ZUR106 Introduction to digital media

Faculty of Social Studies
Autumn 2008
Extent and Intensity
2/0. 6 credit(s). Type of Completion: zk (examination).
Teacher(s)
Mgr. David Kořínek (lecturer)
Guaranteed by
Mgr. David Kořínek
Department of Media Studies and Journalism – Faculty of Social Studies
Contact Person: Drahomíra Soldánová
Timetable
Mon 10:00–11:40 P51 Posluchárna V. Čermáka
Course Enrolment Limitations
The course is only offered to the students of the study fields the course is directly associated with.

The capacity limit for the course is 200 student(s).
Current registration and enrolment status: enrolled: 0/200, only registered: 0/200
fields of study / plans the course is directly associated with
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Course objectives
The main objectives of the course are the following: understand the basic concepts of digital media
define the main stages of virtualization of informations
digital media and media practice
Syllabus
  • classification of the media (Marshall McLuhan)
  • 5 characteristics of digital media (Feldman)
  • interactivity
  • virtual and theory of digital media
  • virtual versus actual (Pierre Levy)
  • virtual and imersivity
  • classification of VR
  • history of media in relation to virtualization
  • hypertext-language of new media
  • history of hypertext (Bush, Engelbart, Nelson, Berners-Lee)
  • web 2.0
Literature
  • Lister, Martin (ed.); New Media: A Critical Introduction, Routledge, 2002
  • McLuhan, Marshal; Jak rozumět médiím, Odeon, Praha 1991
  • Graham, Gordon; The Internet, A Philosophical Inquiry, Routledge, London 2001
  • Horrock, Christopher; Marshal McLuhan a virtualita, Triton, Praha 2002
  • Lévy, Pierre; Becoming Virtual, Plenum Press, New York 1998
  • Feldman, Tony; An Introduction to Digital Media, Routledge, London 1996
  • Negroponte, Nicholas; Digitální svět, Management Press, Praha 2001
Assessment methods
lectures
class discussion
reading
final written test
Language of instruction
Czech
Further Comments
The course can also be completed outside the examination period.
The course is taught annually.
The course is also listed under the following terms Autumn 1999, Autumn 2000, Autumn 2001, Autumn 2002, Autumn 2003, Autumn 2004, Autumn 2005, Autumn 2006, Autumn 2007, Autumn 2009, Autumn 2010, Autumn 2011, Autumn 2012.
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