IST 130Emerging Technologies in Popular Culture

3 credits · Information Sciences and Technology · Penn State

A survey course that explores emerging technologies used to produce and consume popular cultural artifacts. Through individual and team-based learning activities, students will analyze and interact with information and communication technologies across popular culture genres. The course content and the assignments are directed at helping students to both create and critique digital media in ways that demonstrate their understanding of, engagement with, and reflections upon the relationships among people and organizations, emerging technology, and popular culture. Students will also design and produce digital media that demonstrate their ability to integrate and synthesize central concepts and themes from the course. This is an introductory course in IST, and meets the requirements for a General Education course in Arts (GA). This course is delivered with significant student and instructor interaction with computers and digital media.