Introduction to New Media

Paper Code: 
CJMC 401
Credits: 
4
Contact Hours: 
60.00
Max. Marks: 
100.00
Objective: 

Course Objectives:

This course will enable the students to –

  1. Understand the concept and tools of digital and social.
  2. Understand cyber ethics and its implications.
  3. Understand the risks and challenges of digital media.

                                        

Course Outcomes (COs):

Course

Learning outcomes

(at course level)

Learning and teaching strategies

Assessment

Strategies

Paper Code

Paper Title

CJMC 401

Introduction to New Media

CO83:Students would gain understanding of the concepts of digital and social media.

CO84:Students would be able to utilize digital social media tools for different developmental activities.

CO85:Students would be able to gain understanding of cyber ethics.

CO86: Students will comprehend the functionalities of social media.

CO87:Students would be able to know about the risks and challenges of digital media world.

Approach in teaching:

Interactive Lectures, Discussion, Tutorials, Reading assignments, Demonstration

 

Learning activities for the students:

Self learning assignments, Effective questions, Simulation, Seminar presentation, Giving tasks, Field practical

 

Class test, Semester end examinations, Quiz, Solving problems in tutorials, Assignments, Presentation, Individual and group projects

 

10.00
  • New Media: Definition, Characteristics;
  • Role of new media in Creating Information society,
  • Computer mediated-Communication (CMC);
  • Networked Society.

 

15.00

·        Internet and its Beginnings,

·        Remediation and New Media technologies;

·        Online Communities;

·        User Generated Content and Web 2.0;

·        Networked Journalism,

·        Alternative Journalism;

 Social Media in Context, Activism and New Media. 

15.00
  • Digital Divide,
  • Digitization of Media and its effects on mediaAuthorship and what it means in a digital age,
  •  Piracy, Copyright, Copyleft and
  •  Open source;
  • Digital archives;.

 

10.00
  • Internet Journalism, Developing news stories for Internet, Structure and characteristics of Internet news stories,
  • Overview of Web Writing: Linear and Non-linear writing ;
  • Contextualized Journalism;
  • Writing Techniques, Linking, Multimedia.

 

10.00
  • Blogging, types of blogs;
  • Brief history of Websites: Definition, Characteristics and types of websites;
  • Concept of Citizen Journalism;
  • Online Journalism.

 

Essential Readings: 

BOOKS RECOMMENDED

  • Communication Media and Information Technology (2005). Goel Commonwealth Publishers. New Delhi.
  • Web Advertising and Online Marketing: Technology and Strategies of E- Marketing (2004). P.P Singh, Sandhir Sharma. Deep & Deep Publication. New Delhi.
  • Cyber Media Journalism: Emerging technologies (2003). Jagdish Chakravarthy. Authorpress. Delhi.
  • New Media: Theories and Practices of Digitextuality (2003). Anna Everett. Routledge. UK.
  • Handbook of Online Journalism (2010). Swati Chauhan, Kanishka Publishers, Delhi.
  • Information Technology in Journalism (2002).Om Gupta. Kanishka Publishers. Delhi.
  • New Media Development and Globalization (2013). Don Malden Slater, Polity Press. UK
  • New media development & globalization (2013). Don. Malden Slater, Polity Press, UK.
  • Digital Broadcasting Journalism (2003). J.K. Sharma, Authorspress, Delhi.
  • Elements of Internet and Online Journalism (2015). Naveen Chandra Pant Kanishka Publishers, NewDelhi
  • Emerging Trends in Journalism (1999). Rahul Mudgal, Sarup& Sons, Delhi.         
  • Techniques of Feature Writing and Mass Communication (2014). Neha Arora Random Publications, New Delhi.
  • Writing for the Internet (2002).Jane Dorner, Unistar Books Pvt. Ltd, Punjab.
  • Writing for the Media (2010).Usha Raman, Oxford University Press,Jaipur.

 

 

Academic Year: 
2021-2022
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