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CCT109H5F LEC0101

Contemporary Communication Technologies

Course Outline - Fall 2024

Course Description

This course examines different information and communication technologies (ICTs) through the analysis of such genres as contemporary written, visual, oral, electronic and musical forms. It illustrates a range of theoretical perspectives that seek to explain the relationship between communication and technology. This course will also examine, briefly, the history of ICTs. [24L, 11P]

(SSc)

Distribution Requirement: SSc

It is your responsibility to ensure that the prerequisites for course have been met. Students without the prerequisites can be removed at any time. No waivers will be granted.

Goals and Learning Objectives

.  Develop strong reading and writing skills that will support you throughout the rest ofyour university career (and beyond!), whether that is in the ICCIT's four programs, CS, Management, the sciences, humanities, or the social sciences

.  Recognize and explain different information and communication technologies and expressions - written, visual, oral, electronic and digital - and their change over time

.  Understand and fully articulate key new media concepts and theories in their specific contexts

.  Locate contemporary concerns over new and digital media technologies within a longer history of contestation over ICTS and their impact on society

.  Assess the challenges and opportunities contemporary new media technologies present to various levels of society and government - access, interactivity, participation, and manipulation. Understand these challenges and opportunities from the multiple perspectives communication and media studies experts deploy in their work.

Required Materials

Terry Flew & Richard Smith, New Media: An Introduction, 4th Edition. Oxford University Press, 2021. · Available from the UofT Bookstore and online. Please be sure to get the 4th edition.

Assessment and Grading Policies

You should receive at least one significant mark (15%) before the last day you can drop a course without academic penalty.

Requirements and Criteria

Assignments

.  Course assignments for CCT109 are due on Fridays at 11:59PM Eastern Standard Time via Quercus.

· All assignment guidelines (including due date, task, topic to be covered, length, grade allocation, and format) are available on our Quercus shell.

Midterm/Exam

· Midterm examination will be held in-class on Week 7 of the course.

o    Study guidelines will be made available on Quercus ahead of the midterm.

· The final exam will be held during the exam period.

o    The exact time of the exam is determined by the Registrar and will be published mid-semester.

o    Study guidelines will be made available on Quercus ahead of the final exam.

Teaching Methods

Lecture

.  Lecture is lead by the professor.

.  Lecture is a combination of lecture and scaled, interactive activities.

· Attendance is necessary to do well in the course.

· Please come to lecture having completed your readings

Practicum

.  Practicums are lead by members of the teaching team, your TAs.

.  Practicums involve a combination of assignment-focused activities designed to support your performance on course assignemnts; in-depth discussion of assigned readings and lecture activities; application activities designed to draw connections between CCT109, other courses, and contemporary issues.

.  Attendance is required and necessary to do well in the course.

· Please come to practicum having completed your readings.

Procedures and Rules E-Culture Policy

Only student U of T email accounts should be used for course communication and all emails from students must include the course code in the subject line and should be signed with the full student name and student number.

QUESTIONS?

Your TA is your first point of contact for CCT109. They will be running your practicum, grading your assignment submissions, and providing actionable feedback designed to strengthen your reading, writing and analytic skills.

If you have questions about the course, please contact your TA first. If a question needs to be escalated, your TA will be in touch with the professor and head TA.

WEEKLY ANNOUNCEMENTS

The professor will send out a general e-mail on Sunday mornings to update you on the coming week's assigned readings, upcoming assignments, and other course-related materials. The email will also be posted to Quercus under "Modules." You may also receive   messages from your TA. Please be sure to check in on both!

It is your responsibility to read your U of T email on a regular basis. This will ensure that you receive important information from your instructors and the university.

It is your responsibility to read your email regularly and check course information updates and announcements through Quercus. Students who choose to opt out of receiving messages through Quercus are still responsible for actions required, or changes communicated through those announcements and messages.

Learning Technology

Please make a habit of checking Quercus and your @mail.utoronto.ca email regularly.Missing an email or announcement is not a valid excuse for any formal requests within CCT109.