CS 348 - Digital Media, Technology, and Society

• Instructor: Wu-chi Feng (wuchi@cs.pdx.edu)
  
• Office: 120-22 FAB
  
• Schedule: MW 8:15am-10:00am, FAB 40-06
  
• Office Hours: By Appt / MW 10:00-11:00am
  
• Class Web Page: http://www.cs.pdx.edu/~wuchi/Teaching/348
  

Course Description: This course covers, from a computing perspective, the transition of society from a primarily paper-based society to one that is digital, with particular focus on the use of digital media such as audio, images, and video.

The course will provide an understanding of

(i) what is digital media and how did it come about,

(ii) what are some of the technical limitations of digital media,

(iii) the impact of copyright and digitial rights management,

(iv) digital media communications, and

(v) the impact this will have on future society.

The course may not be used as one of the upper-divison CS Electives for the BS degree in Computer Science. Prerequisites: None.

FINAL EXAM: Monday, June 8 8:00am - 9:50am

Homeworks, Presentations, and Notes from class

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