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Northwestern University

What is Social?

Randy Hlavac

Instructor: Randy Hlavac

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Gain insight into a topic and learn the fundamentals.
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Gain insight into a topic and learn the fundamentals.
4.6

(4,158 reviews)

7 hours to complete
3 weeks at 2 hours a week
Flexible schedule
Learn at your own pace
97%
Most learners liked this course

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This course is part of the Social Media Marketing Specialization
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There are 4 modules in this course

In this first module, you will learn about the goals, structure, and deliverables of the Social Marketing Specialization MOOCs, as well as gain an understanding of how the MOOCs in the Specialization will each build on one another to create a truly unique and immediately applicable experience.

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7 videos6 readings

In this module, you will learn not only how the digital revolution has disrupted the marketplace, but also how you can make sense of this disrupted digital world.

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7 videos3 readings1 assignment

In this module, you will learn how to view social as holistic, consumer/stakeholder focused, flexible, global, real-time and integrated. You will then complete a peer review assignment which will ask you to define your target audience on social.

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9 videos1 reading1 assignment1 peer review

In this module, you will learn to understand the importance of big data and how to deal with all of the quickly changing social sites used today. You will also learn the difference between social networks and communities as well as the reasons that they form. Then, you will set up the social sites that you will use throughout the Specialization.

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9 videos4 readings2 assignments

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Randy Hlavac
Northwestern University
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