The objective is to construct an historical basis for hypermedia and its research today.
Contents
An introduction to the developmental history of hypermedia and the traditions of hypermedia research.
Teaching methods
Teaching method
Contact
Online
Study Group
21 h
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21 h of lectures and/or independent study. Teaching methods will be specified annually in the teaching programme.
Teaching language
Finnish,
English
Modes of study
The course, which is offered in the form of lectures, is to be completed by keeping a lecture diary and writing essays on subjects to be set in advance. Alternatively these studies may be taken by doing examinations on set books. The mode of completion will be further specified annually in the teaching programme.
Evaluation
Numeric 1-5.
Study materials
1. Jenkins: Convergence Culture: Where Old and New Media Collide. MIT Press, 2006. 2. Mäyrä: An Introduction to Game Studies: Games in Culture. Sage Publications, 2008. 3. Wellman & Haythornthwaite (toim.): The Internet in Everyday Life. Blackwell, 2002.
Belongs to following study modules
Department of Information Studies and Interactive Media