Digital Self/Digital Community
36 hours face to face + blended
One Semester or equivalent
Hawthorn
Available to incoming Study Abroad and Exchange students
Overview
In this unit, we examine connections. As we brand ourselves as individuals on social media we are also creating communities. From fan cultures and live streaming to activism and politics, our social media platforms have become a powerful tool of connection but also of conflict. What types of social media engagement help to form these emerging online communities? This unit equips students with the capacity to understand the risks and opportunities of managing the social media self as it functions within digital community.
Requisites
Teaching periods
Location
Start and end dates
Last self-enrolment date
Census date
Last withdraw without fail date
Results released date
Learning outcomes
Students who successfully complete this unit will be able to:
- Identify the areas of social media that are central to our experience of various digital communities
- Critically analyse social media using contemporary media theories
- Critically discuss the impact of social media on our cultural, social, political and economic communities
- Develop critical skills of social commentary and practical skills of social media strategy and management in media industries
Teaching methods
Hawthorn
Type | Hours per week | Number of weeks | Total (number of hours) |
---|---|---|---|
On-campus Lecture | 2.00 | 12 weeks | 24 |
On-campus Class | 1.00 | 12 weeks | 12 |
Specified Activities Various | 3.00 | 12 weeks | 36 |
Unspecified Activities Independent Learning | 6.50 | 12 weeks | 78 |
TOTAL | 150 |
Sarawak
Type | Hours per week | Number of weeks | Total (number of hours) |
---|---|---|---|
Online Directed Online Learning and Independent Learning | 12.50 | 12 weeks | 150 |
On-campus Lecture | 2.00 | 12 weeks | 24 |
On-campus Class | 1.00 | 12 weeks | 12 |
Specified Activities Various | 3.00 | 12 weeks | 36 |
Unspecified Activities Independent Learning | 6.50 | 12 weeks | 78 |
TOTAL | 300 |
Assessment
Type | Task | Weighting | ULO's |
---|---|---|---|
Blog | Individual | 30% | 1,2,3 |
Class Exercises | Group | 30% | 1,2,3,4 |
Essay | Individual | 40% | 1,2,3,4 |
Analysis | Individual | 30% | 1,2,3 |
Class Exercises | Group | 30% | 1,2,3,4 |
Essay | Individual | 40% | 1,2,3,4 |
Content
- Digital Self and Digital Community: Identity Curation and Community Building on social media
- Digital Community and Blogging: Tumblr Case Study
- Hashtag Publics, feminism, political engagement and activism
- Digital Community and Fandom: Reality TV Case Study
- Digital Citizenship and Conflict: Social Media Governance
- Digital Health Campaigns: Body modification and Cosmetic Surgery on Visual Social Media
- Influencer Identity and the Slow Fashion Movement
- Gaming Communities, social gaming and live streaming.
Study resources
Reading materials
A list of reading materials and/or required textbooks will be available in the Unit Outline on Canvas.