100-206 Net Communications

This subject is only available to students enrolled in the BA (Media and Communications), BA (Media and Communications)/Bachelor of Commerce, and BA (Media and Communications)/Bachelor of Laws.

Formerly available as 100-106 Cyber Communications. Students who have completed Cyber Communications are not eligible to enrol in this subject. Students are not permitted to enrol in this subject if they have completed or are enrolled in 103-002 Internet Applications

Completion of 25 points of core Media and Communications subjects and 25 points of optional Media and Communications subjects at first year level.

This subject introduces students to techniques in written communication for digital media, with a focus on publishing for the Internet and the world wide web. Students receive workshop instruction in web publishing techniques, with the aim of realising specific projects during the semester. Lectures will present students with a range of contemporary case studies demonstrating the Internet's social effects and cultural functions in order to contextualise their understanding of both Internet theory and practical communication techniques. On completion of this subject, students will have gained a broad overview of the relevant skills and sets of knowledge needed to work as professional communicators in the field of new media.

• have acquired a critical understanding of the role of professional communicators in the field of new media;

• gain a practical awareness of appropriate tools and methodologies for solving problems encountered in the process of designing, constructing and evaluating Internet based publishing projects;

• be able to demonstrate enhanced information literacy skills relevant to new media forms.

An on-line project 60% (due at the end of semester), written work and oral presentation 25% (due during the first half of semester), assignments and class participation 15% (due throughout semester). Students must attend at least 80% of classes to be eligible for assessment.

A subject reader will be available from the Bookroom at the beginning of semester.