ALM101 - Making Social Media
Unit details
Year: | 2020 unit information |
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Important Update: | Classes and seminars in Trimester 3, 2020 will be online. Physical distancing for coronavirus (COVID-19) will affect delivery of other learning experiences in this unit. Please check your unit sites for announcements and updates one week prior to the start of trimester. Last updated: 5 October 2020 |
Enrolment modes: | Trimester 1: Burwood (Melbourne), Waurn Ponds (Geelong), Cloud (online), CBD* Note: Enrolment into this unit must be completed by the end of week 1 of trimester due to early assessment deadlines. |
Credit point(s): | 1 |
EFTSL value: | 0.125 |
Unit Chair: | Trimester 1: Adam Brown Trimester 3: Earvin Cabalquinto |
Prerequisite: | Nil |
Corequisite: | Nil |
Incompatible with: | ALC203 |
Typical study commitment: | Students will on average spend 150 hours over the teaching period undertaking the teaching, learning and assessment activities for this unit. |
Scheduled learning activities - campus: | Trimester 1: 1 x 2-hour seminar per week and extensive online interactions via social media equivalent to 1 x 1-hour class per week Trimester 3: 1 x 2-hour seminar per week and extensive online interactions via social media equivalent to 1 x 1-hour class per week |
Scheduled learning activities - cloud: | 1 x 2-hour seminar per week for Cloud students. Extensive online interactions via social media equivalent to 1 x 1-hour class per week for all students |
Note:*CBD refers to the National Indigenous Knowledges, Education, Research and Innovation (NIKERI) Institute; Community Based Delivery |
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 various 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.
| These are the Learning Outcomes (ULO) for this unit At the completion of this unit, successful students can: | |
ULO1 | Explain, identify, and evaluate the users, settings, and implications of social media in a range of contexts | GLO1: Discipline-specific knowledge and capabilities GLO4: Critical thinking |
ULO2 | Actively contribute to an online community by engaging in a practical manner with various social media technologies | GLO3: Digital literacy |
ULO3 | Create digital content that demonstrates a competent level of digital literacy and creativity through legal and ethical participation in the online world | GLO3: Digital literacy |
ULO4 | Apply communication skills through creating online content across different social media platforms | GLO2: Communication |
ULO5 | Reflect on the reasons and decisions behind one's own online presence and digital media making | GLO6: Self-management |
These Unit Learning Outcomes are applicable for all teaching periods throughout the year
Assessment
Trimester 1:Assessment Description | Student output | Grading and weighting (% total mark for unit) | Indicative due week |
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Assessment 1 (Individual) - Online exercise | equivalent to 800 words | 20% | Information not yet available |
Assessment 2 (Individual) - Portfolio output 1 | equivalent to 1600 words | 40% | Information not yet available |
Assessment 3 (Individual) - Portfolio output 2 | equivalent to 1600 words | 40% | Information not yet available |
The assessment due weeks provided may change. The Unit Chair will clarify the exact assessment requirements, including the due date, at the start of the teaching period.
Learning Resource
There is no prescribed text. Unit materials are provided via the unit site. This includes unit topic readings and references to further information.
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