Digital Media Literacy — Osaka Jogakuin Web Syllabus

科目名	Digital Media Literacy
担当教員	Swenson, Tamara
授業の目的、または到達目標	To consider the role of digital media in modern society Learning Goals: The student can … * articulate the role of digital media in Japanese society * explain the role of the digital media forms in interpersonal communication * explain the influence of digital media (both positive and negative) * conduct research on digital media forms (SNS and internet sites)
授業の概要	To understand the role of digital media in modern society and become critical users and researchers of new media forms for communication. Students will examine current forms of digital media, including social networking services (SNS) and Internet sites, and analyze these forms of communication in order to understand how digital media can be used for both positive social goals and to manipulate public opinion.


時間割		概要	宿題(予習・復習等)
	1	What are digital media? Media literacy for digital media	TBA (weekly readings, begin SNS and Internet site evaluation work)
	2	Approaches to media and media literacy; Media revolution	TBA
	3	Social Media & Networking	TBA
	4	SNS & the Internet in our lives	TBA
	5	Games: What does "free" really mean?	TBA
	6	Social media as a business model	TBA
	7	Social media forms	TBA
	8	Social media marketing	TBA
	9	News and the internet: Trust? Maybe. Who do you trust?	TBA
	10	News media 2	TBA
	11	Media issues: Gender, violence and stereotypes	TBA
	12	Media issues: Gender, violence and stereotypes	TBA
	13	Media today; Media tomorrow	TBA
	14	Project presentations	TBA
	15	Future of digital media & media literacy	TBA
教科書	Shaules, J., Ito, S., Saito, S., & Jennings, S. (2012). Fish in water: the hidden influence of media in our lives. Tokyo: Macmillan LanguageHouse. ISBN: 978-4-7773-6410-7
成績評価方法・基準	Classwork & participation . . . 15% Projects, presentations . . . . 40% Reflection papers . . . . . . . 20% Quizzes . . . . . . . . . . . . 25%

時間割

担当教員	開講学期	開講曜日	開講時限	履修クラス	単位数
Swenson, Tamara	春学期	火曜日	３時限		2