COMM 320 - User-Generated Content

Credit Hours: 3
Lecture Hours: 3
Laboratory (or Other) Hours: 0

Other Course Attribute(s): LASC, LAUP

Prerequisite(s): ENGL 100 or higher
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:

Evaluate user-generated content as a cultural tool
Analyze different uses of user-generated content
Apply participatory cultural theory to a specific context

Repeatable: No
CIP Code: 090101