explore social media tools and practice with designerly approach. Engage student in theory and practice of using digital tools for hacking and developing works taking advantage of the common social media platforms. Examines social media critically from civic, social and business perspectives in a transnational and historical context. Introduces various theoretical approaches and designerly approaches to have an impact in the contemporary, social media and algorithm-driven world.

  The course project may involve collaborations with external companies and/or organisations.

Assessment Methods and Criteria

• valid for whole curriculum period:

  Students are expected to complete selected reading and assignments, as well as actively participate in course discussions. In order to complete this course students must hold a final presentation of their own social media related project. 

Workload

• valid for whole curriculum period:

  Students are expected to complete selected reading and assignments, as well as actively participate in course discussions. In order to complete this course students must hold a final presentation of their own social media related project.

DETAILS

Study Material

• valid for whole curriculum period:

  Fuchs, C. (2017). Social media: A critical introduction. Sage.
  + materials provided in the course website.

Substitutes for Courses

• valid for whole curriculum period:

  Substitutes for Courses

Prerequisites

• valid for whole curriculum period:

  Prerequisites

FURTHER INFORMATION

Further Information

• valid for whole curriculum period:

  Teaching Period:

  2020-2021 Spring V

  2021-2022 Spring V

  Course Homepage: https://mycourses.aalto.fi/course/search.php?search=DOM-E5123

  Registration for Courses: Sisu replaces Oodi on 9 August, 2021. Priority order to courses is according to the order of priority decided by the Academic committee for School of Arts, Design and Architecture: https://www.aalto.fi/en/services/registering-to-courses-and-the-order-of-priority-in-aalto-arts

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  The order of priority for admitting students to courses at Aalto ARTS 1.1.2018 onwards (approved by The Committee of Arts, Design and Architecture on 10.10.2017)

  The order of priority is as follows:

  1. students for whom the course is compulsory for their major/programme and who have scheduled it for the current academic year in their personal study plan (HOPS);
  2. exchange students for whom the course is a part of his/her officially approved learning agreement and scheduled to be taken during the current semester;
  3. students for whom the course is compulsory for their major/programme and who have not completed it yet;
  4. students, for whom the course is part of his/her major s or programme s alternative studies and has been scheduled in the student's PSP (HOPS) for the current academic year
  5. students, for whom the course is part of his/her major s or programme s alternative studies and who have not completed the requisite number of credits for alternative studies yet;
  6. students for whom the course is compulsory for their minor;
  7. students, for whom the course is part of his/her minor subject s alternative studies and who have not completed the requisite number of credits for alternative studies yet;
  8. students who have applied for the course through a student mobility scheme (internal mobility within Aalto University, flexible study right (JOO) studies etc.);
  9. other students.

   

  Courses that are intended to be multidisciplinary (e.g. UWAS courses) may apply an order of priority based on the learning outcomes of the course, while bearing in mind the university obligation of enabling students to complete their degrees within the normative duration of study set for the degree. The order of priority does not apply to courses organised by the Centre for General Studies or doctoral courses.

  This decision on the order of priority does not influence the right of the teacher to define prerequisites for the course.

   

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