PROFESSIONAL COMMUNICATION - GLOBAL AND SPECIALIST
STC3PCG
Not currently offered
Credit points: 15
Subject outline
Professional Communication - Global and Specialist will cover the field of global cultural and communication theory along with an applied research component on specialist/emergency communication. Topics covered will include: global media flows and the north/south imbalance; cultural hybridisation and local/global tensions; transational media and disaporic audiences; social media as global communication; network journalism and international law and global communication. The applied research component on specialist/emergency communication will enable students to focus an area of their choice: public service communication; emergency communication; or environmental communication, developing research skills for either future academic study, or practical application in communication based careers.
School: School of Humanities & Social Sciences
Credit points: 15
Subject Co-ordinator: John Benson
Available to Study Abroad Students: Yes
Subject year level: Year Level 3 - UG
Exchange Students: Yes
Subject particulars
Subject rules
Prerequisites: 30 credit points of 2nd year Professional Commmunication units or coordinator's approval.
Co-requisites: N/A
Incompatible subjects: N/A
Equivalent subjects: N/A
Special conditions: N/A
Learning resources
Readings
| Resource Type | Title | Resource Requirement | Author and Year | Publisher |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Readings | Communication and New media | Recommended | Hirst, M and Harrison, J 2007 | OXFORD UNIVERSITY PRESS |
| Readings | Media consumption and public engagement: Beyond the presumption of atttention | Recommended | Couldry, Nick, Sonia M Livingstone and Tim Markham | 2007, NEW YORK, N.Y.: PALGRAVE MACMILLAN |
| Readings | The media and communications in Australia | Recommended | Cunningham, Stuart and Graeme Turner, 2006 | 2ND EDITION. CROWS NEST, NSW : ALLEN & UNWIN |
Graduate capabilities & intended learning outcomes
01. Ability to express ideas in a public forum
- Activities:
- Through oral presentation in class
- Related graduate capabilities and elements:
- Speaking(Speaking)
02. Demonstrate critical understanding of global communication theories.
- Activities:
- Weekly reading for tutorial question/topic discussions.
- Related graduate capabilities and elements:
- Speaking(Speaking)
- Critical Thinking(Critical Thinking)
03. Develop practical skills in critical academic writing.
- Activities:
- Writing the final research essay and annotated bibliography
- Related graduate capabilities and elements:
- Writing(Writing)
04. Identify, analyse and evaluate competing theories and arguments about communication and media
- Activities:
- Researching and writing the final essay and during tutorial discussion.
- Related graduate capabilities and elements:
- Inquiry/ Research(Inquiry/ Research)
- Writing(Writing)
- Critical Thinking(Critical Thinking)
05. Time management skills
- Activities:
- Through punctual class attendance and meeting assignment deadlines
- Related graduate capabilities and elements:
- Creative Problem-solving(Creative Problem-solving)
06. Work productively in a group or team and be able to listen, lead and contribute as required
- Activities:
- Through collaborative development of a communication issue for group oral presentation.
- Related graduate capabilities and elements:
- Creative Problem-solving(Creative Problem-solving)
- Teamwork(Teamwork)