CU5112 - Media and Culture

Credit points:	03
Year:	2007
Student Contribution Band:	Band 1
Administered by:	School of Arts & Social Sciences

This subject examines the concepts of 'media' and 'culture' and how they are integrated in various forms, practices and industries. Theoretical debates about the history and relationship of media and culture will be studied, as well as the impact of globalization, and issues in communication rights and governance.

Learning Outcomes

• enhancement of skills in critical reading and written expression;
• knowledge of the impact of new communications on life-ways and culture in differing contemporary contexts;
• understand the practical and ethical issues associated with the application of new communication technologies;
• understanding of major ideas, concepts and theoretical perspectives bearing on the interplay of communication technologies and change.

Graduate Qualities

• The ability to think critically, to analyse and evaluate claims, evidence and arguments;
• The ability to define and to solve problems in at least one discipline area;
• The ability to speak and write logically, clearly and creatively;
• The ability to use and interpret different media;
• A coherent and disciplined body of skills, knowledge, values and professional ethics in at least one discipline area;
• The ability to use a variety of media and methods to retrieve, analyse, evaluate, organise and present information;
• The ability to reflect on and evaluate learning processes and products.

Prerequisites:	Admission to graduate or postgraduate program
Inadmissible Subject Combinations:	CU2112

Availabilities
Townsville, Internal, Study Period 1
Census Date 30-Mar-2007
Coord/Lect:	Dr Allison Craven.
Contact hours:	26 hours lectures 12 hours tutorials
Assessment:	end of semester exam (40%); tutorial attendance and participation (20%); assignments (40%).
External, Study Period 1
Census Date 30-Mar-2007
Coord/Lect:	Dr Allison Craven.
Contact hours:	12 hours tutorials - External students are required to participate in online tutorials (in the form of discussion forums at set times for one hour each week on LearnJCU) (commencing week 2). In addition to participation, a weekly written submission in response to set reading material is required, and forms part of the assessment.
Method of Delivery:	WWW - LearnJCU
Assessment:	end of semester exam (40%); external students will participate in online tutorials in the form of regular, weekly discussion groups on learnjcu. written submissions based on lectures and set reading material are to be completed each week in advice of online tutorials. both participation and written submissions form part of assessment (20%); assignments (40%).
Special Assessment Requirements:	Participation in weekly online tutorials (discussion groups on LearnJCU) is compulsory. Therefore students require online access to LearnJCU for an hour per week in order to complete this component.

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