Summer School II Digital Communication – Foundations - Semester II8 ECTS
-
Summer School II Digital Communication - Foundations
Learning Objectives
Students will learn to:
- summarise basic information about media and digital literacy (definition, research, real-life applications…)
- report on the legal framework of digital communication in national and international jurisdictions
- explain phenomena typical of the digital environment (echo chambers, radicalisation, spread of conspiracy theories)
- discuss social networks contrasting advantages and disadvantages, opportunities and threats (data handling, data abuse, including the Cambridge Analytica case)
- list digital well-being (basic habits of digital behaviour)
- identify algorithms as a determinant of human behaviour;
- discuss the future of the digital environment (Blockchain technology, metaverse…);
- address destructive conflict directly and constructively, helping to manage / resolve it in a way that strengthens overall team cohesiveness and future effectiveness.