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Web Communications
Postgraduate | CUR-MIC501 | 2018
Course information for 2018 intake
View information for 2019 course intakeIdentify 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.
- Study method
- 100% online
- Assessments
- 100% online
- Entry requirements
- Part of a degree
- Duration
- 13 weeks
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
- 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
- demonstrate advanced understanding of Web Communications
- 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 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.
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- Exercises (15%)
- Essay (35%)
- Case Study (50%)
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Entry requirements
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Equivalent subjects
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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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