Emerging communication delivery channels such as podcasting, blogging, and social network applications are creating new opportunities to be both consumer and producer on the web. This course blends theory and hands-on practice to explore how participatory technologies can be used for effective professional communication. Content development, distribution, web syndication, marketing, and aggregators will all be covered. Students are expected to have basic familiarity with the Internet; from this base, they will learn how to use select applications to produce social media content from concept to implementation. Lect: 2 hrs./Lab: 1 hr. Course Weight: 1.00 Billing Units: 1
