AMU1278 · Communication technologies and practices

Overview

This unit introduces the study of communications technologies by focusing on analyses of audiences, effects and technology. You will explore the social uses and practices associated with traditional and new communication technologies. Areas of study include telephony, screen, radio, print, photography and digital communication technology, with a particular focus on aspects of historical development, sociocultural adaptations, and contemporary technological convergence. Unit readings and assessment tasks expect you to discuss these matters in relation to different sociocultural contexts, drawing upon material and case studies from Australia, Southeast Asia, and other relevant areas.

Areas of study: Communication Communication, media and screen studies Global studies in communication and media

Offerings

Assessment

The Handbook does not list a final examination among the assessment items. That is not a guarantee there is none.

Within semester assessment: 100%

Assessment details may change. Please refer to the assessment information in Moodle closer to the start of the teaching period.

Requisites

Learning outcomes

1. describe the historical development of communication technologies using key theoretical frameworks and concepts;
2. analyse the social, cultural, and political uses of communication technologies and media texts, including their relationships with audiences, producers, and institutions;
3. discuss communication as an active process in which meanings are produced, negotiated, and contested by audiences;
4. work collaboratively in teams to research, discuss, and reflect on issues related to communication technologies, identity, community, and media practices across different sociocultural contexts.

Workload

Minimum total expected workload to achieve the learning outcomes for this unit is 144 hours per semester typically comprising a mixture of scheduled learning activities and independent study. Scheduled activities may include a combination of teacher directed learning, peer directed learning and online engagement.

Student experience, not official rules. Nothing here changes what the Handbook says.