Corporate College Services, Inc. | Evaluated Learning Experience
Social Media and Society (SOC 305)
15 hours (8 weeks).
March 2019 - Present.
Upon successful completion of the course, students will be able to: identify the components of social media as a communication mode; evaluate the impact of social media on people and culture; explain how social equity, race, gender, and identity are created; and analyze the legal and ethical considerations of the application and use of social media.
Major topics include uses and benefits of social media; social media and user interaction and co-creation; social media marketing; social networks and virtual communities; cultural representations and practices of social media; social media and politics and youth activism; economic and legal structures of social media; impact of digital media on individuals, organizations and society; and the future of social media. Instruction supports the development of a research paper that applies students' understanding of social media as a component to further or complement an organization’s mission or strategy by assessing the historical progression, a situational dilemma or future perspective while integrating legal, ethical and social implications.
In the upper division baccalaureate degree category, 3 semester hours in Mass Communication, Journalism, Cultural Studies, Liberal Studies, Marketing Management, Media Arts, Digital Media, Internet Marketing, or Integrated Marketing Communications (5/19) (9/24 revalidation).