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Communication Technologies
Undergraduate | GRF-CMM16 | 2021
Course information for 2021 intake
Chart the rise of new communication tools such as the internet, memes and social media. Delve into the issues and controversies these technologies have caused. Explore ethical, cultural and social viewpoints. Observe where these technologies converge
- Study method
- 100% online
- Assessments
- 100% online
- Entry requirements
- No ATAR needed,
- No prior study
- Duration
- 13 weeks
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Communication Technologies
About this subject
At the completion of this subject you will be able to:
- perform detailed internet research and interact in virtual spaces
- appreciate the social, cultural and institutional constructions of new communication technologies and locate the conflicting forces driving and shaping the development of these technologies
- appreciate ethical, social and cultural issues relating to the growth of new communication technologies in public and private domains
- analyse and evaluate technological advancements
- analyse and evaluate the positive and negative outcomes of technology on society and democracy.
- Introduction
- Communication and technology
- Computer history
- Converging technologies
- Academic writing skills
- Evolving communication
- Cyberspace, Science Fiction and Cyberpunk
- Social media
- Production and consumption
- Memes
- Life in the Techno-Sphere
- Free culture
- Dialectics and divides
- CyberPolitics and e-democracy
- Digital literacies
- Ethics and responsibility
Explore the inception, application and impact of communication technologies and develop a critical awareness of the theoretical debates around new technologies for communication. You study computer and internet history, the Screen Age, multimedia, emerging technologies, the Second Media Age, the recreation of democracy, nomads and stories and technological futures.
By the end of the unit, you will have a critical understanding of the organisation, function and implications of new communication technologies, be able to assess current issues and controversies surrounding communication technologies and identify and analyse trends in new communication technologies research.
Please note: This subject was previously New Communication Technologies.
- Online Discussion (30%)
- Essay 1 (30%)
- Essay 2 (40%)
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