Media Forms - MEFT3105

   
   
 
Course Outline: See below
 
 
Campus: Kensington Campus
 
 
Career: Undergraduate
 
 
Units of Credit: 6
 
 
EFTSL: 0.12500 (more info)
 
 
Indicative Contact Hours per Week: 4
 
 
Enrolment Requirements:
 
 
Prerequisite: 72 units of credit
 
 
Equivalent: MDCM3000
 
 
Fee Band: 1 (more info)
 
 
Further Information: See Class Timetable
 
 

Description


The relationship between changing media forms and their techno-cultural contexts is studied. Various social and theoretical explanations are given for these relationships. Students are encouraged to develop a critical perspective on the issues together with an appreciation of the way in which forms develop and function in society.

Note: MEFT3105 is not available to students enrolled in Programs 3402, 3994 or 4764. Students in these programs must enrol in Media Forms under the MDCM3000 course code.


Learning Outcomes


Students will:
  • Develop critical reading and writing practices in relation to media forms and their social contexts
  • Develop a more complex context for their creative media practice in other media, allowing them perhaps to think differently about audio-visual video, networked media and other media forms and processes
  • Develop their own ideas about contemporary media developments
  • Encounter various social, historical and theoretical explanations for these developments
  • Gain a clearer understanding of the historical development of media forms and their role in contemporary life
  • Be able to give clear expression to their ideas about these media developments - in oral discussion and in writing, developing skills in both, and understanding both as forms of media production.

Assessment


  • Participation - 15%
  • Group tutorial presentation - 15%
  • Critical reading project (1200-1500 words) - 30%
  • Research report (2500-3000 words) - 40%