Digital Media

Explore the transformative role of the internet and digital media across communication, society, and governance, while understanding key issues like digital inequality, online activism, and the impact on marginalized communities.

Digital Media

1 Internet as a Medium

  1. Internet as a Medium of Communication
  2. Conceptual Framework of Cyberspace
  3. Functional Dimensions of Cyberspace
  4. Characteristics of Cyberspace
  5. Types of Internet-Based Communication
  6. Dynamics of Communication Process in CMC
  7. Forms of Computer-Mediated Communication
  8. Virtual Communities

2 Digital Media and Society

  1. Digital Media in Society
  2. Understanding Digital Media
  3. Evolution and Development of Digital Media
  4. Concepts and Theories of Digital Media
  5. Medium Specific Trends
  6. Revolution within the Media Landscape
  7. Effects of Digital Media

3 Issues of Access and Participation

  1. Digital (In)Equality: Conceptual Framework
  2. Evolution and Development of ICT
  3. Growth and Diffusion of ICT
  4. Digital Divide
  5. Initiatives to Bridge the Digital Divide in India

4 Policy Framework and Regulation

  1. Digital Media Framework in India
  2. ICT Policies of India
  3. Regulatory Body
  4. IT Laws and Rules
  5. Agencies Involved in Cyber Security
  6. Social Media Guidelines

5 Spectrum of Social Media

  1. Understanding Social Media
  2. Social Media in India
  3. Social Media Etiquettes
  4. Uses of Social Media
  5. Socio Cultural and Economic Impact of Social Media

6 Online News Sharing

  1. Social Media and Interactivity
  2. Content Sharing
  3. Social Media Tools and Engagement
  4. Impact of News Sharing on Mainstream Media
  5. Fake News on Social Media

7 Social Media Audience

  1. Audience – The Term and Concept
  2. Social Media Audience
  3. Theories of Audience
  4. Marketing and Social Media Audience

8 Applications of Social Media

  1. Social Media and Governance
  2. Social Media and Business Organisations
  3. Social Media Politics and Development
  4. Social Media Arts Culture and Education

9 Internet and Marginalised sections

  1. Understanding Marginalisation and the Marginalised
  2. Digital Media Platforms: Conceptual Understanding
  3. Representations and Presentations
  4. Internet and Marginalised Sections: Case Studies

10 Praticipatory Online Media

  1. Approaches to Participation
  2. Online Participation and Engagement
  3. Youth Participatory Culture and Media Literacy
  4. Digital Media and Empowerment
  5. Role of Social Media in Online Participatory Communication
  6. Experiments/Stories from India

11 Online Activism

  1. Understanding Online Activism
  2. Activism and Social Movements
  3. Technology and Activism/Social Movements
  4. Characteristics of Online Activism
  5. Online Activism and Social Change

12 Democracy and Digital Media

  1. Understanding Concepts of Democracy
  2. Linkages between Democracy and Digital Media
  3. Avenues of Linkages
  4. Citizen Journalism and Social Change
  5. Experiences of Interplay

13 ICT for Education

  1. Scope of ICT in Education
  2. ICT in Education: Major Requirements
  3. ICT in Education: Indian Scenario
  4. Integration of ICT in Education: Issues and Challenges

14 Health and ICT

  1. Health Sector and ICT
  2. Health Information Online
  3. Strategies for Health Communication
  4. Skill Acquisition in Health-Theory and Models
  5. Barriers to Health Information Literacy

15 E-Goverance

  1. Concept of E-governance
  2. Stages of E-governance
  3. Models of E-governance
  4. Legal and Policy Framework
  5. Significance of E-governance
  6. Challenges and Opportunities

16 Entrepreneurship and Digital Media

  1. Entrepreneurship
  2. Digital Media
  3. Opportunities and Challenges for a Media Student
  4. Critique of Technology Aided Business Model