Class Introduction to Communication Technologies

This curricular unit aims to equip students with digital communication tools and provide them with an in-depth understanding of emerging communication technologies and their impact on society. It covers areas such as social media, digital content production, artificial intelligence, virtual and augmented reality. Students also learn to verify and validate online content as a way to combat disinformation. The course is relevant to the study cycle because it prepares students for the challenges of the constantly changing digital world and allows them to explore the various areas of application of these technologies and how they can be applied in different domains of intervention, including advertising, journalism, entertainment, and education.

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From Gutenberg to Hypertext History of Media; The Web Hypertext, Hypermedia, and Content Management Systems HTML, CSS, and JavaScript Hypermedia – from Shovelware to Native Content Production Content Management Systems Artificial Intelligence, Generative Models, and LLMs How AI Actually Works From Reasoning Models to Agents The Future of Communication Multimedia, Storytelling, and Data Multimedia and Interactive Content; Storytelling Geo-Narratives, Time-Based Narratives, and Hypermedia Data Analysis; Flourish Search Engines Centrality; Advanced Google Search; SEO Deep Web, Dark Web, TOR Social Networks and Social Media From Web 2.0 to Social Media Legacy and Emerging Networks Community Management Content Verification, Validation, and OSINT Disinformation, Misinformation, and False Information Image, Video, and Fact Verification Immersive Narratives The Web as a Narrative Creator Generative Models Newsgames, VR, and AR Ethical Issues

Learning through analysing and discussing case studies; Activities developed in a laboratory-classroom context.

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