Social Media and Visualisation
UndergraduateLTU-BUS2SMV2027
Course information for 2027 intake View information for 2026 course intake
- Study method
- 100% online
- Assessments
- 100% online
- Enrol by
- 21 Feb 2027
- Entry requirements
- Part of a degree
- Duration
- 12 weeks
- Price from
- $1,235
- Upfront cost
- $0
- Loan available
- HECS-HELP and FEE-HELP available
Social Media and Visualisation
About this subject
On successful completion you will be able to:
- Explain the role of social media in a customer-focused environment of modern businesses.
- Demonstrate how social media, using visualisation and data story telling, can be used to engage the customer effectively.
- Analyse and communicate the implication of new technological developments that can become agents of disruption to businesses.
- Design effective social media campaigns and apply appropriate data story telling through visualisation for a given business problem.
- Social media strategy and auditing
- Social media marketing plan
- Social media content
- Using Tableau for data visualisation
- Tableau in action
Unlike many traditional business models which are product-centric or focused, the modern businesses of today are very much customer-oriented. A consequence of being customer-oriented is the need for businesses to engage positively, proactively and effectively on social media and be good at creating a strong narrative for the products or services that the business offers. In this subject, you will learn about the role that social media plays, taking a data analytics view of social media and its role to building brand equity. You will also investigate various storytelling techniques and tools, including effective creation of slide decks, and use of infographics and dashboards to engage consumers. Lastly, you will be introduced to the new developments poised to disrupt businesses, gaining an appreciation and understanding of how to manage these disruptors within the organisational structure as well as in the customer-facing aspects of the business.
- 20% for In-class workshop submissions. 10% for Google Analytics and HubSpot Academy Social Media Marketing Certification (total 1000 word equivalent) (30%)
- Develop a social media campaign strategy for a given business problem 2000 word individual report. (40%)
- Story telling through the creation of a video/slide deck containing suitable visualisation (1500 word report equivalence). Individual presentation. (30%)
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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
- LAT-HSC-DEG-2027 - Bachelor of Health Sciences
- LAT-PYS-DEG-2027 - Bachelor of Psychological Science
- LAT-HUN-DEG-2027 - Bachelor of Food and Nutrition
- LAT-TEC-DEG-2027 - Bachelor of Information Technology
- LAT-ART-DEG-2027 - Bachelor of Arts
- LAT-BUS-DEG-2027 - Bachelor of Business
- LAT-GST-DEG-2027 - Bachelor of Global Studies
- LAT-AHS-DEG-2027 - Bachelor of Arts/Bachelor of Health Sciences
Others
Prerequisites: Students must have completed 120 credit points.
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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Related degrees
Once you’ve completed this subject it can be credited towards one of the following courses
UndergraduateLAT-HSC-DEG
Bachelor of Psychological Science
UndergraduateLAT-PYS-DEG
Bachelor of Food and Nutrition
UndergraduateLAT-HUN-DEG
Bachelor of Information Technology
UndergraduateLAT-TEC-DEG
UndergraduateLAT-ART-DEG
UndergraduateLAT-BUS-DEG
UndergraduateLAT-GST-DEG
Bachelor of Arts/Bachelor of Health Sciences
UndergraduateLAT-AHS-DEG