Enterprise, Creativity and Citizenship Online (MCS) INFOST5030

  • Academic Session: 2024-25
  • School: School of Humanities
  • Credits: 20
  • Level: Level 5 (SCQF level 11)
  • Typically Offered: Either Semester 1 or Semester 2
  • Available to Visiting Students: No
  • Collaborative Online International Learning: No

Short Description

This course will examine the nature and impact of Web 2.0 in the economic, creative and political fields, placing these developments in a theoretical and historical context.

Timetable

1x1hr lecture; 1x1hr seminar per week over 10 weeks as scheduled on MyCampus.

Requirements of Entry

Standard entry to Masters at College Level.

Excluded Courses

INFOSTUD4008

INFOST4007

Co-requisites

None

Assessment

Essay (3,500 words) - 60%

Group based class debate of 50 minutes (25% group mark and 15% individual mark) - 40%

Course Aims

This course aims to:

■ Explore the basic theoretical and methodological approaches in the field

■ Reflect on the nature of online entrepreneurship, creativity and citizenship

■ Compare key online events and historical equivalents

■ Develop and express critical and creative skills

Intended Learning Outcomes of Course

By the end of this course students will be able to:

 

■ Explain appropriate theoretical approaches to online information

■ Compare and contrast the influences that shape online enterprise, creativity and citizenship

■ Evaluate the potential benefits, externalities and consequences of online information technology

■ Relate online entrepreneurial, creative and citizenship activity to its broader economic, social and historical context

■ Recognise their own and others creativity

■ Work effectively in small groups

Minimum Requirement for Award of Credits

Students must submit at least 75% by weight of the components (including examinations) of the course's summative assessment.