APG5157 · Contemporary industry challenges

Overview

This unit offers you the opportunity to engage directly with the communications industry and conduct applied research focused on selected contemporary issues and concerns. You will work on ‘real-world’ problems identified and developed in consultation with industry partners, and use knowledge and skills developed throughout your degree to interrogate these issues and recommend solutions. You will be guided in undertaking your individual communication projects with the opportunity to interact and showcase your work to key industry partners. You are encouraged to consider your assessment tasks not only as a formal academic requirement, but also as contributing to your professional development where you can demonstrate effective industry-focused applied research, communication and other professional skills.

Areas of study: Communications and media studies Strategic communications management Journalism Cultural and creative industries

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

The Handbook lists no prerequisite, corequisite or prohibition for this unit.

Learning outcomes

1. apply research skills to ’real-world’ contemporary challenges in media and communications industries;
2. conceptualise, develop and manage an industry-focused research project;
3. produce outputs and outcomes that demonstrate engagement with, and expertise in, established theories, knowledge and practices in your discipline;
4. communicate project findings in written and other formats;
5. reflect meaningfully on your learning, experience and outcomes during the research process.

Workload

Minimum total expected workload to achieve the learning outcomes for this unit is 288 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.