DIGITAL MEDIA STUDIES

Single discipline educational activity

Course Sheet

Academic Year of enrolment:

2021/2022

Type of Course:

Related/Supplementary

Optional/Mandatory:

Optional

Degree:

Master's Degree Programme in ECONOMICS

Location:

SASSARI

Disciplinary Sector:

SOCIOLOGY OF CULTURE AND COMMUNICATION

Language:

English

Credits:

Programme Year:

Professor and Collaborators:

IANNELLI Laura

Hours of classroom activity:

Prerequisites:

No prior knowledge is required

AF code:

A002992

Assessment Methods

Verification of learning:

ATTENDING students will have to demonstrate learning of the course contents through:
1) the development and presentation of a research project conducted with digital methods (group or individual work depending on the size of the classroom)
2) a final written test on the program reserved for attending students (see recommended bibliography)
Those who participate in at least 80% of the lessons that will take place in the second and third part of the course are considered to be attended.

NON ATTENDING students must demonstrate learning of the course contents through:
1) a final written test on the program reserved for non-attending students (see recommended bibliography)

Research projects will be evaluated with a score from 0 to 10 points. The following will give rise to excellence assessments: 1. the delivery on time of a project report demonstrating the possession of good theoretical and practical knowledge of the digital methods used and the ability to critically analyze the online research practices implemented, 2. an effective presentation of the project carried out (through the use of slides and terminology appropriate to the discipline). The score obtained for the project will be added to the mark obtained in the final written test.

The final written test will be based on a structured assignment in 5 closed-ended questions and 2 open-ended questions. The test will last 45 minutes. The closed-ended questions will each get 2 points if the answer is correct and 0 points if the answer is incorrect or missing. The open-ended questions will each get the maximum value of 10 points. The following will give rise to evaluations of excellence in the answers to the open questions: the possession of a good knowledge and understanding of the course contents, the ability to connect digital methods to the study of specific social phenomena, the possession of good critical and in-depth skills, the use of an appropriate lexicon with respect to the specificity of the discipline. The following will give rise to insufficient evaluations: difficulty in orienting towards the contents of the course, presence of serious training gaps, use of a vocabulary not appropriate to the discipline.

The written test will take place in the presence and / or remotely according to the provisions on the containment of the Covid-19 pandemic.

Teaching period

Second semester

Objectives

The course intends to introduce students to digital sociology and methods for rethinking social research in the digital age. At the end of the course, students (1) possess a knowledge of the theoretical perspectives of digital sociology and of the changes taking place in the methods used to do social research in the digital age (2) they are able to apply the knowledge and skills acquired to the development and implementation of a research strategy on the social uses and effects of digital media (3) they demonstrate critical analysis skills in relation to online social research practices (4) they can communicate the acquired knowledge clearly and with appropriate terminology 5) they have developed the ability to orient themselves autonomously among the resources useful for deepening the knowledge acquired.

Contents

Part 1
Introduction to digital sociology: theories and research topics

Part 2
Rethinking social research on digital media: opportunities and challenges of digital methods

Part 3
Work (individual or group work, based on the size of the class) led by the professor for the development and presentation of sociological research projects on / with digital media

Recommended Bibliography

For attending students, the final written test will take place on the following program:
1) Lupton, D. (2015). Digital Sociology. Routledge

For NON-attending students, the final written test will take place on the following program:
1) Lupton, D. (2015). Digital Sociology. Routledge
2) Rogers, R. (2019). Doing Digital Methods. London/New York: Sage

Methods of Provision

Conventional

Teaching Methods

Lectures, self-tests of learning accessible online, (individual or group) work in the classroom for the development and presentation of a sociological research project conducted with digital methods.

The slides prepared by the professor and other useful materials related to the course contents (such as video clips or links to some digital tools available for social research) will be made available online on the moodle platform of the Department of Economics and Business also for non-attending students.

Contacts/More Information

The student reception takes place on Wednesdays. Write an e-mail to Prof. Iannelli for the definition of the date and modalities of the meeting.

Contacts:
e-mail: liannelli@uniss.it
office phone: (+39) 079 22 8976
office address: Via Muroni 25, 07100 Sassari

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