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Apr 30, 2024
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Catalog 2020-2021 [ARCHIVED CATALOG]
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FSE 330 The Impact of Social Media and Technology on Funeral Service5 credits
This class provides an overview of the changing roles social media and technology play in relation to funeral service and society. Topics covered may include, but are not limited to, the relationship between social media and work, social media and social groups and professional organizations, and social media and bereavement. Other topics include changes to visitation, education, government regulations, commerce, and continuous education as a result of social media and technology. Implications for the future are also considered.
Prerequisites: FSE 315
Course Outcomes
Upon successful completion of this course students will be able to:
- Evaluate the relationship between social media and technology
- Analyze the role of social media in business relations and commerce
- Apply multiple communication perspectives to make sense of social media adoption and use as it relates to bereavement and changes to visitation
- Assess how social medial impacts social groups and professional organizations
- Create education and continuing education as it relates to social media in funeral service
- Evaluate the future of social media in the funeral profession
Total Hours: 50 Theory (Lecture) Hours: 50
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