Web Publishing
WEB206
Overview
Level of study: What does Undergraduate Level 2 mean?
Undergraduate Level 2
EFTSL: What does EFTSL mean?
0.125
Delivery Method: What does delivery method mean?
Fully Online
Prerequisites: What are the prerequisites?
Duration:
13 weeks
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Domestic student fee:
$750.00 (AUD)
International student fee:
$975.00 (AUD)
Description
The web is, to a large extent, a medium of written communication; this unit offers you a practically-oriented, conceptually-based approach by which you can become more effective in written publishing on the internet. First, you will closely engage with the practicalities of writing online, across different styles and genres and exploring how its technologies support creativity and innovation. Second, you will learn about the contexts and 'channels' of public online writing. Finally, you will consider key underlying information issues such as relevance, credibility, authority and utility.
Further Information:
Assessment schedule subject to minor alteration.
Prerequisites
Equivalent units
You cannot enrol in this unit if you have successfully completed any of the following unit(s) because they are considered academically equivalent:
- NET34 — The Internet - Current Issues
Recommended prerequisites
You are recommended to have completed the following unit(s) or have equivalent knowledge before starting this unit:
- WEB101 — Web Communications
WEB101 is equivalent to NET11.
Special Requirements
- Additional materials — Knowledge networking
- Broadband access
- Other special requirement — Web2.0
Learning Outcomes
At the completion of this unit students will be able to:
- effectively write and present information publicly using the internet
- demonstrate understanding of the Internet's various contexts for and channels of communication that influence writing and publishing
- apply understanding of specific features of the internet as a medium for effective writing and publishing
- present arguments concerning the importance of credibility, authority and utility in creating and assessing internet writing.
Topics
This unit addresses the following topics.
| Number | Topic |
|---|---|
| 1 | Introduction |
| 2 | Narrating the self |
| 3 | Sourcing information on the web |
| 4 | Copy/Paste & Copyright |
| 5 | The personal voice |
| 6 | The public voice |
| 7 | The attention economy |
| 8 | A new media audience |
| 9 | Connectivity: Links |
| 10 | Connectivity: Links |
| 11 | More than words can say |
| 12 | The future of web publishing |
Study Resources
This unit is delivered using the following methods and materials:
Instructional Methods
- Audio/Video conferencing
- Blogs
- Chat rooms
- Discussion Forum/Discussion Board
- Online assignment submission
- Podcasting/Lecture capture
- Standard Media
- Streaming Multimedia
- Web links
- Wikis
Print based materials
- Welcome Letter
Online materials
- Audio/Video - Streaming
- Online Assessment
- Printable format materials
- Resources and Links
Textbook information for this unit is currently being updated and will be available soon. Please check back regularly for updates. Alternatively, visit the Unibooks website and enter the unit details to search for available textbooks.
Relevant Courses
This unit is a core requirement in the following courses:
This unit is an approved elective in the following courses:
This unit may be eligible for credit towards other courses:
- Many undergraduate courses on offer through OUA include 'open elective' where any OUA unit can be credited to the course. You need to check the Award Requirements on the course page for the number of allowed open electives and any level limitations.
- In other cases, the content of this unit might be relevant to a course on offer through OUA or elsewhere. In order to receive credit for this unit in the course you will need to supply the provider institution with a copy of the Unit Profile in the approved format, which you can download here. Note that the Unit Profile is set at the start of the year, and if textbooks change this may not match the Unibooks textbook list.
