ALM101 - Making Social Media
Unit details
| Year | 2018 unit information |
|---|---|
| Enrolment modes: | Trimester 1: Burwood (Melbourne), Waurn Ponds (Geelong), Online Trimester 3: Burwood (Melbourne), Online |
| Credit point(s): | 1 |
| EFTSL value: | 0.125 |
| Unit chair: | Adam Brown |
| Prerequisite: | Nil |
| Corequisite: | Nil |
| Incompatible with: | ALC203 |
| Contact hours: | Campus: 1 x 2 hour Seminar per week and extensive online interactions. Cloud (online): Learning experience are via CloudDeakin and a range of other online media |
Content
This unit enables students to explore and experience present day digital media culture in critical and creative ways. The unit is built on multi-platformed content, delivery and assessment, providing a user-friendly engagement with social media that facilitates practical, hands-on work in micro-blogging, blogging and podcasting. Creating and sharing different forms of media content, students learn how to communicate across different online platforms as part of a highly interactive community. Highlighting the benefits of media-making for personal and professional use, the unit allows students to develop their portfolios and discover how to use social media to strategically build a dynamic online identity.
Assessment
Portfolio exercise, 20%
Portfolio output 1, 40%
Portfolio output 2, 40%