GEAR 305 | Course Introduction and Application Information

To be able to critically discuss and interpret the theories, concepts and ideas that form the basis of the discipline of new media and communication.

To be able to critically interpret theoretical debates concerning the relations between the forms, agents, and factors that play a role in the field of new media and communication.

To have the fundamental knowledge and ability to use the technical equipment and software programs required by the new media production processes.

To be able to gather, scrutinize and scientifically investigate data in the processes of production and distribution.

To be able to use the acquired theoretical knowledge in practice.

To be able to take responsibility both individually and as a member of a group to develop solutions to problems encountered in the field of new media and communication.

To be informed about national, regional, and global issues and problems; to be able to generate problem-solving methods depending on the quality of evidence and research, and to acquire the ability to report the conclusions of those methods to the public.

To be able to critically discuss and draw on theories, concepts and ideas that form the basis of other disciplines complementing the field of new media and communication studies.

To be able to develop and use knowledge and skills towards personal and social goals in a lifelong process.

To be able to apply social, scientific and professional ethical values in the field of new media and communication.

To be able to collect datain the areas of new media and communication and communicate with colleagues in a foreign language ("European Language Portfolio Global Scale", Level B1).

To be able to speak a second foreign language at a medium level of fluency efficiently.

To be able to relate the knowledge accumulated throughout the human history to their field of expertise.