306494 (v.1) Media Technologies 501 - To the Satellite and Beyond

Area:

Department of Media and Information

Credits:

25.0

Contact Hours:

3.0

Seminar:

1 x 3 Hours Weekly

Syllabus:

The impact and implications of technological convergence and new media technologies on journalism as both a profession and an institution. Looking at the context and broader socio-political implications of these new media technologies.

Unit Outcomes:

On completion of this unit, students will be able to - Have a basic understanding of the major issues confronting media practitioners and managers in the everyday media and communication environments in the era of technological convergences and new media. Have a basic understanding of how these new media technologies are impacting on political, cultural and professional practices. Critically deconstruct the myth of the new in the discussions of the new media in the age of satellite and the Internet.

Text and references listed above are for your information only and current as of September 30, 2003. Please check with the unit coordinator for up-to-date information.

Unit References:

Askew K, and Wilk R.R., (2002), The Anthropology of Media. Malden, Blackwell. Bardowl, J (1996), Beyond Journalism: A Profession Between Information society and civil Society in European Journal of Communication 11. pp282-302. Breit, R (2000), Hyperlinks, frames and metatags: some legal problems in Australian Journalism Review 22. pp 37-56. Innis, H.A., (1995), The Bias of Communication, Toronto, University of Toronto Press. Lievrouw, L. A., and Livingstone S., (2002), Handbook Of New Media: Social Shaping and Consequences of ICTs. Thousand Oaks, Sage Publications. Thussu, D. K, (1998), Electronic Empires: Global Media and Local Resistance, London, Arnold. Webster, J.G. (1998), The Audience in Journal of Broadcasting and Electronic Media 42. pp 190.

Unit Texts:

Media Technologies 501 Reader.

Unit Assessment Breakdown:

Assignement 1, Reading logs 25%. Assignment 2, Seminar presentation 30%. Assignment 3, Essay 35%. In class discussion 10%. This is by grade/mark assessment.

Year	Location	Period	Internal	Area External	Central External
2004	Bentley Campus	Semester 2	Y