Media and Communication Science BA (B), Public Relations in Social Media, 7.5 Credits

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Medie- och kommunikationsvetenskap GR (B), Strategisk kommunikation i sociala medier, 7,5 hp
Media and Communication Science BA (B), Public Relations in Social Media, 7.5 Credits

General data

  • Code: MK056G
  • Subject/Main field: Media and Communications Science
  • Cycle: First cycle
  • Progression: (B)
  • Credits: 7,5
  • Progressive specialization: G2F - First cycle, has at least 60 credits in first-cycle course/s as entry requirements
  • Education area: Övrigt 100%
  • Answerable faculty: Faculty of Science, Technology and Media
  • Answerable department: Department of Information Technology and Media
  • Approved: 2011-09-23
  • Version valid from: 2012-01-16

Selection rules and procedures

Alternative selection, see heading "Other information".

Grading system

Seven-grade scale, A, B, C, D, E, Fx and F. Fx and F represent fail levels.

Course reading

Select litterature list:

Required literature

  • Author: Wright, Donald K & Hinson Michelle D
  • Title: An Updated Look at the Impact of Social Media on Public Relations Practice
  • Edition: 2009
  • Comment: Public Relations Journal Vol. 3, No. 2
  • Author: Van Dijck, José & Nieborg, David
  • Title: Wikinomics and its discontent: a critical analysis of Web 2.0 business manifestos
  • Edition: 2009
  • Comment: New Media & Society August 2009 vol. 11 no. 5
  • Author: Stakston, Brit
  • Title: Politik 2.0: Konsten att använda sociala medier
  • Ort: Stockholm
  • Edition: 2010
  • Publisher: Beijbom Books
  • Author: Solis, Brian
  • Title: Putting the Public Back in Public Relations - How Social Media Is Reinventing the Aging Business of PR
  • Edition: 2009
  • Publisher: Prentice Hall
  • Author: Smith, Aaron
  • Title: The Internet’s Role in Campaign
  • Edition: 2009
  • Comment: Pew Internet and American Life Project
  • Author: Paul A. Argenti
  • Title: Digital Strategies for Powerful Corporate Communications
  • Edition: 2009
  • Publisher: McGraw-Hill Professional
  • Author: Luoma-aho, Vilma
  • Title: Is social media killing our theories?
  • Edition: 2010
  • Publisher: Department of communication, JYU
  • Comment: www.academia.edu
  • Author: Kaplan Andreas M., Haenlein Michael
  • Title: Users of the world, unite! The challenges and opportunities of social media
  • Edition: 2010
  • Comment: Business Horizons, Vol. 53, Issue 1, p. 59-68
  • Author: Grunig, James E & Grunig, Larissa A
  • Title: Public Relations Research, Excellence Theory in Public Relations: Past, Present and Future
  • Edition: 2008
  • Comment: Part IV, 327-347
  • Author: Gilpin, Dawn
  • Title: Organizational Image Construction in a Fragmented Online Media Environment
  • Edition: 2010
  • Comment: Journal of Public Relations Research, 22(3):265–287, 2010
  • Author: Eyrich, Nina, Padman, Monica & Sweetser, Kaye
  • Title: PR practitioners´ use of social media tools and communication Technology
  • Edition: 2008
  • Publisher: Public Relations Review 34
  • Comment: sid 412 – 414
  • Author: Baehr, Craig & Alex-Brown Konstanze
  • Title: Assessing the Value of Corporate Blogs: A Social Capital Perspective
  • Comment: IEEE Transactions on professional communication, vol. 53, no.4, December 2010

Reference literature

  • Author: Liljerehn Mats
  • Title: Är sociala intranät framtiden? Erfarenhetsutbyten i fysiska och virtuella miljöer
  • Comment: Kandidatuppsats vid Stockholms universitet, 2011

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