COMM2278 · Communication
Morrissey College of Arts & Sciences
This course may be used to satisfy one of four electives required within the Communication major.This course is designed to develop an understanding of social media in the digital era. Students will critically interpret social media practices through various themes, theories, and concepts such as networked communities, self-expression, big data, privacy, filter bubbles, algorithms, activism, co-op platforms, and trolling. They will also learn about the history of the foremost social media platforms and the political and economic forces behind social media, such as corporate ownership, government regulation, surveillance, and marketing. Students will learn to think critically about the interconnections between social media, culture, economics, politics, and the pursuit of social justice.
Course experience
Averages use the original five-point historical evaluation scale.
Organization
4.6 / 5
How well the course was organized
Challenge
4.2 / 5
How intellectually challenging students found it
Attendance
4.3 / 5
How necessary attendance was
Assignments
4.2 / 5
How helpful assignments were
Weekly effort
~3.5
hours per week
Estimated from the original workload response buckets. Individual sections may differ.
Instructor options
Ratings below reflect only recovered evaluations connected to this course.
Associate Professor, Communication Department
4.1 / 5
4.0 / 5
Associate Professor of the Practice, Communication Department
4.6 / 5
4.4 / 5
Associate Professor, Communication Department
3.9 / 5
3.8 / 5
Associate Professor of the Practice, Communication Department
3.6 / 5
3.4 / 5
Across time
Section-level results available in the recovered archive.
Fall 2023
1 sectionSummer 2023
1 sectionSpring 2023
2 sectionsFall 2022
1 sectionSummer 2022
1 sectionSpring 2022
2 sectionsFall 2021
2 sectionsSummer 2021
1 sectionSpring 2021
1 sectionSummer 2020
1 sectionSpring 2020
1 section