UCD SOCIAL SCIENCES

School of Information & Communication Studies

Information and Communication Studies

Interaction of people, information,technology & society

Claire McGuinness

What is Information & Communication Studies

about?

! Faster, smaller, and cheaper devices with an ever-growing range of applications and functions

! Global network of devices linked throughout the world

! Social media, apps, text, email connecting people 24/7

! Information is now:

● Inexpensively produced in multiple interactive formats ● Created and transmitted by individuals and groups ● Rapidly disseminated, over great distances ● Increasingly personalised and filtered

The result?

Digital Information Revolution

We live in an information intensive and information pervasive society

The collective sum of the world’s data is expected to

grow to 175ZB (zettabytes) by 2025

1ZB = 1 trillion GB

“If one were able to store 175ZB onto BluRay discs,

then you’d have a stack of discs that can get you to

the moon 23 times […] Even if you could download 175ZB on today’s largest hard drive,

it would take 12.5 billion drives” (Patrizio, 2018)

“false, often  sensational, information  disseminated  under the guise of news reporting”How do you know

if what you read, hear or view is

TRUE?

! The information glut - how do you find relevant information, when so much is produced on a second-by-second basis?

! Which sources of information do you use for different situations? How do you find information that is accurate and true? How can you identify Fake News?

! How do you communicate with others? Has face-to-face communication become less important than online?

! The Digital Self: How do you present yourself online? On social media?

! Cyber-safety & ethics: How do you protect your privacy online? Do you respect others’ privacy? What about Artificial Intelligence (AI)?

Challenges of the Digital Age

! Information & Communication Studies will help you to make sense of a world that is suffused with digital technology and information in all formats – what are the societal, cultural, political and economic effects of the digital revolution? What does it mean for your life?

! It will allow you to explore the interplay of people, information, technology and social structures, and discover new ways that information can contribute to your career goals, an organisation’s success and societal inclusion

Information & Communication Studies

School of Information & Communication Studies

! Located in the Newman Building, First Floor (C) ! Our website: http://www.ucd.ie/ics

! Head of School: Prof Eugenia Siapera ! Deputy Head of School & Director of UG Programmes: Claire McGuinness

! School Manager: Claire Nolan

Who we are

Information & Communication Studies is part of two undergraduate programmes

! DN700 BSc Social Sciences (4 years): two-subject combination, Joint Major or Major-Minor

! DN520 BA Arts Joint Honours (3 years): ICS can be taken as a Joint Major with either English or Linguistics

! Our modules can also be taken as elective modules in many different UG programmes

Our UG Programme

BSc Social Sciences (DN700)

Subject combinations for Information & Communication Studies in DN700

BA Arts (DN520)

• How current & emerging digital and social technologies, and changing communication practices affect individuals, society, culture, work, health, etc.

• Some theoretical perspectives on information and communication studies, and how they contribute to understanding changes in society and human behaviour

• Ways to create, organise, present & communicate information and data in multiple formats and for different audiences

• Methods to search, evaluate & synthesize information

• Research skills, including digital research, in the Social Sciences

• How to create usable & useful information media

What you’ll learn with us

How you’ll learnActive Learning Lectures augmented by team-work, hands-on exercises, e-learning, independent reading, etc

◦ Critically analysing current theories and practices ◦ Applying what you learn to real world problems ◦ Creating digital media resources ◦ Writing blogs and reflective journals ◦ Participating in discussions ◦ E-learning: e-tutorials, online quizzes, etc

More specialised modules in Years 2 & 3 (& 4 for BSc) to allow in-depth exploration of ICS subjects

Offered in Semester 1 • IS10010: Information & Social Media • IS10050: Digital Judgement

Offered in Semester 2 • IS10040: Information, Society & Culture • IS10060: Digital Technology

Note – there are different credit requirements for Stage 1 in DN520 and DN700

Year 1 modules

Choose from several different options:

• IS20010: DigiComp: Core Competencies for Digital Citizenship • IS20020: Information Modelling • IS20030: Information & Collaboration in Organisations • IS20110: Social Computing & Media • IS20120: Computer-Mediated Communication • IS20130: Social Studies of ICTs

Year 2 Modules

! IS30020 Web Publishing ! IS30350 The Digital Self ! IS30050 Information Architecture ! IS30370 Information Ethics ! IS30380 Digital Storytelling ! IS30410 Web UX Evaluation (Year 3 only) ! IS30440 Cultural Diversity & Media ! IS30450 Artificial Intelligence ! IS30400 Research and Discovery (from 2021-2022, Year 4 only)

Years 3 & 4 ModulesIn Stage 3 in DN700 BSc Social Sciences, you also have the option of an Internship or Study Abroad

Sils@ucd.ie

Combine modules to reflect your interests

Social Media:

! IS10010 Information & Social Media ! IS10050 Digital Judgement ! IS20110 Social Computing & Media ! IS20120 CMC (Computer-mediated Comm.) ! IS20130 Social Studies of ICTs ! IS30350 The Digital Self ! IS30380 Digital Storytelling ! IS30440 Cultural Diversity & Media

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Thinking about Pathways

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Web Publishing & Design:

! IS10030 Information Design ! IS30020 Web Publishing ! IS30050 Information Architecture ! IS30380 Digital Storytelling ! IS30410 Web UX Evaluation (new)

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Thinking about Pathways

• Information professions: ◦ Information management, web design, online publishing, journalism, media production, digital marketing, interactive media design, social media in organisations.

• Marketable skills: ◦ Finding, evaluating, analysing information ◦ Using existing technologies, adapting to new ones ◦ Creating and communicating content effectively, especially digital content

We live in an information intensive society – virtually all jobs requires information & digital skills

What about careers?

We offer several graduate study opportunities to allow you to specialise in certain areas:

! MLIS – Masters in Library & Information Studies (professional qualification accredited by the Library Association of Ireland)

! MSc in Information Systems ! MSc Digital Information Management ! MSc Communication & Media ! MSc Digital Policy

What about Graduate study?

! Claire McGuinness (Deputy Head of School) ! claire.mcguinness@ucd.ie Phone: 7168398 ! School of Information & Communication Studies, Room C116 Newman Building

! Claire Nolan (School Manager) ! Email: Claire.nolan@ucd.ie Phone: 7168360 ! School of Information & Communication Studies, Room C114 Newman Building

Questions?

www.ucd.ie/socialsciences

socialsciences@ucd.ie

THANK YOU