12194 (v.5) Media, Communication and Information 111 - The Information Age


Area:

Department of Media and Information

Credits:

25.0

Contact Hours:

3.0
 
** The tuition pattern below provides details of the types of classes and their duration. This is to be used as a guide only. For more precise information please check your unit outline. **
 

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.
 
** To ensure that the most up-to-date information about unit references, texts and outcomes appears, they will be provided in your unit outline prior to commencement. **
 

Field of Education:

91301 Librarianship and Information Management

HECS Band (if applicable):

1

Extent to which this unit or thesis
utilises online information:

Fully Online

Result Type:

Grade/Mark

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 Quarter 3 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 Uni Malaysia Semester 1 Y    
2004 Lim Kok Wing Uni Malaysia Semester 2 Y    
2004 Miri Sarawak Campus Semester 1 Y    
2004 Miri Sarawak 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