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Syllabus 0.95 Draft — 1\/20\/25<\/p>\n

HIST 427: History of the Information Age (Honors)<\/strong><\/p>\n

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Course Description<\/u><\/strong><\/p>\n

This readings seminar will explore the history of communication, media, new media, and the digital age.\u00a0 We will begin with an investigation of the various definitions of the Information Age, then move into a discussion of the historical & technological foundations of information production, computing devices, and communication and networking tools.\u00a0 We will explore the social and cultural history of information production and consumption from cave paintings to the Internet, from analog computational machines to handheld computers.\u00a0 The course will generally be based in the history of the US, but, given the transfer of technology and the increasing ability of these technologies to transcend geographic regions, it will logically range more widely as appropriate.<\/p>\n

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Departmental Course Goals and Objectives<\/u><\/strong><\/p>\n

This course will help students build upon a range of skills, including the ability to make discipline-specific oral presentations to groups; the ability to utilize technological resources in research, data analysis, and presentation; the ability to communicate in a group setting; and the ability to read critically primary sources and modern authorities.\u00a0 This course counts in the History, American Studies, and Communication & Digital Studies majors and the Digital Studies Minor, as well as the Honors Program.\u00a0 It also counts as a Digital Intensive class for General Education.<\/p>\n

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Honors Program Objectives<\/u><\/strong><\/p>\n

As part of the Honors Program, this course also will help students to formulate an academic argument with appropriate research documentation; articulate the value of the goals of the honors program as it relates to the liberal arts as a multidisciplinary, systematic approach to knowledge; apply specific academic solutions to broader, interdisciplinary fields of study; integrate multiple viewpoints involving different cultures and\/or perspectives.<\/p>\n

Digital Intensive Objectives
\n<\/strong><\/span>All courses designated as Digitally Intensive should include assignments or other structured activities so that students will meet the following learning outcomes.<\/p>\n