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Courses Handbook 2012

This handbook contains information for courses and units at Curtin in 2012.
Information for current year courses and units is available at Courses Handbook 2011.

12194 (v.7) Engaging Media 104

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Area: School of Media, Culture and Creative Arts
Credits: 25.0
Contact Hours: 3.0
Lecture: 1 x 1 Hours Weekly
Tutorial: 1 x 2 Hours Weekly
Equivalent(s): 312160 (v.1) MED104 Engaging Media
Syllabus: Contemporary media is a vital and pervasive presence in many aspects of our lives, both personal and professional. This unit explores the ways in which 21st century media 'engages' our attention through a variety of texts and communicative modes. It also focuses on the ways in which we, as users, consumers and producers, engage with the media. We will explore how our relation to media is impacted by the institutions and processes involved in its production.
Field of Education: 100700 Communication and Media Studies (Narrow Grouping)
Result Type: Grade/Mark

Availability

Year Location Period Internal Partially Online Internal Area External Central External Fully Online
2012 Bentley Campus Semester 1 Y        
2012 Bentley Campus Semester 1       Y  
2012 Charles Telfair Inst Mauritius Semester 1 Y        
2012 Lim Kok Wing Uni Malaysia Semester 1 Y        
2012 Miri Sarawak Campus Semester 1 Y        

Area External refers to external course/units run by the School or Department or offered by research.

Central External refers to external and online course/units run through the Curtin Bentley-based Distance Education Area

Partially Online Internal refers to some (a portion of) learning provided by interacting with or downloading pre-packaged material from the Internet but with regular and ongoing participation with a face-to-face component retained. Excludes partially online internal course/units run through the Curtin Bentley-based Distance Education Area which remain Central External

Fully Online refers to the main (larger portion of) mode of learning provided via Internet interaction (including the downloading of pre-packaged material on the Internet). Excludes online course/units run through the Curtin Bentley-based Distance Education Area which remain Central External