Social Media, Communities and Networks

About this subject

• What you'll learn

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

  1. critique the operation, nature, purpose and origin of Internet-mediated communities and online networks of social interaction
  2. analyse specific examples of Internet-mediated social media communities and networks in terms of theories of broader interaction and identity within society
  3. interpret the complex relationship between technological forms of connectivity and social practices of connectivity
  4. use conceptual knowledge of Internet-mediated social media communities and networks to be an effective participant in diverse forms of online interaction
  5. integrate a broad range of perspectives on networked community.

• Topics covered

• Description

• Assessments

• Textbooks

• About Curtin University

Entry requirements

Part of a degree

To enrol in this subject you must be accepted into one of the following degrees:

Elective

• OUA-PSU-GCE-2022 - Postgraduate Single Subjects
• CUR-MIC-GCE-2022 - Graduate Certificate in Digital and Social Media
• CUR-MIC-MAS-2022 - Master of Digital and Social Media
• CUR-MIC-GDI-2022 - Graduate Diploma in Digital and Social Media
• UNE-PRO-GCE-2022 - Graduate Certificate in Professional Practice

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-NET204-Social Media, Communities and Networks

Additional requirements

No additional requirements

Study load

0.125 EFTSL

This is in the range of 10 to 12 hours of study each week.

Equivalent full time study load (EFTSL) is one way to calculate your study load. One (1.0) EFTSL is equivalent to a full-time study load for one year.

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