TCID 2170:Introduction to Digital Media and Culture

3 Class Hours 0 Laboratory Hours 3 Credit Hours
Prerequisite: ENGL 1102
This course provides an introduction to the Technical Communication & Interactive Design department by surveying contemporary digital media-aesthetics, technology, politics, economics–and related cultural formations. This approach provides an introduction to key concepts and critical methodologies that are essential to understanding digital media as both technological tool and cultural artifact. Additionally, this course discusses how professional development in technical communication and interactive design relates to digital media and culture.