JOUR3551

JOUR 3551 - The Business of Digital Media: Innovation, Disruption, and Adaptation (3 Cr.) Technology and Society

JOUR 3551 - The Business of Digital Media: Innovation, Disruption, and Adaptation (3 Cr.) Technology and Society

Course description

Digital media enterprises have uprooted many established industries and continue to be among the most important factors shaping our economy and society today. Where do these innovations come from? Why do some startups prosper while others fail? How do legacy firms respond to disruptions to their business models? What makes adaptations possible? What makes them risky? Learn to analyze and evaluate the economic strategies of existing digital media firms across various sectors of society including news, entertainment, social media, mobile, and retail. Assess their impacts on cultural and civic life for better and for worse. Use these skills to incubate your own ideas for the next great media innovations of the future.

Minimum credits

3

Maximum credits

3

Is this course repeatable?

No

Grading basis

OPT - Student Option

Lecture

This course fulfills the following Liberal Education requirement(s)

Technology and Society

Fulfills the writing intensive requirement?

No

Typically offered term(s)

Every Spring