Graduate Social Media, Communities and Networks
PostgraduateCUR-MIC5042025
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Surf online worlds, communities and sub-cultures. Explore the relationship between technology and social bonding. Plug into gaming, social and Indigenous online networks. Analyse how on and offline ways of communicating are beginning to blur.
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- Study method
- 100% online
- Assessments
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- Enrol by
- 23 Feb 2025
- Entry requirements
- No ATAR needed, No prior study
- Duration
- 13 weeks
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Graduate Social Media, Communities and Networks
About this subject
At the completion of this subject students will be able to:
- critically analyse the operation, nature, purpose and origin of Internet-mediated communities and online networks of social interaction
- evaluate specific examples of Internet-mediated social media communities and networks in terms of theories of broader interaction and identity within society
- generate and effectively transmit ideas on the complex relationship between technological forms of connectivity and social practices of connectivity
- use conceptual knowledge of Internet-mediated social media communities and networks to be an effective participant in diverse forms of online interaction
- transmit knowledge of a broad range of ideas about effective networked communities.
- Introduction to Social Media Communities and Networks
- Communities and Social Media
- Online Networks and Social Change
- Identity and Online Advocacy
- Indigenous Communities, Online Diaspora and Social Media
- Conference preparation, participation and evaluation
This subject was previously known as Social Media, Communities and Networks.
Digital and social media offers many opportunities for people to share their lives with others and engage in social interaction and dialogue. Initially digital and social media seemed to be about 'virtual' community; but these days, online and offline networking and community practices merge. Social media now plays a major role in 'being together' - whether to maintain relations with friends and family, to advance political causes, to escape into fantasy worlds, or to strengthen communal belonging. In this unit, you will investigate the excitement, the scepticism, the possibilities and the pitfalls of communities, networks and digital and online social interaction and become more effective in managing and facilitating them.
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- Conference Paper (40%)
- Conference Participation Reflection (40%)
- Essay (20%)
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Equivalent subjects
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- 0.125 EFTSL
- This is in the range of 10 to 12 hours of study each week.
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Once you’ve completed this subject it can be credited towards one of the following courses
PostgraduateOUA-PSU-GCE
Graduate Certificate in Digital and Social Media
PostgraduateCUR-MIC-GCE
Graduate Diploma in Digital and Social Media
PostgraduateCUR-MIC-GDI
Master of Digital and Social Media
PostgraduateCUR-MIC-MAS
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