CCI502 Multiplatform Communication (16)
Abstract
Professional communicators need to understand and operate effectively across a range of communication platforms for different purposes. Students develop an understanding of communication theory as it applies across multiple platforms, digital, online and traditional. Students focus their study on the requirements of their own communication discipline and develop the ability to critically reflect on their own identities, responsibilities and practices in a multiplatform communication environment. |
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+ Subject Availability Modes and Location
Session 3 | Distance | Bathurst Campus |
Continuing students should consult the SAL for current offering details: CCI502
Where differences exist between the Handbook and the SAL, the SAL should be taken as containing the correct subject offering details.
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Subject informationDuration | Grading System | School: |
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One session | HD/FL | School of Communication and Creative Industries |
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Learning OutcomesUpon successful completion of this subject, students should:
- demonstrate an understanding of communication theory as it applies across multiple platforms, digital, online and traditional
- demonstrate ability to review, analyse and critically evaluate uses and applications of different platforms
- demonstrate ability to critically assess and evaluate concepts of identity, responsibility and practice in a multiplatform communication environment
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SyllabusThe subject will cover the following topics:
- Contemporary communication platforms
- Online social and professional networks
- Introduction to communication theory
- Frameworks for critical evaluation of multiplatform communication
- Authenticity and credibility in digital identity
- Personal, professional and social responsibility in communication
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The information contained in the 2016 CSU Handbook was accurate at the date of publication: 06 September 2016. The University reserves the right to vary the information at any time without notice.