CP2405 - Collective Intelligence and Social Networks

Credit points:	03
Year:	2016
Student Contribution Band:	Band 2
Administered by:	College of Business, Law & Governance

In this subject students analyse the impact and applications of social media and related Web2.0/3.0 technologies on business with particular focus on entrepreneurship, e-marketing and human resource management. Technologies such as blogs, mashups, wikis, linked data, etc., will be examined to evaluate how social media can facilitate creativity and collective intelligence through enhanced information sharing and online collaboration. Students gain skills and experience using these social media applications to increase profit, manage well-being, enable business processes and functions and explore new business models.

Learning Outcomes

• examine collective intelligence and social network technologies and applications;
• analyse business opportunities and challenges of collective intelligence and social networks;
• examine legal, ethical and social issues related to collective intelligence and social networks;
• develop and align appropriate collective intelligence and social network technologies with business activities.

Inadmissible Subject Combinations:

CP5635

Availabilities
Townsville, Internal, Study Period 2
Census Date 25-Aug-2016
Coord/Lect:	Assoc. Professor Trina Myers.
Contact hours:	50 hours - Combined Lectures; Practicals; Lecturer directed activities.
Assessment:	end of semester exam (35%); assignments (35%); web 3.0 development assignment (20%); practicals (10%).
External, Study Period 2
Census Date 25-Aug-2016
Coordinator:	Assoc. Professor Trina Myers
Lecturer:	Ms Melinda Kingsun.
Contact hours:	0 hours
Method of Delivery:	WWW - LearnJCU
Assessment:	end of semester exam (35%); assignments (35%); web 3.0 development assignment (20%); practicals (10%).
Cairns, Internal, Study Period 2
Census Date 25-Aug-2016
Coordinator:	Assoc. Professor Trina Myers
Lecturer:	Dr Joanne Lee.
Contact hours:	50 hours - Combined Lectures; Practicals; Lecturer directed activities.
Assessment:	end of semester exam (35%); assignments (35%); web 3.0 development assignment (20%); practicals (10%).
JCU Singapore, Internal, Study Period 53
Census Date 08-Dec-2016
Coordinator:	Assoc. Professor Trina Myers
Contact hours:	50 hours - Combined Lectures; Practicals; Lecturer directed activities.
Assessment:	end of semester exam (35%); assignments (35%); web 3.0 development assignment (20%); practicals (10%).
JCU Singapore, Internal, Study Period 51
Census Date 07-Apr-2016
Coordinator:	Assoc. Professor Trina Myers
Contact hours:	50 hours - Combined Lectures; Practicals; Lecturer directed activities.
Assessment:	end of semester exam (35%); assignments (35%); web 3.0 development assignment (20%); practicals (10%).

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