HUMN 3033 Digital Cultures

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Credit Points 10

Legacy Code 102410

Coordinator Chris Fleming Opens in new window

Description This is the compulsory Level 3 capstone subject for the Cultural and Society major and a compulsory subject in the Digital Cultures major. It gives students essential skills for researching and analysing contemporary cultural and social processes through a digital lens. Key topics include youth and digital culture, digital citizenship, racism and the digital, film and games, and digital work and economies. Through this subject, students gain an understanding of how digital technologies transform everyday practices, meanings and identities, create new opportunities and problems for addressing societal challenges and explore what it means to participate in a digital society, now and in the future.

School Humanities & Comm Arts

Discipline Studies in Human Society, Not Elsewhere Classified.

Student Contribution Band HECS Band 4 10cp

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Level Undergraduate Level 3 subject

Equivalent Subjects HUMN 3028 - Culture Society and Globalisation

Restrictions

Successful completion of 60 credit points in currently enrolled program.

Assessment

The following table summarises the standard assessment tasks for this subject. Please note this is a guide only. Assessment tasks are regularly updated, where there is a difference your Learning Guide takes precedence.

Type Length Percent Threshold Individual/Group Task
Quiz 1,000 words 30 N Individual
Essay 1,500 words 40 N Individual
Report 1,250 words and 10-20 slides to last a maximum 10 minutes 30 N Group

Prescribed Texts

  • Subject Reader

Teaching Periods