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This unit information may be updated and amended immediately prior to semester. To ensure you have the correct outline, please check it again at the beginning of semester.
The rapid development of communication technologies has had a profound effect on global communications, business, innovation, cultural convergence and leisure choices. This unit explores these changes with a view of raising awareness of how these factors can be used to help promote innovation in industry and society. Evolving new media, technology, political and economic factors will be discussed that impact on globalisation, as well as the social, cultural and historical factors that mediate the interpretation of emergent international trends.
On completion of this unit students should be able to:
This unit is taught on campus and consists of a weekly three-hour seminar. A one-hour lecture will be followed by tutorials that may include debates, case studies, short student presentations, and class discussion.
GS1 GRADING SCHEMA 1 Used for standard coursework units
Students please note: The marks and grades received by students on assessments may be subject to further moderation. All marks and grades are to be considered provisional until endorsed by the relevant Board of Examiners.
| Type | Description | Value |
|---|---|---|
| Tutorial Presentation | Presentation and Report | 50% |
| Essay | Essay | 50% |
| Type | Description | Value |
|---|---|---|
| Report | Report | 50% |
| Essay | Essay | 50% |
For the purposes of considering a request for Reasonable Adjustments under the Disability Standards for Education (Commonwealth 2005), inherent requirements for this subject are articulated in the Unit Description, Learning Outcomes and Assessment Requirements of this entry. The University is dedicated to provide support to those with special requirements. Further details on the support for students with disabilities or medical conditions can be found at the Access and Inclusion website.
Edith Cowan University has firm rules governing academic misconduct and there are substantial penalties that can be applied to students who are found in breach of these rules. Academic misconduct includes, but is not limited to:
Additionally, any material submitted for assessment purposes must be work that has not been submitted previously, by any person, for any other unit at ECU or elsewhere.
The ECU rules and policies governing all academic activities, including misconduct, can be accessed through the ECU website.
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This unit information may be updated and amended immediately prior to semester. To ensure you have the correct outline, please check it again at the beginning of semester.
The rapid development of communication technologies has had a profound effect on global communications, business, innovation, cultural convergence and leisure choices. This unit explores these changes with a view of raising awareness of how these factors can be used to help promote innovation in industry and society. Evolving new media, technology, political and economic factors will be discussed that impact on globalisation, as well as the social, cultural and historical factors that mediate the interpretation of emergent international trends.
On completion of this unit students should be able to:
This unit is taught on campus and consists of a weekly three-hour seminar. A one-hour lecture will be followed by tutorials that may include debates, case studies, short student presentations, and class discussion.
GS1 GRADING SCHEMA 1 Used for standard coursework units
Students please note: The marks and grades received by students on assessments may be subject to further moderation. All marks and grades are to be considered provisional until endorsed by the relevant Board of Examiners.
| Type | Description | Value |
|---|---|---|
| Tutorial Presentation | Presentation and Report | 50% |
| Essay | Essay | 50% |
| Type | Description | Value |
|---|---|---|
| Report | Report | 50% |
| Essay | Essay | 50% |
For the purposes of considering a request for Reasonable Adjustments under the Disability Standards for Education (Commonwealth 2005), inherent requirements for this subject are articulated in the Unit Description, Learning Outcomes and Assessment Requirements of this entry. The University is dedicated to provide support to those with special requirements. Further details on the support for students with disabilities or medical conditions can be found at the Access and Inclusion website.
Edith Cowan University has firm rules governing academic misconduct and there are substantial penalties that can be applied to students who are found in breach of these rules. Academic misconduct includes, but is not limited to:
Additionally, any material submitted for assessment purposes must be work that has not been submitted previously, by any person, for any other unit at ECU or elsewhere.
The ECU rules and policies governing all academic activities, including misconduct, can be accessed through the ECU website.
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