ENGL 295Social Media

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• I'm really glad I took this course. The topics are very relevant, class discussions are fun, and effort is rewarded in a very satisfying way without being a high workload course at all. Topics vary over the course of the term and across different offerings of this course, but this term, we covered a sampling of media theory and social psych concepts, an intro to network theory, uses of soc media, communities, and the nuances of targeted marketing, with more emphasis on breadth than depth. Tests and essays were mostly straightforward and open-book.

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• This course was the highlight of my semester! Dr. Morrison was soooo engaging and her teaching style is great. She reminds me a lot of Ms. Frizzle. The first few weeks during the add-drop period she didn't get into the course content but instead gave us resoruces on hoe to read better and how to read properly which was SO HELPFUL because uni is filled with readings and no one exactly guides you how to do it. The class is group work based, which isn't a downside if your group is good, but even if you're paired with shitty people its really easy to get a good mark, you just have to be present and participate in discussion. Our assignments were literally making sketch notes of a chapter in the…

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• I had the best time ever in this class! It involved a lot of group work and I was very lucky to get along well with the group I sat with. The class content was insightful and applicable to everyday life, and it was cool getting to have a lot of discussion time with classmates about these topics. Danielle Deveau taught this class in a way that encouraged a lot of cooperation and involved a lot of in-class work. I really enjoyed her teaching style, which challenged us to expand further on our ideas and to think critically about things. Often, the only work we would be assigned would be short readings, and the majority of our brainstorming for tests/essays was done in class. Overall, I really…

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• If you like skipping classes and despise social interaction, do not take this class. Attendance is mandatory for 20% of your mark. The course content is good but I think it is a bit lacking as students are well-versed with their way of using social media and avoiding fake-news... at least, that's what I like to believe. 2 in-class essays worth 25% and 1 in-class final essay/story worth 30%. I think that if you love writing you can get a high mark. I half-assed the first 2 essays in terms of preparation and wrote a sci-fi story for the final exam while making the story up on the spot and finished the class with a high-80... just don't skip any classes, really.

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• Fun class to engage with. However, this is the kind of class that you shouldn't slack off and actually study for your essays. Danielle is such a wonderful prof who engages her class and the stuff she teaches is also very fascinating.

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