CONSTRUCTING COMMUNICATION

STC1CCO

2014

Credit points: 15

Subject outline

Constructing Communication introduces ways of understanding communication and the media. The subject begins with our everyday experiences of media and communication and approaches these through three modules: therories of communication, communication media and channels, and communication practice. The goal here is to demonstrate the fundaments of communication and that in trying to make sense of the media scholars go beyond immediate experiences to systematic ways of constructing knowledge from these experiences.

Faculty: Faculty of Humanities & Social Sciences

Credit points: 15

Subject Co-ordinator: Susan Gillett

Available to Study Abroad Students: Yes

Subject year level: Year Level 1 - UG

Exchange Students: Yes

Subject particulars

Subject rules

Prerequisites: N/A

Co-requisites: N/A

Incompatible subjects: N/A

Equivalent subjects: N/A

Special conditions: Core subject for ABSC & elective to ABMS. This subject is a suggested elective for the ABA major in Strategic Communication (Bundoora & Bendigo campuses).

Learning resources

Readings

Resource TypeTitleResource RequirementAuthor and YearPublisher
ReadingsCommunication, New Media and Everyday LifeRecommendedChalkley, T., Brown, A., Cinque, T., Hobbs, M., & Finn, M.OUP, SOUTH MELBOURNE, VICTORIA.

Bendigo, 2014, Semester 2, Day

Overview

Online enrolment: Yes

Maximum enrolment size: N/A

Enrolment information:

Subject Instance Co-ordinator: Susan Gillett

Class requirements

Lecture/SeminarWeek: 31 - 43
One 1.0 hours lecture/seminar per week on weekdays during the day from week 31 to week 43 and delivered via blended.

TutorialWeek: 31 - 43
One 2.0 hours tutorial per week on weekdays during the day from week 31 to week 43 and delivered via blended.

Assessments

Assessment elementComments%
Essay, 1,750 words35
Group presentation (Equivalent to 1,750 wrods)35
Online quiz on library skills (Equivalent to 250 words)10
Short writing exercise (Equivalent to 250 words)20

Melbourne, 2014, Semester 2, Day

Overview

Online enrolment: Yes

Maximum enrolment size: N/A

Enrolment information:

Subject Instance Co-ordinator: Susan Gillett

Class requirements

Lecture/SeminarWeek: 31 - 43
One 1.0 hours lecture/seminar per week on weekdays during the day from week 31 to week 43 and delivered via blended.

TutorialWeek: 31 - 43
One 2.0 hours tutorial per week on weekdays during the day from week 31 to week 43 and delivered via blended.

Assessments

Assessment elementComments%
Essay, 1,750 words35
Group presentation (Equivalent to 1,750 wrods)35
Online quiz on library skills (Equivalent to 250 words)10
Short writing exercise (Equivalent to 250 words)20