MDIA 7002 - Global Media
North Terrace Campus - Semester 2 - 2019
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General Course Information
Course Details
Course Code MDIA 7002 Course Global Media Coordinating Unit Media Term Semester 2 Level Postgraduate Coursework Location/s North Terrace Campus Units 6 Contact Up to 3 hours per week Available for Study Abroad and Exchange Prerequisites Undergraduate degree Restrictions Available to MA Global Media Specialisation students only Assessment Online quizzes and short answer tasks(4 x 15%)(60%), 5000 word case study (40%) Course Staff
Course Coordinator: Associate Professor Kathryn Bowd
Course Coordinator - Associate Professor Peter C. PugsleyCourse Timetable
The full timetable of all activities for this course can be accessed from Course Planner.
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Learning Outcomes
Course Learning Outcomes
1. Demonstrate an informed understanding of media in a global context
2. Critically engage with major theoretical frameworks, concepts and debates
3. Demonstrate competence in identifying key areas within global media research
4. Evaluate the role of key methodologies in global media research and how these inform the production of knowledge
5. Identify past and present trends in global media studies and how these relate to broader issues of identity, citizenship and the public sphere.
6. Demonstrate an informed sense of how the media can be used to project national agendas and identities beyond state bordersUniversity Graduate Attributes
No information currently available.
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Learning Resources
Required Resources
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Learning & Teaching Activities
Learning & Teaching Modes
1 x 3hr workshop each week. The semester is taught across 4 modules with specialist teachers for each module.Workload
The information below is provided as a guide to assist students in engaging appropriately with the course requirements.
Structured Learning
1 x 3-hour workshop per week: 36 hours per semester
Self-directed learning
12 hours reading per week: 144 hours per semester
6 hours research per week: 72 hours per semester
5 hours assignment preparation per week: 60 hours per semesterLearning Activities Summary
Weekly Schedule (order of topics subject to change)
1 Approaches to Global Media Studies
2 Globalisation, Communication and Culture
3 Spatiality and Temporality in Global Media
4 The Global Nature of New Media
5 New Concepts in Global Media Development
6 Networked Societies and Public Spheres
7 The Global Media Market
8 The Diasporic Audience
9 Minority Discourses
10 Challenging Media Imperialism
11 Multiculturalism and the Burden of Representation
12 Global Media: A Review -
Assessment
The University's policy on Assessment for Coursework Programs is based on the following four principles:
- Assessment must encourage and reinforce learning.
- Assessment must enable robust and fair judgements about student performance.
- Assessment practices must be fair and equitable to students and give them the opportunity to demonstrate what they have learned.
- Assessment must maintain academic standards.
Assessment Summary
No information currently available.
Assessment Detail
4 x 10% Online quizzes include short answer topics – these are both formative and summative (summative of each of the 4 modules through the semester).
5,000-word Case study as final component of the course drawing on each of the 4 modules in the course.Submission
No information currently available.
Course Grading
Grades for your performance in this course will be awarded in accordance with the following scheme:
M10 (Coursework Mark Scheme) Grade Mark Description FNS Fail No Submission F 1-49 Fail P 50-64 Pass C 65-74 Credit D 75-84 Distinction HD 85-100 High Distinction CN Continuing NFE No Formal Examination RP Result Pending Further details of the grades/results can be obtained from Examinations.
Grade Descriptors are available which provide a general guide to the standard of work that is expected at each grade level. More information at Assessment for Coursework Programs.
Final results for this course will be made available through Access Adelaide.
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