Course Schedule and Catalog
Course Catalog - 2014-2015
FWIS 109 - SOCIAL MEDIA AND READING
Long Title: SOCIAL MEDIA AND THE READING MIND
Department: First-Year Writing Intensive
Grade Mode: Standard Letter
Course Type: Seminar
Distribution Group: Distribution Group I
Credit Hours: 3
Description: This writing-intensive course will explore the effects of social media use and particularly how it may influence us as readers. We'll investigate claims that social media reduces our attention span and analytical abilities, while also examining poems, short stories, and essays on the subjects of technology, reading, and attention.
Course URL: http://pwc.rice.edu/