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Undergraduate CUR-NET391-2021

Digital and Social Media Project

Plan and execute a research project that explores how society connects online. This could be a scholarly paper or an online project such as a website. Use your imagination and get creative with your final presentation.

From

$1,812 $2,062

Your upfront cost: $0

International student?

Duration

13 weeks

Study method

100% online

Available loans

  • HECS-HELP
  • FEE-HELP

Assessments

100% online

Prior study

Required

Study terms

  • 30 Aug 2021
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Start your career with Curtin’s globally recognised courses and extensive industry connections. Through OUA, our online courses offer an interactive and collaborative learning experience that gets you the same degree as if you studied on campus. Curtin is a global university with a vibrant culture of innovation and collaboration and is ranked in the top one per cent of universities worldwide.

QS RANKING 2021

13

Times Higher Education Ranking 2021

13

  • 2021

Subject details

What you'll learn

At the completion of this subject students will be able to:

  1. develop a suitable project proposal
  2. evaluate and reflect upon suitable bibliographic and required resources research
  3. prepare and present a scholarly research paper or equivalent project outcome
  4. analyse and explore the Internet as a social technology of communication and information at an advanced level.
Topics covered
    • Planning and managing a scholarly project or industry placement/project
    • Research, analysis and synthesis of published material, both primary and secondary, and/or other resources
    • Formulating and reviewing arguments and explanations and/or problem solving
    • Reflection on scholarly work or industry project/placement for improved future performance
Entry requirements

You must have successfully completed the following subject(s) before starting this subject:

CUR-WEB207-Web Media, or CUR-WEB206-Writing on the Web, or CUR-NET204-Social Media, Communities and Networks, or CUR-NET205-The Digital Economy ;

Special requirements

No special requirements

Description

In this subject, you will plan for and undertake an individual research project or, depending on availability, industry placement/project. Under supervision, you will prepare a project proposal, complete a literature and resources review, and research and produce a relevant outcome such as a paper suitable for presentation at a conference or publication in a scholarly journal, or an online project such as a website or social media presence, as determined with your supervisor/s. You will not be required to originate primary data, but will be expected to conduct advanced research using existing primary research data available from other sources and also utilise and explore the analysis already published by other scholars and/or industry sources. Students may be permitted to present the final outcome of projects using elements of online design or production; students may be permitted to link their project to tasks or duties within their employment or community.

Please Note:  If it’s your first time studying a Curtin University subject you’ll need to complete their compulsory ‘Academic Integrity Program’. It only takes two hours to complete online, and provides you with vital information about studying with Curtin University. The Academic Integrity Program is compulsory, so if it’s not completed your subject grades will be withheld.

Find out more about the Academic Integrity module.

Assessments

  • Project proposal (10%)
  • Literature and Resources review (30%)
  • Project Outcome and Author Response (60%)
Textbooks

Check the learning management system (LMS) of your university for textbook details.

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