Area: | Department of Media and Information |
Credits: | 25.0 |
Contact Hours: | 2.0 |
Workshop: | 1 x 2 Hours Weekly |
Syllabus: | Learning skills and aptitudes in searching and analysing information available via the Internet. Learning skills in utilising computer mediated communication. Key aspects covered included - ethics and privacy, information quality and assessment, search techniques based on reasoned inquiry, critical analysis for information use, understanding and exploiting text-based communications technologies - email, asynchronous discussion and real-time chat. |
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Unit Outcomes: | Upon successful completion of this unit, students will be able to - access and critical analyse information published on the Internet, communicate effectively using computer-mediated communications, and begin understanding the differences between oral, print and electronic communications. |
Field of Education: | 100700 Communication and Media Studies (Narrow Grouping) | 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 | |
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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