SY2001 - Work in the Digital Economy
[Offered in even-numbered years]
| Credit points: | 03 |
| Year: | 2016 |
| Student Contribution Band: | Band 1 |
| Administered by: | College of Arts, Society & Education |
If the industrial and post-industrial economies of the west over the past generations created certainty and stability and 'careers for life', the ever-changing digital economy produces change, chaos and opportunity. Gone are the monolithic bureaucratic structures and the career for life, replaced by ever-changing organisations and precarious forms of employment. As the old categories of work/leisure merge into a life of mobility, the new social arrangements typified by smart phones and tablets, create great opportunities for the neoliberal worker, but create frustration for the digitally challenged. This subject examines the ambiguities, contradictions and opportunities in the new digital economy.
Learning Outcomes
- Describe and explain the usefulness of emotional intelligence for working in the digital economy;
- Synthesise and articulate the key debates around creativity and knowledge work;
- Review and analyse the key changes from industrial society to the new digital economy;
- Identify opportunities afforded by the move to a digital economy and adapt these in diverse context.
| Assumed Knowledge: | To undertake this subject, students must have successfully completed 12 credit points (four subjects) of level 1 study at tertiary level |
| Inadmissible Subject Combinations: | SY3001 AND SY3011 |
Availabilities | |
| External, Study Period 1 | |
| Census Date 24-Mar-2016 | |
| Coord/Lect: | Dr Roger Wilkinson. |
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| Method of Delivery: | WWW - LearnJCU |
| Assessment: | essays (50%); assignments (50%). |
Note: Minor variations might occur due to the continuous Subject quality improvement process, and in case of minor variation(s) in assessment details, the Subject Outline represents the latest official information.