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Unit of Study COM00455 - Online Media Design (2018)

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  • Pre-requisites

    72 credit points in any SCU units

  • Enrolment information

    A familiarity with industry standard design software would be an advantage.


Learning outcomes and graduate attributes

Unit Learning Outcomes express learning achievement in terms of what a student should know, understand and be able to do on completion of a unit. These outcomes are aligned with the graduate attributes. The unit learning outcomes and graduate attributes are also the basis of evaluating prior learning.

On completion of this unit, students should be able to:

GA1: Intellectual rigour, GA2: Creativity, GA3: Ethical practice, GA4: Knowledge of a discipline, GA5: Lifelong learning, GA6: Communication and social skills, GA7: Cultural competence
Learning outcome count Learning outcome description GA1 GA2 GA3 GA4 GA5 GA6 GA7
1 describe current digital communication technologies and production processes
2 use the Internet and the World Wide Web and associated software for research and publishing
3 discuss and apply foundational skills in online publishing, including the ability to create a website
4 develop a capacity for self-learning of computer and web design skills in an online environment
5 critically analyse and discuss social, cultural, legal and ethical contexts of web authoring and publishing.

On completion of this unit, students should be able to:

  1. describe current digital communication technologies and production processes
    • GA4:
  2. use the Internet and the World Wide Web and associated software for research and publishing
    • GA5:
  3. discuss and apply foundational skills in online publishing, including the ability to create a website
    • GA2:
    • GA4:
  4. develop a capacity for self-learning of computer and web design skills in an online environment
    • GA4:
    • GA5:
  5. critically analyse and discuss social, cultural, legal and ethical contexts of web authoring and publishing.
    • GA2:
    • GA5:

Prescribed learning resources

Prescribed Texts
  • No prescribed texts.

Prescribed Learning Resources may change in future Teaching Periods.