ALM101 - Making Social Media

Year:

2025 unit information

Enrolment modes:

Trimester 1: Burwood (Melbourne), Waurn Ponds (Geelong), Online, Community Based Delivery (CBD)*

Trimester 3: Burwood (Melbourne), Waurn Ponds (Geelong), Online

Note: Enrolment into this unit must be completed by the end of week 1 of trimester due to early assessment deadlines.

Credit point(s): 1
EFTSL value: 0.125
Prerequisite:

Nil

Corequisite: Nil
Study commitment

Students will on average spend 150-hours over the teaching period undertaking the teaching, learning and assessment activities for this unit.

This will include educator guided online learning activities within the unit site.

Scheduled learning activities - campus

Trimester 1:

1 x 2-hour on-campus seminar per week

Approximately 11-hours of online learning tasks and discussions per week

Trimester 3:

1 x 4-hour on-campus intensive (seminars) per trimester in weeks 1, 2, 4, 8, 10

1 x 2-hour online seminar per trimester in week 11

Approximately 11-hours of online learning tasks and discussions per week

Scheduled learning activities - online

1 x 2-hour online seminar per week

Approximately 11-hours of online learning tasks and discussions per week

Note:

*Community Based Delivery (CBD): only for students of the National Indigenous Knowledges, Education, Research and Innovation NIKERI Institute (located at the Waurn Ponds campus)

Content

This unit enables students to explore and experience present day digital media culture in critical and creative ways. The unit is built on multi-platformed content, delivery and assessment, providing a user-friendly engagement with social media that facilitates practical, hands-on work in micro-blogging, blogging and podcasting. Creating and sharing different forms of media content, students learn how to communicate across various online platforms as part of a highly interactive community. Highlighting the benefits of media-making for personal and professional use, the unit allows students to develop their portfolios and discover how to use social media to strategically build a dynamic online identity.

Unit Fee Information

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Tuition fees increase at the beginning of each calendar year and all fees quoted are in Australian dollars ($AUD). Tuition fees do not include textbooks, computer equipment or software, other equipment or costs such as mandatory checks, travel and stationery.

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