INFO 5302

Introduction to Connective Media

Course Description

Course information provided by the Courses of Study 2015-2016.

What makes connective media platforms -- such as Facebook, Reddit, New York Times, and Uber -- successful? The goal of this project-based course is to merge social science, information science, computer science and engineering approaches to explore the social and technological forces driving connective media services (including, for example, interaction design, social networks, computational and information aspects of social media, communication and motivation theories). Students will form teams to conceptualize, design and implement a connective media application. The teams will build on the respective strength of students of different backgrounds to theorize, write, design, reason, build and manage connective media applications.

When Offered Spring.

Permission Note Enrollment limited to: students enrolled at Cornell Tech.
Prerequisites/Corequisites Prerequisite: INFO 5310.

• At the completion of the course, students will be able to manage the stages of a connective media project including planning, implementation and evaluation. They will become familiar with the various factors that are in play in designing and building connective media services in various contexts; recognize key factors in conducting academic research on connective media services.

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