Digital Communities
Duration
- One Semester or equivalent
Contact hours
- 36 hours
On-campus unit delivery combines face-to-face and digital learning.
2022 teaching periods
Swinburne Online Teaching Period 3 |
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Dates: Results: Last self enrolment: Census: Last withdraw without fail: |
Prerequisites
50 credit pointsAims and objectives
Students who successfully complete this unit will be able to:
1. Investigate the areas of social media that are central to our experience of various digital communities
2. Critically analyse social media using contemporary media theories
3. Critically discuss the impact of social media on our cultural, social, political and economic communities
4. Evaluate the impact of contemporary issues in the area of social media
5. Engage in critical social commentary around issues related to digital communities
Courses with unit
BA-ARTS3 Bachelor of ArtsBA-ARTS3PROF Bachelor of Arts (Professional)
BB-ARTBUS1 Bachelor of Arts/Bachelor of Business
BB-ARTSC Bachelor of Arts/Bachelor of Science
BB-LAWART Bachelor of Law/Bachelor of Arts
BA-MCMN Bachelor of Media and Communication
BB-HSCMCMN Bachelor of Health Science/Bachelor of Media and Communication
BB-LAWMCMN* Bachelor of Laws/ Bachelor of Media and Communication
BA-MCMPROF Bachelor of Media and Communication (Professional)
Unit information in detail
- Teaching methods, assessment, general skills outcomes and content.
Teaching methods
This unit will involve up to 150 hours of work including:
Type (On-campus) | Hours per week | Number of Weeks | Total |
Face to Face Contact Lecture Tutorial |
2 1 |
12 12 |
24 12 |
Online Contact | N/A | ||
Specified Learning Activities Readings, Discussion boards, Group work | 3 | 12 | 36 |
Unspecified Learning Activities independent study, assignment preparation | 6.5 | 12 | 78 |
TOTAL | 150 hours/12.5cp |
Assessment
Tasks and Details | Individual or Group | Weighting | ULOs |
Blog | Individual | 50% | 1, 2, 3, 5 |
Academic Presentation | Group | 10% | 1, 2, 3, 4 |
Essay | Individual | 40% | 1, 2, 3 |
General skills outcomes
• teamwork
• problem solving skills
• analysis skills
• communication skills
• ability to tackle unfamiliar problems
• ability to work independently
Content
• Digital citizenship
• Social media, political engagement and civic cultures
• Mobilisation, activism and protest
• Trolling, cyberbullying and other aspects of contested social media publics
• Crowd sourcing in times of crisis
• Public health campaigns and communities
• Social gaming
• Global social media – case study China
Study resources
- Reading materials.