| Call Number | 16251 |
|---|---|
| Day & Time Location |
F 8:30am-11:20am To be announced |
| Points | 3 |
| Grading Mode | Standard |
| Approvals Required | None |
| Instructor | Carina Schmid |
| Type | LECTURE |
| Method of Instruction | In-Person |
| Course Description | New media, including online and digital media technologies, are introducing significant change in contemporary societies and lifestyles. Recent examples include the rapid and powerful diffusion of social media and mobile technologies. The emergence of new media and the online revolution intersect with public health in many ways, raising new questions and affording new opportunities for intervention. Public health professionals of the 21st century must attend to and leverage these trends. This course will introduce and contextualize the role of new media in public health and prepare students to utilize new media tools when designing interventions. The student learning experience is designed to demonstrate new media technologies through a blend of online and classroom modalities, allowing students to take the perspectives of technology users, designers, implementers, and researchers. The course will introduce examples of new media in public health through demonstrations, guest speakers, and literature, and synthesize significant lessons across examples. Students will also engage in design of a new media technology-based project. While learning about the practice of designing and implementing new media tools for public health, the students will take a critical social science perspective, drawing on literature from social informatics and social science of technology. The course is intended for MPH students, particularly those completing certificates in Health Communication, Public Health Informatics, or Health Promotion Research and Practice. This is a required course for the Health Communication certificate. |
| Web Site | Vergil |
| Department | Sociomedical Sciences |
| Enrollment | 12 students (35 max) as of 4:05PM Saturday, December 21, 2024 |
| Subject | Sociomedical Sciences |
| Number | P8795 |
| Section | 001 |
| Division | School of Public Health |
| Open To | GSAS, Public Health |
| Note | Priorities: HC Certificate; SMS Students |
| Section key | 20251SOSC8795P001 |