James Cook University Subject Handbook - 2003

CU3312:03

Advanced Cultural Informatics

Townsville HECS Band 1

39 hours practicals. Semester 1.

Staff: Assoc. Professor P Turnbull.

This subject provides students with practical experience in the creation, management and publication of cultural information in digital forms. Learning will occur through team-based project-centered learning, where possible in collaboration with local cultural organisations and institutions. In the process, students will study, apply and evaluate key organisational, management and technical processes involved in the virtual presentation of cultural information. The subject will also require students to reflect critically on theoretical debates bearing on the creation of cultural information in networked hypermedia.

Learning Objectives:

  1. to provide students with practical, project-based experience in the creation, management and publication of cultural information in digital forms;
  2. to enhance skills in hypermedia project organisation and management;
  3. to enhance skills in critical thought;
  4. to enhance skills in written and hypermedia-based communication.

Assessment by invigilated project participation and outcomes.