DGT HUM 101
Introduction to Digital Humanities
Description: Lecture, 75 minutes; discussion, 75 minutes. Foundation course for students in Digital Humanities minor, providing theoretical and conceptual framework for understanding genesis of digital world. Use of contemporary cultural-historical methodology to focus on rise of new media and information technologies in 19th, 20th, and 21st centuries, such as photography, film, radio, television, Internet, and World Wide Web and their impact on how individuals, groups, and cultures experienced their worlds. Letter grading.
Units: 4.0
Units: 4.0
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Fall 2024 - This class was great. Don't worry if you don't have much technical experience as she covers a lot of it in class (albeit very briefly so be prepared to do some research outside of class). This class does require a lot of writing, though the assignments aren't very long. There are plenty of extra credit opportunities. My biggest complaint is that the class revolves around a group project--a basic data analysis and visualization spun into a narrative all presented on a website. My group was awful, and I took on the the bulk of the work. If it weren't for that aspect, the class would be perfect. Attendance to both lecture and section are required. There's a 24 hour grace period for all assignments, which was invaluable to me. Dr. Kurtz is just an incredible person as well. Overall, I'd recommend the class.
Fall 2024 - This class was great. Don't worry if you don't have much technical experience as she covers a lot of it in class (albeit very briefly so be prepared to do some research outside of class). This class does require a lot of writing, though the assignments aren't very long. There are plenty of extra credit opportunities. My biggest complaint is that the class revolves around a group project--a basic data analysis and visualization spun into a narrative all presented on a website. My group was awful, and I took on the the bulk of the work. If it weren't for that aspect, the class would be perfect. Attendance to both lecture and section are required. There's a 24 hour grace period for all assignments, which was invaluable to me. Dr. Kurtz is just an incredible person as well. Overall, I'd recommend the class.
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Fall 2020 - If you are looking for an Easy A, this is not it. The best way I can describe this class is that it was like trying to build an IKEA dresser without instructions. It was intensely frustrating and would have been a lot more efficient with more guidance, tools, and instructions. In the end, after cobbling together my best effort, I feel like I've gained something, but I'm not entirely sure what. The group project component was exhausting. Were it not for the already infuriating and devastating events of 2020, I would've found it even worse. With a couple of classes on Tableau and no classes on HTML, CSS, or Javascript, we were expected to draw upon the limited explanations in lectures to produce a working final project. Unless you already have some knowledge of data visualization and analysis, this class will be a demanding one. I think the instructors clearly have experience in their fields. Professor Garcia is a very compassionate and articulate professor, and she is very in tune with students' needs. She welcomes everyone to reach out to her and ask for help. Our TAs were also very skilled and helped with a lot of tasks. I think the course altogether could have benefited from a greater emphasis on the "how" of Digital Humanities rather than the "why." Perhaps in previous quarters, this class was a cop out, but now it is a lot more rigorous. Be careful.
Fall 2020 - If you are looking for an Easy A, this is not it. The best way I can describe this class is that it was like trying to build an IKEA dresser without instructions. It was intensely frustrating and would have been a lot more efficient with more guidance, tools, and instructions. In the end, after cobbling together my best effort, I feel like I've gained something, but I'm not entirely sure what. The group project component was exhausting. Were it not for the already infuriating and devastating events of 2020, I would've found it even worse. With a couple of classes on Tableau and no classes on HTML, CSS, or Javascript, we were expected to draw upon the limited explanations in lectures to produce a working final project. Unless you already have some knowledge of data visualization and analysis, this class will be a demanding one. I think the instructors clearly have experience in their fields. Professor Garcia is a very compassionate and articulate professor, and she is very in tune with students' needs. She welcomes everyone to reach out to her and ask for help. Our TAs were also very skilled and helped with a lot of tasks. I think the course altogether could have benefited from a greater emphasis on the "how" of Digital Humanities rather than the "why." Perhaps in previous quarters, this class was a cop out, but now it is a lot more rigorous. Be careful.
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