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12194 (v.5) Media, Communication and Information 111 - The Information Age
Area: | Department of Media and Information |
Credits: | 25.0 |
Contact Hours: | 3.0 |
Lecture: | 1 x 1 Hours Weekly |
Tutorial: | 1 x 2 Hours Weekly |
Syllabus: | Introduction and analysis of the idea of an 'information age'. Exploration of the processes of globalisation and convergence and their implications, historical and cross-cultural perspectives on media and information, models and theories of communication and information, and the future of media, communication and information. |
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Unit Outcomes: | On successful completion of this unit students will be able to - Understand better the current media, communication and information environment. Understand better the historical background to the media, communication and information environment. Demonstrate awareness of fields of scholarship, especially media studies, information studies, and communication studies. Recognise arguments encountered in reading material. Develop an argument in an essay. Develop skills in utilising new communications technology to improve learning. Develop the process of developing high-quality skills in reading, thinking, writing and communicating at a university level. |
Texts and references listed below are for your information only and current as of September 30, 2003. Some units taught offshore are modified at selected locations. Please check with the unit coordinator for up-to-date information and approved offshore variations to unit information before finalising study and textbook purchases. |
Unit References: | No prescribed references. |
Unit Texts: | Balnaves, M., Donald, J. and Donald, S.H., (2001), The Global Media Atlas, London, British Film Institute. Hay, I., Bochner, D. and Dungey, C. (1997). Making The Grade - A Guide to Successful Communication and Study, Oxford, Oxford University Press. |
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Unit Assessment Breakdown: | Tutorial participation 20%, Online discussion 20%, Essay One 25%, Essay Two 35%. This is by grade/mark assessment. |
Field of Education: | 91301 Librarianship and Information Management | HECS Band (if applicable): | 1 |
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Extent to which this unit or thesis utilises online information: | Fully Online | Result Type: | Grade/Mark |
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Availability
| Year | Location | Period | Internal | Area External | Central External | | 2004 | Bentley Campus | Semester 1 | Y | | Y | | 2004 | Bentley Campus | Semester 2 | Y | | Y | | 2004 | Joondalup Campus | Semester 1 | Y | | | | 2004 | Joondalup Campus | Semester 2 | Y | | | | 2004 | BPI Intern'l Group S'pore | Semester 1 | Y | | | | 2004 | BPI Intern'l Group S'pore | Semester 2 | Y | | | | 2004 | Lim Kok Wing Inst Malaysia | Semester 1 | Y | | | | 2004 | Lim Kok Wing Inst Malaysia | Semester 2 | Y | | | | 2004 | Miri Sarawak Campus | Semester 1 | Y | | |
Area
External | refers to external course/units run by the School or Department, offered online or through Web CT, or offered by research. |
Central
External | refers to external course/units run through the Curtin Bentley-based Distance Education Area |
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