CS 348U Digital Media, Tech., & Society

Credit Hours:	4
Course Coordinator:	Wu-chi Feng
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.
Prerequisites:	None.
Goals:	Course objectives: Upon completing the course, the student will: * be familiar with basic audio, image, and video compression technologies * be familiar with digital rights management technologies and their limitations * be familiar with the impact of digital media on society including, legal aspects and health care
Example Textbooks:	(Tentative)Introduction to Multimedia: Student Edition, Ana Weston Solomon.
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