About the course: Merges the skills of global information literacy with the critical perspective to ascertain and measure the authenticity and credibility of information in academic and casual research and writing. Meets the state composition requirement.
While taking course, I learned about the how information management should be managed and how big corporations do not do their best to reach out to their audience. Also, to research the information we find on the web and dig more to find the truth. Below is a document I submitted for this class on a project call "Identity Correction" Document
MMC 3303 Global Media and Society
About the course: The course will familiarize the student with a multicultural global perspective of a multi-media world. The aim of the course is to create a foundation of global media literacy.
In this course I learned a lot about The class will present basic media and communication elements that are foundational and commonly found in all or most international media formats. I also learned how to understand the free press, branding, agenda setting, propaganda, stereotyping, and globalization.
VIC 3400 Visual Design Global Media
About the course: The course explores the relationship between images and messages in global media and the primary role that visual design plays in globalized media presentations.
I learned a lot about case studies in the media world and how best approach them. I also did a lot of visual support to the work that I presented and made sure that it was relevant to the subject. We had a journal where we would write weekly about our thoughts on current media trends and respecting copyrights, referencing original sources, and hyperlinking to original sources of information. This course helped me a lot to understand how to connect our visual world with communication and how to write journalist reports.