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COMM323 New Media

Updated: 10 October 2008
Credit Points 6
Offering
Responsible Campus Teaching Period Mode of Study
Armidale Semester 1 Off Campus
Armidale Semester 1 On Campus
Online level Level D - Comp/internet essential
Intensive School(s) None
Supervised Exam None
Pre-requisites 12 cp
Co-requisites None
Restrictions COMM123 or COMM223 or COMM423
Notes

Offered in odd numbered years

Combined Units COMM423 - New Media
Coordinator(s) To be advised
Unit Description

This unit explores today's new communications technologies. It focuses on the Internet and the World Wide Web and their cultural, economic and legal dimensions. Students investigate techniques of digital communications including principles of web site design. Through a series of case studies, they consider various industrial and community uses of digital communications, including the development of online websites by radio and television broadcasters and issues such as access to information and intellectual property. The unit provides an understanding of the global context in which digital communications are developing and debates about their social and cultural impact.

Prescribed Material
Mandatory
Text information will be published prior to commencement of the teaching period.
Recommended Material
Optional
Text information will be published prior to commencement of the teaching period.
Disclaimer Offer of some subjects is subject to viability. Information in these unit descriptions is subject to change prior to commencement of semester.
   

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