Writing and New Media (Previously LPW703)
LPW707
Overview
To enrol in this unit, you must be accepted into a course from the provider.
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Level of study: What does Postgraduate mean?
Postgraduate
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:
$1,750.00 (AUD)
International student fee:
$1,975.00 (AUD)
Description
Build your understanding of theory and practice in Electronic Writing. This unit surveys the intersection between technology, concept, creativity and delivery. It enables you to utilise the potentials of interactive multimedia without merely replicating deliveries. Through the development of an online writing project, you have the opportunity to gain a greater conceptual grasp of how electronic writing can promote creativity and the different social and business contexts in which a grasp of electronic writing can prove valuable. This unit builds on skills and understandings established in the earlier unit, LPW 604 Online Writing.
Please note: Assessment values are indicative only; details will be advised at the start of the unit.
Enrolment Restriction
In order to enrol in this unit, you must be accepted into one of the following courses:
If you wish to seek approval to enrol in this unit without being accepted in a course, please contact OUA regarding the process.
Prerequisites
Mandatory prerequisites
You must have successfully completed the following unit(s) before starting this unit:
- LPW500 — Critical Friends: The Real and Virtual Support of Writers
If you have completed equivalent study at another university, please contact a Student Advisor for advice.
You should have completed the Grad Dip of Arts (Writing) and Grad Cert of Arts (Writing) before enrolling in this unit.
Learning Outcomes
On completion of this unit students should be able to:
- demonstrate conceptual skills that allow them to adapt work for a range of ‘new media’ platforms;
- reflect on the conventions and requirements of creating ‘text’ for electronic media and other ‘new media’ platforms;
- discuss and theorise emerging trends in a range of media platforms;
- apply conceptual understandings to the practice of writing for ‘new media’.
Topics
This unit addresses the following topics.
| Number | Topic |
|---|---|
| 1 | Contemporary definitions of 'new media' |
| 2 | Creative possibilities for writing 'new media' |
| 3 | The Self and Electronic Revolution |
| 4 | Online Journalism |
| 5 | Immersion Aesthetics for electronic Writing and 'new media' |
| 6 | Hypertext |
| 7 | Politics of Identity, e.g. Cyberfeminism, Second Life |
| 8 | Adventures in Gaming |
| 9 | The Borderless World |
Study Resources
This unit is delivered using the following methods and materials:
Print based materials
- Welcome Letter
Online materials
- Printable format materials
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 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.
