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CDM 1135 INTRODUCTION TO NEW COMMUNICATION TECHNOLOGIES AND THE SCIENCE OF THE WEB

GENERAL INFORMATION
COURSE DESCRIPTION

LEVEL OF STUDY: UNDERGRADUATE

COURSE UNIT CODE: CDM 1135

SEMESTER: 1st

COURSE TITLE: INTRODUCTION TO NEW COMMUNICATION TECHNOLOGIES AND THE SCIENCE OF THE WEB

TEACHING WEEKLY HOURS: 2 H/W LECTURES and 2 H/W LAB EXERCISES 

ECTS: 5

COURSE TYPE: CORE COMPULSORY

TEACHING AND EXAM LANGUAGE: GREEK

COURSE DELIVERY TO ERASMUS STUDENTS: YES (in English through project work)

The purpose of this course is to analyze the evolving communication environment through the development of new technologies. The course covers the Internet and its crucial role as a tool of communication. The course also analyses how the internet works, how information is transferred, how search engines work,  issues that are related to website publication and operation, web services, the evolution from Web 1.0 to a more participatory Web (Web 2.0), Web 2.0 platforms- Social media, Blogs, Wikis, Video and Image sharing platforms etc.  

The course also covers technical issues in a theoretical and practical level regarding  computer components and the way that these components work, peripheral devices (printers, scanners etc), technical issues regarding network operation, and emerging technologies such as mixed reality, 3D scanning and printing, Artificial Intelligence and AI agents.

The course also aims at developing skills through laboratory exercises in software packages such as word processing, presentations, spreadsheets. Students also learn how to efficiently utilize search engines and web services (e.g. Google drive, email) for completing communication activities as well as assignments presentation tasks. 

Upon successful completion of the course the student must be able:  

  1. to incorporate new technologies into their everyday academic activities  
  2. to adapt to the evolving technological landscape in communication 
  3. to analyze the functionality of computer equipment and the peripheral devises 
  4. to analyze the essential elements of the infrastructure and operation of networks and the internet  
  5. to analyze basic web services (search engines, social media, blogs, Google Drive etc.) 
  6. to analyze the basic Multimedia technologies that exist today and are used in the Communication field.  Furthermore, they will be able to analyze the emerging trends in Multimedia, such as 3D scanning & printing, Virtual and Augmented reality, Interactive video, and the impact of these trends in the field of Communication  
  7. to combine software packages such as spreadsheets and software for presentations in order to present and analyze information.  
  8. to evaluate and select the appropriate technological tools for communication purposes and to solve practical problems in their field of their study.