DIGI207-23S2 (C) Semester Two 2023

Social Media

15 points

Details:
Start Date: Monday, 17 July 2023
End Date: Sunday, 12 November 2023
Withdrawal Dates
Last Day to withdraw from this course:
  • Without financial penalty (full fee refund): Sunday, 30 July 2023
  • Without academic penalty (including no fee refund): Sunday, 1 October 2023

Description

This course prepares students to do public communication in a rapidly changing media environment. The first half of the course explores how a range of social media platforms work and how professional communicators are attempting to use it. Topics will include networks, convergence culture, privacy and new forms of public life. In the second half of the course students will apply these ideas in a community or workplace environment. This course involves community and work-integrated learning.

Prerequisites

Any 15 points at 100 level from COMS or DIGI, or
any 60 points at 100 level from the Schedule V of the BA.

Restrictions

COMS222, COMS207

Equivalent Courses

Timetable 2023

Students must attend one activity from each section.

Lecture A
Activity Day Time Location Weeks
01 Friday 09:00 - 10:00 Rehua 102
17 Jul - 20 Aug
Lecture B
Activity Day Time Location Weeks
01 Monday 10:00 - 12:00 Rata 222 & 223 Drawing Office
17 Jul - 20 Aug
Presentation A
Activity Day Time Location Weeks
01 Friday 11:00 - 13:00 Rehua 005
21 Aug - 27 Aug
Presentation B
Activity Day Time Location Weeks
01 Wednesday 15:00 - 17:00 E7 Lecture Theatre
21 Aug - 27 Aug
Presentation C
Activity Day Time Location Weeks
01 Friday 13:00 - 15:00 Rehua 102
16 Oct - 22 Oct
Presentation D
Activity Day Time Location Weeks
01 Monday 11:00 - 13:00 A3 Lecture Theatre
16 Oct - 22 Oct
Workshop A
Activity Day Time Location Weeks
01 Monday 10:00 - 11:00 Rata 222 & 223 Drawing Office
11 Sep - 15 Oct

Course Coordinator

Donald Matheson

Indicative Fees

Domestic fee $821.00

International fee $3,750.00

* All fees are inclusive of NZ GST or any equivalent overseas tax, and do not include any programme level discount or additional course-related expenses.

For further information see Language, Social and Political Sciences .

All DIGI207 Occurrences

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