Syllabus

[|Download PDF]  University of Toronto Mississauga - Communication, Culture and Information Technology CCT205H5S LEC0101, 20111 Digital Innovation and Cultural Transformation (SH) Thu, 01:00 PM - 03:00 PM SH J102  **__ Instructor Information __**   Jones, Christopher christopher.jones1@sheridanc.on.ca  Fernie, Jeremy jeremy.fernie@utoronto.ca   http://cct205-w11.wikispaces.com/   **__ Course Description __**   An examination of the problems caused by the introduction of digital and computing technologies to modern culture. Topics range from the social and cultural outcomes of media convergence; effects of the digital revolution in communications technologies; the impact of miniaturization on the application of computing technologies; the relevance of virtual environments; the interplay between pre-industrial, industrial and information cultures. [24L, 12T]

//Prerequisite:// CCT100H5, 101H5 //Distribution Requirement:// SSc

Only the Director of the CCIT program has the authority to give permission to waive course prerequisites. The UTM calendar states that students who lack the prerequisites for a course can be deregistered at any time.   <span style="display: block; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-left: 0cm; margin-right: 0cm; margin-top: 0cm; text-align: justify;">**__ Goals and Learning Objectives __** <span style="display: block; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-left: 0cm; margin-right: 0cm; margin-top: 0cm; text-align: justify;"> The goal of this course is to understand how technology has changed our perception of modern society, discover methods of adaptation to new expectations and discuss how it has altered the way we perceive the world – including ourselves. Topics range from: The social, economic and cultural outcomes of new media; the impact of the digital revolution upon privacy; and the relevance of virtual environments in education, civic engagement and the community. <span style="display: block; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-left: 0cm; margin-right: 0cm; margin-top: 0cm; text-align: justify;"> <span style="display: block; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-left: 0cm; margin-right: 0cm; margin-top: 0cm; text-align: justify;">**__ Textbooks and Other Materials __** <span style="display: block; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-left: 0cm; margin-right: 0cm; margin-top: 0cm; text-align: justify;"> Dark Age Ahead (2004) Jane Jacobs. Random House Canada. ISBN 0-679-31309-5 A Whole New Mind (2005) Daniel H. Pink. Riverhead Books. ISBN 978-1-59448-171-0 The Ego Boom : Why the World Really Does Revolve Around You (2009) Steve Maich and Lianne George. Key Porter Books. ISBN 978-1-55263-975-7 <span style="display: block; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-left: 0cm; margin-right: 0cm; margin-top: 0cm; text-align: justify;">**__ Assessment and Grading Policies __**


 * ** Date ** || ** Description ** || ** Weight ** ||
 * 2011-02-17 ||  Mid-Term Test  ||  20  ||
 * 2011-01-27 ||  Individual Assignment  ||  10  ||
 * 2011-03-03 ||  Group Research Assignment  ||  15  ||
 * 2011-03-31 ||  Group Cultural Transformation Assignment  ||  15  ||
 * Exam Period ||  Final Examination  ||  25  ||
 * - ||  In-Lecture Activities (5 Total @ 1% each)  ||  5  ||
 * - ||  In-Lab Exercises (8 Total @ 1.25% each)  ||  10  ||

**__ Course Schedule __**


 * || ** Date ** || ** Lecture ** || ** Labs ** ||
 * 1 || 2011-01-06 || Introduction ||  ||
 * 2 || 2011-01-13 || ** Guest Lecture: ** Mark Kuznicki ||  ||
 * 3 || 2011-01-20 || Pink: Left-Right Brain ||  ||
 * 4 || 2011-01-27 || Pink: Six Senses ||  ||
 * 5 || 2011-02-03 || Ego Boom ||  ||
 * 6 || 2011-02-10 || ** Guest Lecture: ** Dr. Pamela Robinson ||  ||
 * 7 || 2011-02-17 || ** Mid-Term Test ** ||  ||
 * - |||||| ** Break ** ||
 * 8 || 2011-03-03 || Ego Boom / Review Test ||  ||
 * 9 || 2011-03-10 || ** Guest Lecture: ** Mary-Margaret Jones ||  ||
 * 10 || 2011-03-17 || Dark Age Ahead ||  ||
 * 11 || 2011-03-24 || Dark Age Ahead / Final Review ||  ||
 * 12 || 2011-03-31 || In-Class Presentations of Final Assignment || // No Labs This Day //  ||

<span style="display: block; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-left: 0cm; margin-right: 0cm; margin-top: 0cm; text-align: justify;">**__ Requirements and Criteria __** <span style="display: block; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-left: 0cm; margin-right: 0cm; margin-top: 0cm; text-align: justify;"> ** Assignments: ** __ Individual Assignment: Strategy and Tactics __ **(10% - Due January 27th)** Write a brief (2-3 page) personal narrative on a situation where you engaged in tactical responses to strategic power; submitted in hard copy, wiki posting optional __ Group: Cultural Transformation Research Assignment and Communications Strategy __ **(15% - Due March 3rd)** Group forms around common concern, conducts background research on social issues (approx. 2000 words), and outlines communication strategy (message, target demographics and media used); posted to course wiki for review. __ Group: Cultural Transformation Assignment __ **(15% - Due March 31st)** Presentation of final communications effort in lecture period, with documentation on course wiki <span style="display: block; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-left: 0cm; margin-right: 0cm; margin-top: 0cm; text-align: justify;"> <span style="display: block; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-left: 0cm; margin-right: 0cm; margin-top: 0cm; text-align: justify;">**__ Teaching Methods __** <span style="display: block; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-left: 0cm; margin-right: 0cm; margin-top: 0cm; text-align: justify;"> There will be three guest lecturers throughout the course that will discuss their personal views on the topics at hand and provide real-world feedback on current issues and class material. <span style="display: block; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-left: 0cm; margin-right: 0cm; margin-top: 0cm; text-align: justify;"> <span style="display: block; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-left: 0cm; margin-right: 0cm; margin-top: 0cm; text-align: justify;">**__ Procedures and Rules __**

<span style="display: block; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-left: 0cm; margin-right: 0cm; margin-top: 0cm; text-align: justify;">** E-Culture Policy ** Only student Utormail accounts should be used for course communication and all emails from students must include the course code in the subject line and should be signed with the full student name and student number. Course Wiki: http://cct205-w11.wikispaces.com/ All students are required to join the wiki within the first week. This site will contain important announcements, current affair articles and in-class exercises that must be completed for credit. <span style="display: block; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-left: 0cm; margin-right: 0cm; margin-top: 0cm; text-align: justify;">** Late Assignments, Extensions and Missed Term Tests ** You are expected to complete assignments on time. There will be a penalty for lateness of 3% deducted per day and work that is not handed in one week after the due date will not be accepted. As of September 2010, students are required to declare their absence on ROSI, in order to receive academic accommodation for any course work such as missed tests, late assignments, and final examinations. In addition to this policy, //student must also adhere to the following CCIT policy after declaring an absence on// // ROSI ////. //  Deadline extensions will be granted only for a compelling reason and with appropriate documentation and students should contact instructors immediately, and no later than the due date, if a deadline cannot be met. Students who miss a term test for reasons entirely beyond their control (e.g. illness or accident) must, within one week of the missed test, submit an official request to the INSTITUTE (not the instructor) by completing a //Special Consideration Form// that explains the reason for missing the test, This form can be picked up at any ICCIT Office or downloaded from the ICCIT web site and should be submitted to the CCIT Undergraduate Advisor, Rose Antonio (CCT 3022) along with the ORIGINAL supporting documentation (e.g. a medical certificate, death certificate, etc.). A departmental committee will review requests and students whose requests are approved will be contacted by the instructor via email. Medical certificates or Doctor's Notes must include the statement: "[Name of student]" was unable to write the test on [date] for medical reasons." Documentation must show the physician was consulted within one day of the test. A statement merely confirming the report of an illness made by a student is not acceptable.   You are responsible for providing an accurate phone number and email address on your Special Consideration Form. Although the Undergraduate Advisor and/or Instructor informs you by email, it is your responsibility to obtain the decision from the department. Claims that a department decision was not received will not be considered as reason for further consideration.    A student who misses a term test cannot subsequently petition for late withdrawal from the course without academic penalty on the grounds that he or she has had no term work returned before the drop date.

<span style="display: block; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-left: 0cm; margin-right: 0cm; margin-top: 0cm; text-align: justify;">** Missed Final Exam ** Students who cannot write a final examination due to illness or other serious causes must file an [|online petition] **within 72 hours of the missed examination**. Original supporting documentation must also be submitted to the Office of the Registrar **within 72 hours of the missed exam**. Late petitions will **NOT** be considered. If illness is cited as the reason for a deferred exam request, a U of T Medical Certificate must show that you were **examined and diagnosed at the time of illness and on the date of the exam, or by the day after at the latest**. Students must also record their absence on ROSI on the day of the missed exam or by the day after at the latest. Upon approval of a deferred exam request, a non-refundable fee of $70 is required for each examination approved.

<span style="display: block; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-left: 0cm; margin-right: 0cm; margin-top: 0cm; text-align: justify;">** Academic Integrity ** From the Code of Behaviour on Academic Matters: //"It shall be an offence for a student knowingly:// //(d) to represent as one's own any idea or expression of an idea or work of another in any academic examination or term test or in connection with any other form of academic work, i.e. to commit plagiarism"// Wherever in the Code an offence is described as depending on "knowing", the offence shall likewise be deemed to have been committed if the person ought reasonably to have know. Honesty and fairness are considered fundamental to the University's mission, and, as a result, all those who violate those principles are dealt with as if they were damaging the integrity of the University itself. When students are suspected of cheating or a similar academic offence, they are typically surprised at how formal and seriously the matter is dealt with – and how severe the consequences can be if it is determined that cheating did occur. The University of Toronto treats academic offences very seriously. Students should note that copying, plagiarizing, or other forms of academic misconduct will not be tolerated. Any student caught engaging in such activities will be subject to academic discipline ranging from a mark of zero on the assignment, test or examination to dismissal from the University as outlined in the UTM calendar. Any student abetting or otherwise assisting in such misconduct will also be subject to academic penalties. Students are assumed to be informed about plagiarism and are expected to read the handout, __How Not to Plagiarize__ ([]) written by Margaret Procter. It is a valuable and succinct source of information on topic. You are also supposed to be familiar, and considered as being familiar, wit the //Code of Behaviour on Academic Matters// (see UTM Calendar: Codes and Policies or []) and //Code of Student Conduct// ([]), which spell out your rights, your duties and provide all the details on grading regulations and academic offences at the University of Toronto. <span style="display: block; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-left: 0cm; margin-right: 0cm; margin-top: 0cm; text-align: justify;">** Classroom Management ** Students are expected to come to class on time, turn off cell phones and pagers and to use laptops in class for note-taking only (not for web surfing, email, viewing movies etc.)

<span style="display: block; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-left: 0cm; margin-right: 0cm; margin-top: 0cm; text-align: justify;">** Religious Observance ** Information about the University's Policy on Scheduling of Classes and Examinations and Other Accommodations for Religious Observances is at   []

<span style="display: block; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-left: 0cm; margin-right: 0cm; margin-top: 0cm; text-align: justify;">** Other Resources ** ** AccessAbility ** The University accommodates students with disabilities who have registered with the AccessAbility Resource Centre. Please let me know in advance, preferable in the first week of class, if you will require any accommodation on these grounds. To schedule a registration appointment with a disability advisor, please call the centre at 905-569-4699 or e-mail at: access.utm@utoronto.ca. @http://www.utm.utoronto.ca/access/ Students can visit the Academic Skills Centre to consult with one of its strategists about understanding learning style, developing study plans for upcoming tests/exams, or discussing papers. Special Diagnostic Assessments are also offered and are designed to help you learn exactly where you stand with respect to critical academic skills. @http://www.utm.utoronto.ca/asc ** UTM Library (Hazel McCallion Academic Learning Centre) ** The University of Toronto boasts the biggest academic library in Canada and the second biggest in North America. Various services are available to students at the UTM Library and across the UofT library system. Services including borrowing, interlibrary loans, online references, laptop loans and the RBC Learning Commons. For more information, visit http://library.utm.utoronto.ca. <span style="display: block; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-left: 0cm; margin-right: 0cm; margin-top: 0cm; text-align: justify;">**__ Final Exam Information __** <span style="display: block; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-left: 0cm; margin-right: 0cm; margin-top: 0cm; text-align: justify;"> <span style="display: block; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-left: 0cm; margin-right: 0cm; margin-top: 0cm; text-align: justify;"> Duration: 2 Hours <span style="display: block; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-left: 0cm; margin-right: 0cm; margin-top: 0cm; text-align: justify;"> Written on Exam Paper <span style="display: block; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-left: 0cm; margin-right: 0cm; margin-top: 0cm; text-align: justify;"> No Aids Permitted <span style="display: block; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-left: 0cm; margin-right: 0cm; margin-top: 0cm; text-align: justify;">
 * Robert Gillespie Academic Skills Centre **