Web Communications
PostgraduateCUR-MIC5012024
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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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- Study method
- 100% online
- Assessments
- 100% online
- Entry requirements
- Part of a degree
- Duration
- 13 weeks
- Loan available
- FEE-HELP available
Web Communications
About this subject
At the completion of this subject students will be able to:
- explain the basic technical foundations of the Internet and related technologies as they apply to communications, collaboration and media creation.
- demonstrate understanding of key concepts in Internet communication, especially relating to identity.
- relate conceptual understandings to practical implementation of communication online.
- use various Internet applications for communication, collaboration and media.
- employ a critical analytical approach to understanding communication online in theory and practice.
- demonstrate an appropriate understanding of academic integrity principles and apply academic writing, referencing and acknowledgement conventions required for the discipline.
- 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
The Internet has dramatically changed the way people and organisations communicate, whether for better or worse. For many, online communication through digital and social media is now one of their most significant forms of interaction with others. Digital and social media also underpin collaboration between people, either in formal groups or loose networks. 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 digital and social media, able to deploy techniques, technologies and underlying concepts for online communication, collaboration and media creation.
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- Exercise (15%)
- Essay (35%)
- Case Study (50%)
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Entry requirements
Part of a degree
To enrol in this subject you must be accepted into one of the following degrees:
Elective
- CUR-MIC-GCE-2024 - Graduate Certificate in Digital and Social Media
- CUR-MIC-GDI-2024 - Graduate Diploma in Digital and Social Media
- CUR-MIC-MAS-2024 - Master of Digital and Social Media
- OUA-PSU-GCE-2024 - Postgraduate Single Subjects
Equivalent subjects
You won't be able to enrol into this subject if you've already successfully completed or currently enrolled in the following subject(s) as they are considered anti-requisites due to the similarity of the content.
Additional requirements
No additional requirements
Study load
- 0.125 EFTSL
- This is in the range of 10 to 12 hours of study each week.
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Related degrees
Once you’ve completed this subject it can be credited towards one of the following courses
Graduate Certificate in Digital and Social Media
PostgraduateCUR-MIC-GCE
Graduate Diploma in Digital and Social Media
PostgraduateCUR-MIC-GDI
Master of Digital and Social Media
PostgraduateCUR-MIC-MAS
PostgraduateOUA-PSU-GCE