STUDY PROGRAMME
Creative Media Production

AFAM CODE
ABST45

DISCIPLINARY AREA
Theories of Multimedia Arts

DISCIPLINARY FIELD
Digital cultures

CREDITS
6

APPROACH
Theoretical

The purpose of this course is to introduce the stu- dents to the contemporary digital culture following a scientific approach, where “digital culture” is meant as the contemporary infrastructure based on bits, their social uses, fields of application and predictions of developments in the near future.

The programme consists of one single module, which grants 6 CFA credits.

By the end of the programme, successful students will be able to:

• Understand the reviewed topics and case studies, as well as the most significant authors

• Decode the language of modern art

• Improve their iconographic analysis with an interdisciplinary approach, comparison among different sources, analytical tools and historical-critic interpretations

→ Machine learning

→ Artificial intelligence

→ Big data

→ Internet of things

→ Computational thinking

→ Data telling

The programme focuses on theoretical courses.

Students will take part in the following activities, which may vary depending on the different topics covered:

• Classroom lectures

• Debates, presentations, peer assessment

• Use of tutorials, videos or other media tools

• Exercises and revisions

• Individual study and research

Assessment tools may include:

• Verbal exams

• Exercises or projects

Further details about the exams will be provided by the professors.

→ Denning P. J., Tedre M. (2019) Computational Thiniking, MIT Press, Cambridge (MA).

Many of the recommended sources, together with additional material, are also available online on MyNaba, in the Library section.

More books and resources might be requested or suggested by the professors.