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Postgraduate CUR-MIC501-2019

Web Communications

Identify the various technical strands that make up the foundation of the world wide web. Dig into wikis, blogs and social networks. Take a look into the future of online communication tools. Find new and different ways of communicating online.

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$2,241 $2,491

Your upfront cost: $0

International student?

Duration

13 weeks

Study method

100% online

Available loans

  • FEE-HELP

Assessments

100% online

Prior study

Not required

Study terms

  • 25 Nov 2019
  • 02 Mar 2020
  • 01 Jun 2020
  • 31 Aug 2020
  • 30 Nov 2020
Curtin University

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

Times Higher Education Ranking

  • 2019
  • 2020

Subject details

What you'll learn

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

  1. explain the basic technical foundations of the Internet and related technologies as they apply to communications, collaboration and media
  2. demonstrate understanding of key concepts in Internet communication, especially relating to identity
  3. relate conceptual understandings to practical implementation of communication online
  4. use various Internet applications for communication, collaboration and media
  5. demonstrate advanced understanding of Web Communications
  6. demonstrate an appropriate understanding of academic integrity principles and apply academic writing, referencing and acknowledgement conventions required for the discipline.
Topics covered
    • Introduction: What's in a name?
    • What is the Internet?
    • What is the World Wide Web?
    • What is 'Web 2.0'?
    • Blogging
    • Wikis
    • Social Networks
    • Content Sharing
    • Internet Footprints
    • Your Digital Shadow
    • Social Me(dia) Rivers
    • The Future(s) of Internet Communication
  • Study resources

    • Instructional methods

      • Audio/Video conferencing
      • Chat Rooms
      • Discussion forum/Discussion Board
      • Online assignment submission
      • Podcasting/Lecture capture
      • Streaming Multimedia
      • Web links
    • Print materials

      • Welcome letter
    • Online materials

      • Audio-Video streaming
      • Online Assessment
      • Printable format materials
      • Resources and Links
Entry requirements

Equivalent subjects

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

  • CUR-WEB101-Web Communications

Special requirements

No special requirements

Description

The Internet has dramatically changed the way people and organisations communicate, whether for better or worse. For many, online communication is now one of their most significant forms of interaction with others. Online communication also underpins collaboration between people, either in formal groups or loose networks. Online communication is now a key part of the media. Understanding how the Internet affords us new and different ways of communicating is, therefore, essential. This subject will enable you to become an effective and sophisticated user of the Internet, able to deploy its techniques, technologies and underlying concepts for online communication, collaboration and media.

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

  • Exercises (15%)
  • Essay (35%)
  • Case Study (50%)
Textbooks


Textbooks are not required.

Textbook information is pending.

Related degrees

postgraduate CUR-MIC-MAS-2019

Master of Internet Communications

postgraduate CUR-MIC-GDI-2019

Graduate Diploma in Internet Communications

postgraduate CUR-MIC-GCE-2019

Graduate Certificate in Internet Communications

postgraduate OUA-PSU-GCE-2019

Postgraduate Single Subjects

postgraduate UNE-PRO-GCE-2019

Graduate Certificate in Professional Practice

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