ASC346 - Media, Stories and Power
Unit details
Year: | 2019 unit information |
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Enrolment modes: | Not offered 2019, re-offered Trimester 1 2020 |
Credit point(s): | 1 |
EFTSL value: | 0.125 |
Prerequisite: | Nil |
Corequisite: | Nil |
Incompatible with: | ASC246, ASC446 |
Scheduled learning activities - campus: | 1 x 1 hour Class per week, 1 x 1 hour Seminar per week |
Scheduled learning activities - cloud (online): | 1 x 1 hour Class per week (recordings provided), 1 x 1 hour online Seminar per week |
Content
Employing a variety of theoretical perspectives, the unit analyses the social, cultural, economic and political features of mass media. These paradigms are approached from a specifically sociological perspective covering various aspects of the media industries, texts, audiences and newer technologies. Topics include:
- Is the media just 'big business'?
- Can the media influence people's attitudes and behaviour?
- Do advertisements work?
- Is the news factual?
- Why are soap operas so popular?
- Has the media enhanced citizenship and democracy?
- Will the Internet be a liberating technology?
Assessment
Campus:
Assessment 1 (Individual) - Essay (1600 words) - 40%
Assessment 2 (Individual) - Class Exercises (800 words or equivalent) - 20%
Assessment 3 (Individual) - Test (1600 words or equivalent) - 40%
Cloud (online):
Assessment 1 (Individual) - Essay (1600 words) - 40%
Assessment 2 (Individual) - Quiz (800 words or equivalent) - 20%
Assessment 3 (Individual) - Test (1600 words or equivalent) - 40%
Unit Fee Information
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