Semester 2, 2022 Online | |
Units : | 1 |
Faculty or Section : | Faculty of Business, Education, Law and Arts |
School or Department : | School of Humanities & Communication |
Grading basis : | Graded |
Course fee schedule : | /current-students/administration/fees/fee-schedules |
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Overview
This course provides a complementary role within Communication and Media Studies major, synthesising a variety of theoretical approaches and linking them to industrial practice and cultures of everyday life. This course has relevance to those professions in the knowledge and cultural industries.
This course discusses the relations between the culture industries and everyday life, and explores the relations between the economic and the cultural. Cultural goods and services such as media products, marketing/advertising and consumer products will be discussed along with audiences and markets within a globalised context. This course provides ways of critically engaging with the culture industries that may be useful to both consumers and professionals.
Course learning outcomes
On successful completion of this course students will be able to:
- demonstrate knowledge of relevant theoretical knowledge in communication and media studies;
- demonstrate knowledge of selected cultural industries and their relationship to consumers;
- examine the role of the audience, and how that may be understood;
- demonstrate appropriate academic and professional literacy skills.
Topics
Description | Weighting(%) | |
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1. | Economy and culture | 30.00 |
2. | Cultural production and creative activity | 20.00 |
3. | Consumer culture and everyday life | 20.00 |
4. | Advertising, marketing and branding | 30.00 |
Text and materials required to be purchased or accessed
Student workload expectations
To do well in this subject, students are expected to commit approximately 10 hours per week including class contact hours, independent study, and all assessment tasks. If you are undertaking additional activities, which may include placements and residential schools, the weekly workload hours may vary.
Assessment details
Description | Group Assessment |
Weighting (%) | Course learning outcomes |
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Quiz A1 of 5 | No | 2 | 1,3,4 |
Quiz A2 of 5 | No | 2 | 1,3,4 |
Essay 1 | No | 20 | 1,2,3,4 |
Quiz A3 of 5 | No | 2 | 1,3,4 |
Quiz A4 of 5 | No | 2 | 1,3,4 |
Essay 2 | No | 40 | 1,2,3,4 |
Quiz A5 of 5 | No | 2 | 1,2,3,4 |
Time limited online examinatn | No | 30 | 1,2,3,4 |