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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. |
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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. |
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: | 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. |
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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. |
Field of Education: | 100799 Communication and Media Studies not elsewhere classified | HECS Band (if applicable): | 1 |
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Extent to which this unit or thesis utilises online information: | Not Online | Result Type: | Grade/Mark |
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Availability
| Year | Location | Period | Internal | Area External | Central External | | 2004 | Bentley Campus | Semester 2 | 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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