IS1819 — Science Influencers
The most sought-after status in the modern world is to be an influencer. Influencers generally use social media platforms to garner followers which they have influence over by using their knowledge, authority, social status, and relationships to guide followers, often regarding a particular product or viewpoint. In this course students will explore and discuss the influencers in science and technology through time, compare and contrast similarities and differences among the influencers in the intellectual community and social media and examine what influence really is and how it may be achieved. prereq: new college student in their first semester of enrollment at UMM