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Undergraduate CUR-NET102-2022

Digital Culture and Everyday Life

Explore where digital life ends and real life begins. Identify ways in which every day social activities like dating and praying have become digitised. Look into the causes and consequences of our increasing social connection with the online world.

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$1,828 $2,078

Your upfront cost: $0

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Duration

13 weeks

Study method

100% Online

Available loans

  • HECS-HELP
  • FEE-HELP

Assessments

100% online

Prior study

Not required

Start dates

  • 29 Aug 2022
  • 28 Nov 2022
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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 2022

11

Times Higher Education Ranking 2022

17

  • 2022

Subject details

What you'll learn

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

  1. comprehend how the Internet and people’s everyday lives are interconnected
  2. apply library-based research skills to investigate different topics in the field of digital culture
  3. evaluate and apply different approaches to studying digital culture and everyday life, particularly through the broad frames of ‘economy’ and ‘identity’
  4. think critically and analytically about the impact of the Internet on society and culture, and articulate those thoughts in writing.
Topics covered
    • How has the internet changed and influenced everyday life - both your own life and the lives of others
    • The broader issues of the impact of the internet on community, identity, economy and society
Entry requirements

Equivalent subjects

You should not enrol in this subject if you have successfully completed any of the following subject(s) because they are considered academically equivalent:

  • CUR-NET12 (Not currently available)

Additional requirements

No additional requirements

Description

This subject was previously known as Internet and Everyday Life.

For many people, everyday life now involves constant interaction with the Internet via digitally networked platforms and devices. As cyberspace and real space come together, it can be easy to miss the impacts of the Internet on us and on our society and culture. Students will explore how their own experiences and ‘everyday Internet’ may be different from others, and the implications of this for studying digital culture. Through specific topics such as entertainment, politics, sex, and relationships students will analyse digital culture conceptually, towards better understanding how technology and society are intertwined.

Further Information: List of topics is indicative and subject to minor change prior to the start of each Study Period.

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

  • Essay Plan (20%)
  • Annotated Bibliography (30%)
  • Essay (50%)
Textbooks

Current study term: 29 May 22 to 28 Aug 22

Textbooks are not required.

Next study term: 28 Aug 22 to 27 Nov 22

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

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