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COMM 320 - User-Generated Content


Credit Hours: 3
Lecture Hours: 3
Laboratory Hours: 0

Prerequisite(s): COMM 101  with a grade of C or higher

Restriction(s): None

Corequisite(s): None

This course will examine digital cultures and user-generated content (UGC) such as social media, YouTube videos, live streams, and other productions. Emphasis will be placed on the participatory technologies and how these affordances allow media consumers to transform into active producers of digital content. 

Student Learning Outcomes of the Course:
  1. Evaluate user-generated content as a cultural tool
  2. Analyze different uses of user-generated content
  3. Apply participatory cultural theory to a specific context