About the Course

Course Description

For anyone who participates in the online environment, it is important to know the etiquette, ethics, and various legal and policy issues that affect how we use social media. Among the topics that will be discussed in this course are: creative commons, copyright, privacy, intellectual property, fair use, and the public domain. The differences that exist nationally and internationally will also be discussed, as this has important implications for social media use.

Course Outcomes

By the end of this course, you should be able to:

• Describe current social media platforms
• Review and discuss ethical, legal, privacy, and intellectual property issues in the context of social media communication
• Acquire knowledge and skills using social media technologies through hands-on interaction with noted platforms
• Examine and critically think about current rules (legal or societal) and common  assumptions of remixing, such as copyright, fair dealing, creative commons
• Think critically about a wide variety of theories, research and social issues pertaining to social media and copyright