Course Description
Three hours of lecture per week.
While the Internet has proved amenable to quantitative analysis, questions of quality remain comparatively unexplored. This course examines issues of information quality in mediated communication, asking how in the past people reached conclusions about the reliability, value, or authenticity of content and how they do so today. Looking across time, media and modes, we will consider the challenges of conveying and interpreting quality, from the coming of the book to the emergence of the blog. We will pay particular attention to the interaction of technology, communicative forms, market forces, and institutional and legal frameworks.
Prerequisites
Graduate Standing
General Information
Grades will reflect in-class participation, familiarity with the readings, completion of assignments, and a final paper of 15 pages (or an equivalent project) designed in consultation with the instructors.
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Catalog type: General
Units: 3
MOT type: N/A
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