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MMCC7000 – Media and Social Media
2023 – Session 1, Online-scheduled-weekday
General Information
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| Unit convenor and teaching staff |
Unit convenor and teaching staff
Convenor
John Potts
Contact via 9850 2163
10Ha 165J
Monday 10 - 11
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| Credit points |
Credit points
10
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| Prerequisites |
Prerequisites
Admission to MRes
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| Corequisites |
Corequisites
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| Co-badged status |
Co-badged status
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| Unit description |
Unit description
Media and social media dominate our political, social and cultural landscapes. This unit investigates their multilayered dynamic by incorporating a range of disciplinary and/or interdisciplinary approaches within media, communications, cultural studies and media arts. It surveys approaches to media and representation in the broad media and communications discipline. A section of this unit specifically addresses issues in social media. Students will explore how academic research can be utilised to study a rapidly evolving cultural reality and technological infrastructure. |
Important Academic Dates
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Learning Outcomes
On successful completion of this unit, you will be able to:
- ULO1: demonstrate a coherent knowledge of the principles, methods and concepts within a discipline area.
- ULO2: develop and demonstrate a high level of oral, written, and discipline specific communication skills.
- ULO3: communicate research principles and perspectives situated in a disciplinary area.
- ULO4: apply informed and logical judgments to the arguments of others.
- ULO5: synthesize and apply ideas to new contexts.
General Assessment Information
Unless a Special Consideration request has been submitted and approved, a 5% penalty (of the total possible mark) will be applied each day a written assessment is not submitted, up until the 7th day (including weekends). After the 7th day, a mark of ‘0’ (zero) will be awarded even if the assessment is submitted. Submission time for all written assessments is set at 11.55pm. A 1-hour grace period is provided to students who experience a technical issue. This late penalty will apply to written reports and recordings only. Late submission of time sensitive tasks (such as tests/exams, performance assessments/presentations, scheduled practical assessments/labs will be addressed by the unit convenor in a Special consideration application.
Assessment Tasks
| Name | Weighting | Hurdle | Due |
|---|---|---|---|
| Research Essay | 50% | No | 11. 55 pm, 11/06/2023 |
| Seminar Presentation | 20% | No | 11.55 pm, 22/05/2023 |
| Essay | 30% | No | 11.55 pm, 24/04/2023 |
Research Essay
Assessment Type 1: Essay
Indicative Time on Task 2: 46 hours
Due: 11. 55 pm, 11/06/2023
Weighting: 50%
This essay requires students to critically engage with current literature and undertake in-depth independent research.
Refer to iLearn for further information.
On successful completion you will be able to:
- demonstrate a coherent knowledge of the principles, methods and concepts within a discipline area.
- develop and demonstrate a high level of oral, written, and discipline specific communication skills.
- communicate research principles and perspectives situated in a disciplinary area.
- apply informed and logical judgments to the arguments of others.
- synthesize and apply ideas to new contexts.
Seminar Presentation
Assessment Type 1: Presentation
Indicative Time on Task 2: 15 hours
Due: 11.55 pm, 22/05/2023
Weighting: 20%
Students will be required to present on a specific unit topic.
Refer to iLearn for further information.
On successful completion you will be able to:
- demonstrate a coherent knowledge of the principles, methods and concepts within a discipline area.
- develop and demonstrate a high level of oral, written, and discipline specific communication skills.
- communicate research principles and perspectives situated in a disciplinary area.
- apply informed and logical judgments to the arguments of others.
- synthesize and apply ideas to new contexts.
Essay
Assessment Type 1: Essay
Indicative Time on Task 2: 25 hours
Due: 11.55 pm, 24/04/2023
Weighting: 30%
This essay requires student to critically engage with unit content and independent research.
Refer to iLearn for further information.
On successful completion you will be able to:
- demonstrate a coherent knowledge of the principles, methods and concepts within a discipline area.
- develop and demonstrate a high level of oral, written, and discipline specific communication skills.
- communicate research principles and perspectives situated in a disciplinary area.
- apply informed and logical judgments to the arguments of others.
- synthesize and apply ideas to new contexts.
1 If you need help with your assignment, please contact:
- the academic teaching staff in your unit for guidance in understanding or completing this type of assessment
- the Writing Centre for academic skills support.
2 Indicative time-on-task is an estimate of the time required for completion of the assessment task and is subject to individual variation
Delivery and Resources
Readings will be provided by the convenor. Some readings are available online for download, as detailed in the Unit Schedule.
Unit Schedule
MMCC7000 Unit Schedule
Week 2: 27 February – Introduction to Media and Social Media (John Potts)
Week 3: 6th March - Media Studies (John Potts)
Reading: Turner, G. (2015), 'Introduction', Re-Inventing the Media, London and New York:
Routledge. pp. 1-15.
Background Reading: Cunningham, S., and Turnbull, S. (2014). 'Introduction' and The Media
and Communications: Theoretical Traditions', The Media and Communications in Australia 4th
Edition. Sydney: Allen & Unwin. pp. 1-30.
Week 4: 13th March - Cultural Studies (Nicole Anderson)
Reading: Nicole Anderson and Katrina Schulnke, 'Introduction: Theory to Practice' in Anderson
& Schulnke, Cultural Theory in Everyday Practice, Oxford: Oxford University Press, 2009
Week 5: 20th March - Writing (Willa McDonald)
Reading: Rachel Robertson, Daniel Juckes, Marie O’Rourke and Renee Pettitt-Schipp
"An ambiguous genre: thoughts on creative non-fiction and the exegesis", Text: Journal of Writing and Writing Programs, Special Issue, 44, The Exegesis Now ed's Craig Batty and Donna Lee Brien, Oct, 2017. http://www.textjournal.com.au/speciss/issue44/content.htm
Jen Webb, Jordan Williams and Paul Collis "Talking it over: the agony and the ecstasy of the creative writing doctorate", Text: Journal of Writing and Writing Programs, Special Issue, 44, The Exegesis Now ed's Craig Batty and Donna Lee Brien, Oct, 2017.http://www.textjournal.com.au/speciss/issue44/Webb_et_al.pdf
Week 6: 27th March - Screen Studies (Stefan Solomon)
Reading: David Bordwell, 'The Viewer's Share: Models of Mind in Explaining Film' (2012)
at http://www.davidbordwell.net/essays/viewersshare.php
Week 7: 3rd April - Music (Julian Knowles)
Reading: Hesmondhalgh, David and Negus, Keith (2002) 'Introduction - Popular Music Studies:Meaning, Power and Value'. In David Hesmondhalgh and Keith Negus (eds), Popular Music Studies. London: Arnold, pp. 1-10.
MID-SEMESTER BREAK
Week 8: 24th April - Creative Arts and Media Arts (Jon Burtt)
Reading: Barrett, Estelle. 2010, 'Introduction’, in Barrett Estelle, and Barbara Bolt (eds) Practice
as Research: Approaches to creative arts enquiry, (New York: Palgrave Macmillan) pp. 1-13
Week 9: 1st May - Social Media 1 (Tai Neilson)
Reading: Crawford. (2021). Data. The Atlas of AI: Power, Politics, and the Planetary Costs of Artificial Intelligence. Yale University Press. .
Week 10: 8th May - Social Media 2 (Tai Neilson)
Reading: Citton. (2017). From Attention Economy to Attention Ecology. The ecology of attention (English edition.). Polity Press. Intro-Ch 3
Week 11: 15 May - Media Disciplines and Sub-disciplines (John Potts)
Week 12: 22nd May - Student Presentations (John Potts)
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Unit information based on version 2023.01R of the Handbook