清华大学新闻与传播学院新媒体研究课程教学计划(内部版)

New Media Studies <研究生课程班 Spring 2011>
Instructor: Jia Lu Email: lujiantu@ Tel: 6279-5415 Class Hours: Saturday 9:00 AM to 12:00 AM Class Dates: Feb. 26; Mar. 5, 12, 19, 26; Apr. 9, 16; May 7, 14, 21 Classroom: 四教 106 Office Hours: Tuesday 3:30 PM — 5:30 PM or any other time by appointment My Office: Omnicom Building 3093
Description The increasing rate of technological change in the communications industry has serious implications, both for professionals in communications related fields, and for members of society who use electronically mediated communications in their everyday life. This course is designed to introduce students of communication to these changing communication technologies and link technological changes to trends in mass media industries, as well as shifts in cultural norms and practices. The objectives of this course are:
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Survey the history, growth and structure of technological systems underpinning the contemporary media landscape of the information society, Identify key theoretical approaches to describing the relationships between communication, culture, social organization, and information and communication technologies (ICTs), Identify trends contributing to the process of technological convergence among media systems, and Highlight contemporary social problems that can be understood and evaluated critically by using concepts and research from media studies.
Textbooks: Available in the library of Tsinghua University
1. 今日媒介: 理解媒介、文化与技术(第四版)(影印)(英文版) 清华大学出版社
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Castells, M. (2000) The Rise of the Network Society (2nd ed.). Malden, MA: Blackwell. Lievrouw, L. A., & Livingstone, S. (2006). Handbook of new media: Social shaping and social consequences of ICTs. London: Sage.
Grades Attendance & Participation: Attendance and participation reflect students’ commitment to this course. Please feel free to raise your questions and comments in the classroom. I really appreciate it. Group Presentation: 1. 6 or 7 students are in one group to choose a topic about new media studies under the guidance of our teaching assistants. There will be 16 groups in total.

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Each presentation lasts for about 20-25 minutes. The presentation includes two major parts: First, the presentation will introduce some cutting-edge ICTs and their applications in particular fields. Second, the presentation will provide some theoretical or thoughtful ideas for the class to have a better understanding about what covered in the first part. The topics of the presentation can cover but not limit to: new media & politics, new media & education, new media & health, new media & gender, new media & security, new media & social engagement, new media & entertainment, new media & privacy, new media & piracy, new media & religion, new media & culture, or new media & globalization.
Final Paper: By the end of the semester, each student is asked to submit a final paper. The requirements of the final paper will be discussed later in the class. Final paper Group presentation Participation Attendance Total The Fine Print 50% 30% 10% 10% 100 %
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Group presentation and final paper will be collected on their due dates. All submissions after the due dates will not be accepted. For the proposals, plagiarism will result in a zero. Plagiarism is difficult to concisely define, but it includes: representing someone else's work as your own; turning in someone else's paper as your own work; or taking passages from someone else's work and including it in your paper without identifying the original author.
Schedule Date 2/26/11 3/5/11 3/12/11 3/19/11 3/26/11 4/9/11 4/16/11 5/7/11 5/14/11 5/21/11 Content Explain syllabus and introduction to new media studies New media technologies New media and media theories New media Law and Policy Network society (I) Network society (II) Network society (III) Mobile society Surveillance society Risk society
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