STRATEGIC POLITICAL COMMUNICATION
STC5CPS
2019
Credit points: 15
Subject outline
This course aims to equip students with a broad understanding of the evolving framework and practices of communication in the political arena. Numerous case studies will be examined both from Australia and overseas. The course will examine the evolving nature of society and the "digital age" and the impact on 'traditional' politics. Further it will explore the role of non-elected 'political professionals' and the burgeoning profession of political communicators. It will examine the contemporary setting of politics as impacted by political communication and the issues of techniques of persuasion such as traditional 'lobbying', social media campaigning, political research, advocacy organisations, online and traditional media and the means by which new social media both serves and distorts in the age of the 24 hour news cycle.
School: School of Humanities & Social Sciences
Credit points: 15
Subject Co-ordinator: Mark Civitella
Available to Study Abroad Students: Yes
Subject year level: Year Level 5 - Masters
Exchange Students: Yes
Subject particulars
Subject rules
Prerequisites: Must be enrolled in HUSS Graduate Certificate, Graduate Diploma or Master Degree or through subject coordinator's approval or be enrolled in LMMMT - Master of Marketing Management or LMMKT - Master of Marketing
Co-requisites: N/A
Incompatible subjects: STC5SPC
Equivalent subjects: N/A
Special conditions: N/A
Graduate capabilities & intended learning outcomes
01. Capacity to provide an informed analysis and evaluation of the way particular issues, policies and events are or could be communicated in a political context
- Activities:
- Developing an ongoing strategy to deal with a current political situation which attempts to postion the communication toward an intended political outcome. This may include the practical production of a range of materials from rhetoric in speech preparation to campaign outlines etc.
- Related graduate capabilities and elements:
- Inquiry/ Research(Inquiry/ Research)
- Critical Thinking(Critical Thinking)
- Creative Problem-solving(Creative Problem-solving)
- Writing(Writing)
02. Demonstrated understanding of the mutually inter-realted functions of communication and politics in a variety of social and historical contexts.
- Activities:
- Detailed analysis of various political communication case studies, theories and practical situations.
- Related graduate capabilities and elements:
- Creative Problem-solving(Creative Problem-solving)
- Inquiry/ Research(Inquiry/ Research)
- Critical Thinking(Critical Thinking)
03. Systematic evaluation of the role of social media, lobbyists and non-elected players contribute to particular political campaigns via public access to communication
- Activities:
- Using various political communication theories and case studies devolop a reseach essay on a set topic.
- Related graduate capabilities and elements:
- Creative Problem-solving(Creative Problem-solving)
- Critical Thinking(Critical Thinking)
- Inquiry/ Research(Inquiry/ Research)
City Campus, 2019, Semester 1, Day
Overview
Online enrolment: Yes
Maximum enrolment size: N/A
Enrolment information:
Subject Instance Co-ordinator: Mark Civitella
Class requirements
SeminarWeek: 10 - 22
Six 7.0 hours seminar per study period on any day including weekend during the day from week 10 to week 22 and delivered via blended.
"3 x classes are held on a Friday and 3 x classes are held on a Saturday.
Needs to be timetabled with STC5SPC"
Assessments
| Assessment element | Comments | % | ILO* |
|---|---|---|---|
| Develop targeted political strategy, utilising communication theory and practice. (3500 words) | 60 | 03, 02, 01 | |
| Research essay which examines examples of political communication (equivalent to 1500 words) | 40 | 02, 01, 03 |